Anatomy of a Fact: When Facts Impose Bias
Anatomy of a Fact is a recurring series exposing how the Pacific Standard research and fact-checking process works.
Research
Can Increased Automation Negatively Affect People's Physical and Mental Health?
Research findings suggest that workers in counties facing higher levels of automation risk reported more frequent levels of physical and mental distress.
Taking Freedom: Theorizing Audience, Products, and Provocation
On an approach to research that works with communities to address important issues they are facing, using "weapons of mass instruction" that help groups make decisions, work together, and mobilize.
Teoría de Audiencia, Productos y Provocación (Extracto)
Este artículo trata sobre un enfoque de la investigación que trabaja con las comunidades para abordar los problemas importantes que enfrentan, usando "armas de instrucción masiva" que ayudan a los grupos a tomar decisiones, trabajar juntos y movilizarse.
Dispatches: 'Pacific Standard' Goes to Washington
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
How Fear of a Physical Threat Can Foster Social Conservatism
New research confirms right-wing resistance to change is based largely in fear.
We're Hiring a Research Editor
Pacific Standard is looking for an experienced research editor to own the magazine's fact-checking operations and ensure the accuracy and integrity of our content.
For Scientists, Attractiveness Has Its Advantages
We are more interested in hearing what good-looking scientists have to say—but we place more trust in their nerdy-looking colleagues.
Letter From the Editor: Our Commitment to Readers
Introducing Pacific Standard's March/April 2017 issue.
Too Much Multiculturalism, Not Enough Math?
A pair of researchers claim teachers' college curricula feature misplaced priorities they say helps explain the poor math skills of American students. Critics don't give the researchers even partial credit.