Should Drug Treatment Aim to End Use or Reduce Harm?
Achieving one of those results is hard enough. And recent experiments suggest we may not be able to have both even if we want to.
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Does Stymied Educational Attainment Lead to Depression?
Shoot for the moon—at least when it comes to the classroom.
The Mind-Body-Metaphor Connection
New research shows that if you're holding something heavy, you'll take things more seriously. Why?
Can the United States Government Ever Be Trusted?
For the first time ever, the American National Election Study has allowed respondents in its annual survey of trust in government to answer "never." Here's how that simple addition changed results.
Businesses Are Swimming in Money: Profit Protection Will Not Help With Economic Recovery
Profits are being used to boost management earnings and pay dividends to stockholders, not improve worker wages.
We All Know That Inequality Is Growing, but What Should We Do About It?
How you answer that question probably has a lot more to do with your ideology than your income.
The Feminization of Love and Masculinization of Sex
Do men pretend like they're not into Valentine's Day—or any other love-related things—because of the way society pressures them to avoid "girly" things in our culture?
Not Just a Hallmark Holiday: Where Valentine’s Day Is a Chance to Rebel Against a Traditional Society
In India, where many kids are hungry to share their love with one another, February 14 is an opportunity to openly oppose their conservative parents' values.
Sleep, Snuggle, Socialize: In China, People Do Just About Everything in Ikea
What seems like appropriate behavior is a matter of cultural agreement.
The Rise of the Jew-ish
Younger Jews are more likely to describe themselves as being “atheist,” “agnostic,” or “nothing in particular," according to a new Pew Research Center survey.