Social Justice Tax Subsidies Can Improve Health New research finds a clear link between better health and tax subsidies for charitable giving. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Breastfeeding Is the Best Feeding, but U.S. Mothers Are Too Overworked to Provide It The problem: Most American mothers don’t meet their breastfeeding goals. The solution: Well, there are many. Avital Andrews
Economics Should I Pay My Rent With a Credit Card? Imagine all the airline miles you'd earn. And then keep imagining because it's still not worth it. Noah Davis
Social Justice Most Surgical Research Ignores Females A new analysis shows only three percent of surgical studies conducted on animals and cells include both male and female subjects. Bettina Chang
Social Justice Charter-Style Overhauls May Not Improve School Reading Deficiencies While math skills improve, proficiency in reading and writing remains the same. Nathan Collins
Social Justice Put Down That Artificially Sweetened Soda New psychological research provides clues as to why consuming such drinks can actually lead to weight gain. Tom Jacobs
Economics Black Restaurant Servers Get Smaller Tips New research suggests implicit racism influences how much we choose to tip our waiter or waitress. Tom Jacobs
Environment Upfront Privacy Options Don’t Encourage Crowdfunding While the average contribution increases, the number of donors falls. Nathan Collins
News in Brief The Celebrity Photo-Hacking Scandal Shows Why Old Privacy Laws Need a Serious Update An 80-year-old ruling that has become a pillar of privacy law in the United States doesn’t hold up in the Internet age. Kyle Chayka
Social Justice When Science Finds Nothing, It Often Publishes Nothing Researchers are much less likely to report null results, and that’s not a good thing. Nathan Collins