Society & Culture In Mexico, Afro-Caribbean roots run deeper than expected March 5, 2026 A new book reframes long-held assumptions about the denial of Black identity in the Mexican port city of Veracruz.
From the Magazine The secret to happiness? Feeling loved February 11, 2026 Two psychologists—one a happiness researcher and the other a relationship expert—say love isn’t found. It’s created, one mindset at a time.
Society & Culture Your social media feed is built to agree with you. What if it didn’t? February 10, 2026 A new study points to algorithm design as a potential way to reduce echo chambers—and polarization—online.
Society & Culture How to entice water guzzlers to conserve February 5, 2026 A California field experiment shows why targeting high water users with the right incentives outperforms years of public messaging.
Society & Culture After Maduro’s capture, what comes next for Venezuela? January 9, 2026 A Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ expert on international conflict warns that regime change rarely brings stability. The US seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro stunned people around the world—including political scientists who study…
Society & Culture From semantics to SCOTUS: The linguistics research behind the ghost gun ruling December 22, 2025 Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Scott Grimm describes how language science helped the Supreme Court decide that gun kits should be treated like firearms.
Society & Culture When people see themselves in science, they trust it more December 11, 2025 A new study finds that the demographics of scientists influence public trust and the fate of science-based public policy.
Society & Culture The stories behind Hanukkah’s signature fried foods December 11, 2025 Hanukkah foods include latkes and fried jelly donuts. Professor Nora Rubel explains how such dishes carry meaning beyond the kitchen.
Society & Culture When socially responsible investing backfires December 10, 2025 A new study finds that investors may unintentionally give polluting companies a reason to delay going green.
Society & Culture Why top firms paradoxically fire good workers November 18, 2025 Elite firms’ notorious ‘revolving door’ culture isn’t arbitrary but rather a way to signal talent and boost profits, a new study finds.
Society & Culture The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers November 17, 2025 Research shows being called out by peers, not algorithms or experts, makes online authors think twice about spreading misinformation.
Society & Culture Steven Hahn ’73 on America’s illiberal past and present October 31, 2025 From eugenics to segregation, the Pulitzer Prize winner says America’s ‘darker impulses’ run deep.