People on food stamps aren’t feasting on filet mignon
Christopher Dum, Kent State University
There is a popular myth that welfare recipients are using food stamps to purchase luxurious food items such as...
Can we teach restaurant servers to treat all customers equally, regardless of race?
Zachary Brewster, Wayne State University; Jonathan R Brauer, University of Nebraska Omaha, and Michael Lynn, Cornell University
Like most human behavior, tipping practices vary widely.
For...
It feels instantaneous, but how long does it really take to think a thought?
Tim Welsh, University of Toronto
As inquisitive beings, we are constantly questioning and quantifying the speed of various things. With a fair degree of accuracy,...
Megacity drought: Sao Paulo withers after dry ‘wet season’
Leila Carvalho, University of California, Santa Barbara
Exceptional drought, extreme temperatures, unprecedented drops in reservoir levels and threatening water shortages for millions of people have...
Can millennials pay attention to classwork while texting, tweeting and being on Facebook?
Michelle Denise Miller, Northern Arizona University
It’s hard not to notice the connection of today’s youth to technology.
Fused to their smartphones around the clock, they...
Young adults don’t understand health insurance basics – and that makes it hard to...
Charlene Wong, University of Pennsylvania
The health and success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) depends on a lot of factors, and enrolling enough “young...
It’s all about the Hamiltons, baby
Scott L Montgomery, University of Washington
Ask most Americans who appears on each US bank note, and they’ll probably have the hardest time identifying Alexander...
For believers, fear of atheists is fueled by fear of death
Corey L Cook, University of Washington and Sheldon Solomon, Skidmore College
Skepticism about the existence of God is on the rise, and this might, quite...
