The Gun Rights Crowd Might Be Right About Mental Health
While their intentions aren't necessarily pure, the numbers suggest they're actually on to something.
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You Call That Aggressive? Not Compared to ‘Grand Theft Auto’!
New research suggests playing violent video games desensitizes people as to what constitutes inappropriately aggressive behavior.
Should We Bomb Syria? The Answer Is Easy if You Believe in Evil
Timely new research links the belief that certain people or groups are evil with support for violent responses.
Charting How the Grey Lady Learned to Play With Video Games
Video games have come a long way since Space Invaders, and so has the way they are framed in the national conversation.
The Shocking Level of Dating Violence Among Teens and Adolescents
Kids who bully other kids are much more likely to abuse their partners as teens.
Parsing the Body Language That Leads to a Fight
Oddly enough, it seems no one in academe has really looked at the subtle non-verbal cues that indicate we're going to exchange blows. Until now.
12 Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for Violence-Prone Members
Karla Brada Mendez thought that she was getting a second chance on life when she started going to AA meetings. But instead she met Eric Allen Earle, an AA old-timer with a violent past.
Would Pre-1967 Segregation Reduce Violence in Jerusalem?
A new computer model that maps violence patterns in urban areas says that it would.
Egypt’s Sexual Violence Epidemic
A string of attacks on women "highlight the failure of government and all political parties," according to a Human Rights Watch statement.
The Long-Term Harm Caused by Short-Term Exposure to Violence
A study of the political upheaval in Kenya shows what harm violence can have on the children who witness it.