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- The Myth of the Psychopath http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/do-psychopaths-even-exist 49 comments
- What It's Like to Defend Science Before the House Science Committee - The hearing was called: "Paris Climate Promise: A Bad Deal for America." Political theater has rarely been this pure. http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/defending-science-before-the-house-science-committee 20 comments politics
- For Some Voters, Boorishness Sends a Positive Signal - "German researchers find certain people see a candidate's disrespectful behavior as a sign of strength." http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/trumps-boorishness-may-be-more-calculated-than-we-realize-inline 7 comments politics
- Interesting read: The Tonawanda Kardex entered the NFL in 1921. They played 1 game, losing 45-0, and then folded. http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/the-nfl-team-that-only-survived-long-enough-to-lose-1-game-tonawanda-kardex-73499 21 comments nfl
- Transhumanists like Zoltan Istvan are optimistic about a political system run by “altruistic” machine overlords. But should we really outsource morality to machines? http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/do-robot-presidents-dream-of-electric-sheeple 17 comments artificial
- Singing together causes social bonding http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/feeling-isolated-try-choral-singing 4 comments science
- The Justice Department Is Freeing Thousands of Non-Violent Drug Offenders http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/the-justice-department-is-freeing-thousands-of-non-violent-drug-offenders 31 comments politics
- Sedentary Seabed Creatures Create a Carbon Sink: New research finds that, as sea ice disappears, filter feeders are flourishing on the sea floor, and in the process are locking up carbon in their tissues as they grow. http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/sedentary-seabed-creatures-create-a-carbon-sink 4 comments science
- Why Transgender Kids Should Wait to Transition - "Most gender dysphoric children outgrow their dysphoria, and do so by adolescence." http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/why-transgender-kids-should-wait-to-transition 15 comments science
- The Sex Appeal of Non-Conformity - "New research finds following your own path is a turn-on to potential romantic partners of both sexes." http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/the-sex-appeal-of-nonconformity 24 comments science
- New research finds that, unlike those of monotheistic faiths, Buddhist concepts do not inspire prejudice toward outsiders http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/love-religion-but-hate-intolerance-try-buddhism?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A%2Bmiller-mccune%2Fmain_feed%2B%28pacific%2Bstandard%2B-%2Bmain%2Bfeed%29 65 comments science
- Save the Honeybee, Sterilize the Earth http://www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/save-the-honeybee-sterilize-the-earth-pollination-industrial-complex-95566/ 3 comments science
- What the NYPD Standoff Might Teach Us About Broken Windows Policing http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/nypd-standoff-might-teach-us-broken-windows-policing-97689/ 2 comments politics
- The Most Dangerous Idea in Mental Health - "The belief that hidden memories can be “recovered” in therapy should have been exorcised years ago, when a rash of false memories dominated the airwaves, tore families apart, and put people on the stand for crimes they didn’t commit." http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/dangerous-idea-mental-health-93325/ 443 comments science
- The Study of Science Leads to Leftward Leanings http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/study-science-promotes-leftward-leanings-93350/ 6 comments politics
- School Shootings: What’s Different About Europe? http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/school-shootings-whats-different-europe-93223/ 18 comments politics
- Our Language Prejudices Don’t Make No Sense - Raffaella Zanuttini http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/language-prejudices-dont-make-sense-negative-aks-ask-racist-92881/ 78 comments linguistics
- Green Surroundings Linked to Higher Student Test Scores: New research on Massachusetts schoolchildren finds a tangible benefit to regular exposure to nature. http://www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/nature-green-surroundings-linked-higher-student-test-scores-92438/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+miller-mccune%2Fmain_feed+%28pacific+standard+-+main+feed%29 7 comments science
- Trust Is Waning, and Inequality May Be To Blame http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/trust-waning-inequality-may-blame-91547/#.vcrnwnt3dng.reddit 10 comments politics
- Artificial sweeteners may "activate a craving without satisfying it" leading to potential increased caloric consumption later http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/put-artificially-sweetened-soda-pop-coke-weight-gain-diet-health-90165/#.vanjjnybiey.reddit 209 comments science
- The Link Between Carbs, Gut Microbes, and Colon Cancer http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/links-carbs-gut-microbes-colon-cancer-86437/ 13 comments science
- Presence of a Smartphone Lowers Quality of Conversations: Newly published research suggests that the mere presence of a cell phone or smartphone can lessen the quality of an in-person conversation, lowering the amount of empathy that is exchanged between friends. http://www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/presence-smart-phone-lowers-quality-person-conversations-85805/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+miller-mccune%2Fmain_feed+%28pacific+standard+-+main+feed%29 3 comments science
- The Disappearance of Fog on California's Farms http://www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/tule-fog-82095/ 5 comments science
- Why Don't We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year? http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/dont-know-many-people-shot-year-america-81545/ 13 comments politics
- Another Take on the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/dozen-words-misunderstood-language-linguistics-79600/ 10 comments linguistics
- Hundreds of School Districts Have Been Ignoring Desegregation Orders for Decades http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/hundreds-school-districts-ignoring-desegregation-orders-decades-80589/#.u2qvacsezjy.twitter 20 comments politics
- How Much Is Peace Actually Worth? $9.46tn a year http://www.psmag.com/navigation/business-economics/much-peace-actually-worth-79789/ 33 comments worldnews
- What makes normal people commit war crimes?: Delivery matters - Authorities give orders in a way that minimizes psychological impact for the soldiers who carry out these crimes http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/makes-normal-people-commit-war-crimes-77182/ 5 comments science
- ’Why Americans are the weirdest people in the world’. The influence of culture and economics on how we perceive reality. http://www.psmag.com/magazines/magazine-feature-story-magazines/joe-henrich-weird-ultimatum-game-shaking-up-psychology-economics-53135/#.uxecqtx4pm4.facebook 17 comments philosophy
- Study: For Some, Sad Music Can Bring Happiness "New research suggests that music can lift you out of a funk—if you can truly immerse yourself in its beauty." http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/sad-music-can-bring-happiness-74028/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+miller-mccune%2Fmain_feed+%28pacific+standard+-+main+feed%29 264 comments science
- Are Gender-Neutral Pronouns Actually Doomed? http://www.psmag.com/culture/gender-neutral-pronouns-actually-doomed-67600/ 57 comments linguistics
- New study links learning a musical instrument could be “a realistic intervention method to slow or even prevent age-related decline in frontal brain functioning". http://www.psmag.com/blogs/news-blog/want-quick-accurate-thinking-ask-musician-66844/ 3 comments science
- How Apple Does Sentimental Consumerism: In marketing and branding materials, the computer giant promises to strengthen your relationship with loved ones. http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/sentimental-consumerism-the-apple-way-65198/ 30 comments apple
- Study: Why We Evolved to Love Music "A newly published paper presents intriguing evidence supporting that hypothesis. Researchers argue that music developed 'as a form of social communication, a tool to pass information about the group’s shared mental state to a number of individuals at once.'" http://www.psmag.com/blogs/news-blog/the-sounds-that-bind-new-evidence-of-why-we-love-music-63907/ 34 comments science
- Study Finds Dim Lighting Sparks Creativity http://www.psmag.com/blogs/news-blog/dim-lighting-sparks-creativity-60437/?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=bufferf0a2a&utm_medium=facebook 10 comments productivity
- America Has a Stadium Problem (Sports in general but it applies to the NFL too) http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/america-has-a-stadium-problem-62665/ 3 comments nfl
- Signed, sealed, deposited. Save the US Postal Service in one easy step--and protect ordinary Americans from financial predators--by bringing back postal banking. http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/us-postal-service-saturday-delivery-postal-banking-52778/ 8 comments politics
- Millennials: A Generation With Unrealistic Expectations? A survey of high-school students that graduated between 2005 and 2007 finds a disconnect between a desire for nice things and an unwillingness to work for them. http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/millenials-a-generation-with-unrealistic-expectations-56761/ 12 comments politics
- What do Lance Armstrong's times up Alpe d'Huez tell us about his performance? http://www.psmag.com/blogs/the-101/data-dump-lance-armstrong-looks-even-more-screwed-this-morning-47451/ 3 comments bicycling
- Ten Thousand "One-Percenters" Pay Zero Income Tax http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/ten-thousand-one-percenters-pay-zero-income-tax-42496/ 216 comments politics