Empathy and reasoning aren’t rivals – new research shows they work together to drive people to help more
What motivates people to donate their time or money to make the world better?Alistair Berg/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesFor years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or...
Kyle Fiore Law, Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Sustainability, Arizona State University
Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs
A belief in ghosts could be a way to explain a strange experience while asleep.'The Nightmare' by Johann Heinrich Füssli/Wikimedia CommonsOn Feb. 22, 2020, “Mad” Mike Hughes towed a h...
Eli Elster, Doctoral Candidate in Evolutionary Anthropology, University of California, Davis
Planning life after high school isn’t easy – 4 tips to help students and families navigate the process
While many high school students think mostly about four-year college opportunities, some students might be less certain about what is best.iStock/Getty Images PlusMany high school seniors are now focu...
Shannon Pickett, Professor of Psychology and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Purdue University
Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession h…
Larry Summers attends a prestigious conference in July 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.Kevin Dietsch/Getty…
Sugar starts corroding your teeth within seconds – here’s how to protect your pearly whites from dec…
Sugar feeds the colonies of bacteria living in your mouth and surrounding your teeth.Andrii Zastrozh…
Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s …
Carbon capture and storage projects capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities and …
High-speed rail moves millions throughout the world every day – but in the US, high cost and low use…
The Amtrak NextGen Acela is a new high-speed train that runs between Washington, D.C. and Boston.Sau…
Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
Ranked choice voting makes use of more information from the voters than plurality voting.stefanamer/…
Why protecting Colorado children from dying of domestic violence is such a hard problem
More than one-third of homicides of women are perpetrated by intimate partners, and there has been a…
We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us, too
Gospel choir director Clyde Lawrence performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Apr…