Social Justice Online Brain Exercises Are Probably Useless Even under the guidance of a specialist trainer, computer-based brain exercises have only modest benefits, a new analysis shows. Nathan Collins
Social Justice To Find Suspicious Travelers, Try Talking to Them Brief, directed conversations are more effective at identifying liars than fancy behavioral analysis, experiment suggests. Nathan Collins
Environment Coastal Cognizance of Climate Change People who live closer to the shore are more likely to believe in climate change and to support regulation of carbon emissions. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Kids Don’t Really Mind an Inflated Ego—Unless They’re Its Target A new survey of eighth graders suggests that an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself has subtler effects on relationships than previously thought. Nathan Collins
Environment Tough Weather Makes for Moralistic Gods Climate variability and the availability of natural resources help shape religious beliefs, scientists find. Nathan Collins
News in Brief If It’s Good Enough for the Supreme Court… A research team looks into how Iowa's legalization of gay marriage in 2009 affected the views of registered voters. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice High School Is a Rude Awakening Researchers find—yet again—that teens really do need to sleep in. Nathan Collins
News in Brief Poorly Chosen Headlines Can Hurt Your Memory Experiments show people remember the main points less when a headline emphasizes something else. Nathan Collins
Social Justice No Matter Your Age, Making Mistakes Can Help You Learn Experiment suggests seniors benefit from trial-and-error learning just as much, and in the same ways, as young adults. Nathan Collins