Tag: Generations
At what age are people usually happiest? New research offers surprising...
Clare Mehta, Emmanuel College
If you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it...
In fish, parents’ stressful experiences influence offspring behavior via epigenetic changes
Jennifer Hellmann, University of Dayton
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Millennials drive for 8% fewer trips than older generations
Tom Lyon, University of Michigan; A. Wren Montgomery, Western University, and Kim Wolske, University of Chicago
CC BY-NDMillennials – typically defined as those born between...
If you’re using ‘millennial’ as a meaningful measurement, you should probably...
Joseph Cabosky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What value does the word “millennial” actually have?
Americans have heard the term ad nauseum by now....
Video games can bring history back to life
Bob De Schutter, Miami University
It is one thing to learn about history in a classroom. But as any visitor to a living museum or...
Pet owners want to be masters, not servants – which is...
Colleen P. Kirk, New York Institute of Technology
Cat videos may rule the internet, but dogs possess mastery of their owners’ hearts – at least...
Teens have less face time with their friends – and are...
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
Ask a teen today how she communicates with her friends, and she’ll probably hold up her smartphone. Not that...
The mental health crisis among America’s youth is real – and...
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
The first signs of a problem started to emerge around 2014: More young people said they felt overwhelmed and...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
