Common Knowledge Makes Us More Cooperative
People are more inclined to take mutually beneficial risks if they know what others know.
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How a Shift in Human Head Shape Changed Everything
When did homo sapiens become a more sophisticated species? Not until our skulls underwent "feminization."
Journalists Can Get PTSD Without Leaving Their Desks
Dealing with violent content takes a heavy toll on some reporters.
Do Ticking Clocks Make Women More Anxious to Have Children?
Yes, but apparently only women who grew up poor.
Facebook App Shoppers Do What Their Friends Do
People on Facebook are more influenced by their immediate community than by popular opinion.
Your Fitbit Might Be Ripping You Off
Without more specific analysis, personal health tools tend to leave the "burden of synthesis on the self-tracker."
‘Eat Your Vegetables’ Is Easier for Low-Income Mothers Who Get Help
Recent research suggests that if we pay economically disadvantaged women to buy more produce, many will.
The Eyes Are the Window to Your Potential Soul Mate
Want to know whether he—or she—is into you? Watch their eyes.
The Demographics of Genocide: Who Commits Mass Murder?
New research reveals that perpetrators of the genocide in Rwanda were most likely to be males in their mid-thirties.
Brain Wiring Affects Whether You Do—or Don’t—Get PTSD
The little amygdala plays a bigger role in traumatic disorders than previously thought.