Social Justice To Fight the Obesity Epidemic Americans Will Have to First Recognize That They’re Obese There is a void in the medical community’s understanding of how families see themselves and understand their weight. Elsa-Grace V. Giardina
Economics One Toxic Boss Can Poison the Whole Workplace Office leaders who bully even just one member of their team harm everyone. Paul Bisceglio
News in Brief The Fox News Effect Whatever you think of its approach, Fox News has created a more conservative Congress and a more polarized electorate, according to a series of recent studies. Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz
Environment The Mystery of Britain’s Alien Big Cats In a nation where the biggest carnivorous predator is a badger, why are there so many reported sightings of large cats? Katie Heaney
News in Brief Death Row in Arizona: Where Human Experimentation Is the Rule, Not the Exception Recent reports show that chemical roulette is the state's M.O. Ted Scheinman
Social Justice Diversity Is in the Eye of the Beholder Perception of group diversity depends on the race of the observer and the extent to which they worry about discrimination. Bettina Chang
Social Justice Psychopathic or Just Antisocial? A Key Brain Difference Tells the Tale Though psychopaths and antisocial people may seem similar, what occurs in their brains isn’t. Avital Andrews
Economics What the Cost of Raising a Child in America Tells Us About Income Inequality You’ll spend nearly a quarter of a million dollars to raise a kid in the United States, or about five times the annual median income. Kyle Chayka
Books & Culture News in Brief Previous Site Sections Of Course I Behaved Like a Jerk, I Was Just Watching ‘Jersey Shore’ Researchers find watching certain types of reality TV can make viewers more aggressive. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Making Police Departments More Diverse Isn’t Enough Local police departments should reflect the communities they serve, but fixing that alone won’t curb unnecessary violence. Lauren Kirchner