Putting on a uniform impacts some people's mindset and behavior in problematic ways.
New research finds many men view learning a second language as a feminine pursuit.
The course, offered at the University of Washington, teaches that the proliferation of algorithms and data is making misinformation more widespread.
New research finds use of painkillers more than doubles the risk that a driver will set into motion a fatal two-car crash.
The first rigorous study of the practice finds it conveys benefits like reducing mental distress, but also increases neuroticism.
Leaders in the scientific community fear Scott Pruitt's new directive would severely limit the use of research in policymaking.
A breakdown of problematic confederates: the biased, the covert, the know-it-all, and the scripted.
Mimicking Stanley Milgram, a new study suggests it's pretty easy for an authority figure to persuade people to take an action that may harm another.
A new study suggests two in three animal studies don't report taking even the most basic precautions against biased results, making many of the results unreliable.
Declaring drug studies' aims and methods before they begin may increase their reliability, a new study finds.
The claim that a brief conversation can change minds on the charged topic was apparently based on faked data.
Modern statistics have made it easier than ever for us to fool ourselves.
Sexuality is a fundamental component of the human experience, and it's one we need to have a better understanding of.
A new paper provides an epic theoretical defense of humor in sociological research.
An elegant archaeological hypothesis, under fire for results that can’t be replicated, may ultimately come undone.
Giving a name to a difficult concept or nuanced research may make it easier to recall but a new study suggests it may also devalue the results.
As this blog has been telling readers for a while now, medical research on mice should never be shunted — unless, of course, the 'shunt' itself is the focus of the research.