U.S. Excels at Producing Suspect Behavioral Science
The mythbusters of academe take on soft science from the United States, and find a propensity toward aggrandizement.
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Not So Hot for Teacher
How did we come to decide that relationships between professors and students are almost always wrong?
The Missus
Research shows that married women who don't take their husbands' names are more successful than those who do because others judge them to be more intelligent, competent, and ambitious.
Why Do We Still Have Summer Vacation?
Forget the argument about a calendar built around an agrarian economy. It was urbanization that created summer as we know it—and now we can't imagine doing anything else.
Groundbreaking News: Women Like Sex
A new study reveals that women, like men, enjoy sex. Here's why this is dumb.
Conference Call: What’s Happening in May and June—and Why It Matters
From the HackMiami 2013 Hackers Conference to On Walking, academic gatherings you should be aware of.
How Much Do Financial Interests Sway Researchers?
A new report, though focused specifically on medical journals, reminds us to maintain a healthy level of skepticism when interpreting any study's findings.
Why Do Men Commit Most Research Fraud?
A study published earlier this week reporting that males commit two-thirds of research fraud has raised a lot…
New Estimate for Climate Change-Related Casualties Released, Not Pretty.
A European humanitarian aid consultancy, DARA, has released a study that claims to define the various ways that 100…
Jonah Lehrer: Requiem for a Writer in a Rush
As a journalist who frequently writes about psychology and brain science, my interests have frequently converged with those…