A Multimillion Dollar Taxpayer-Funded Gun Research Center Finally Finds a Home
What the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center is expected to accomplish. By Francie Diep (Photo: Scott…
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Unanticipated Animals: What Happens When Pets Appear in Research Interviews?
A study finds pets are often written out of research reports, even when they shouldn’t be. By Zazie…
There’s a Name for That: Willpower Paradox
A large body of research indicates that internal motivations are more effective than external ones when it comes…
Stand Your Ground, Raise Your Crime Rate?
Laws designed to give individuals the right to defend themselves may be leading to increased rates of murder,…
What Drove Patagonian Megafauna to Extinction?
Some 12,000 years ago, humans and climate change combined to kill off some of South America’s largest animals.…
Thinking About Eyeliner Makes You Weigh Less, and Other Strange (and Untrue) Conclusions From…
A new study highlights a subtle problem with the growing number of experiments being conducted online. By Nathan…
The Function of—and Need for—Institutional Review Boards
The system may be flawed, but dismantling it altogether is certainly not the answer.
Who Says Most Psychology Studies Can’t Be Replicated?
A high-profile paper left that impression last year. Now, Harvard University researchers are offering a detailed rebuttal.
Next Week: A Reddit AMA With the Original Six
Join us for a discussion with the women who spearheaded the movement to hold Hollywood accountable for gender and racial discrimination—in the 1970s and '80s.