Is There a Link Between White Racism and Blacks’ Higher Rate of Fatal Heart Disease?
A new national study finds a disturbing correlation. By Tom Jacobs A sign in Jackson, Mississippi, dated 1961.…
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How Your Internal Clock Could Affect the Severity of a Cold
A study in mice finds that the timing of an infection relative to circadian rhythms affects how quickly…
A Clearer Portrait Emerges of Trump Supporters
They mistrust experts, whom they consider members of a self-serving elite. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Angelo Merendino/Getty Images)…
Science Explains Why Prescription Drugs Cost So Much in America
And what we can do about it. By Francie Diep (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Why do prescription drugs…
Literary Fiction Helps Us ‘Read’ Others
Stories featuring complex characters enhance our ability to decipher subtle verbal cues that communicate emotions. By Tom Jacobs…
In the Long Run, Republicans Are Screwed
Younger voters are more liberal than their predecessors, and Donald Trump is driving them away from the GOP.…
If History Is a Guide, American Politics Is About to Get Weird
This election season bears a striking resemblance to the one back in 1896—you know, the one that radically…
Despite Progress, Many Still Find Interracial Marriage Icky
People say they’re OK with it, but new experiments suggest otherwise. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Ferran Jordà/Flickr) In…
Veterans Are Less Likely to Live in Segregated Neighborhoods
New research suggests the experience of military service makes whites more open to living alongside people of all…
Political Extremism Is No Big Deal to Voters
A new study tests the idea that candidates like Cruz, Sanders, Goldwater, and McGovern were too extreme for…