News in Brief More Evidence Links Reality Television and Increased Narcissism What hath the Jersey Shore wrought? By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Researchers are starting to suspect… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief No Sodas at School? Mom to the Rescue When schools ban bad beverages, teens just increase their at-home consumption. By Tom Jacobs (Illustration: Jason Solo) Teenagers’ consumption… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What if Your Headphones Are Listening to You? Prepare to get slightly more paranoid. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Ian Waldie/Getty Images) Hang out with computer security… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Earnings Gap Between Black and White Men Is Back at Its 1950 Level New research suggests African Americans have been hit particularly hard by the lack of jobs for less-educated workers.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Could Living Longer Mean Greater Equality in Lifespans? As the average human life grows longer, fewer people die at very young or very old ages. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Downside of an ADHD Diagnosis For those with mild forms, the label can be worse than the disorder itself. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Six Core Emotional Arcs That Underlie Our Favorite Fiction A big-data analysis suggests even complex tales rest on a few fundamental emotional storylines. By Tom Jacobs Actor… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Industrialization Brought About the Decline of Vertebrate Species New research hints that contemporary habitat losses may have initiated population declines of around 95 percent in some… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Implicit Racism in Magazines There’s an underlying bias against people of color in national magazines aimed at a female readership. By Tom… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Your Brain Has Fingerprints Each person has a unique pattern of white matter connecting different brain regions, a new study suggests. By… Pacific Standard Staff