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Hey, GOP: Mexican immigrants aren’t necessarily Democrats

New research suggests they're all over the political spectrum -- and that right-wingers are more likely to vote

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
Elections Pacific Standard

You are how you sneeze

A Chicago neurologist argues that the way we expel air is indicative of our underlying personality

Ryan O'Hanlon, Pacific Standard Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 27
Life Pacific Standard, Allergies

Study: Mozart helps you focus

New research shows people work better and faster when listening to the soothing sounds of his minuets

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:07 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Mozart, study

Is the South more racist than the North?

Study finds "Southerners are more likely than Northerners to use prejudice in making political decisions"

Seth Masket, Pacific Standard Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 9:11 PM UTC 336
Social Pacific Standard, Paula Deen

Why don’t we use condoms for oral sex?

We really should, but the numbers show that almost no one does

Jake Blumgart, Pacific Standard Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 108
Life Pacific Standard, Condoms

Is obesity a disease?

The American Medical Association's new classification for the condition is the subject of heavy controversy

Michael S. Fenster, Pacific Standard Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 26
Life Pacific Standard, Obesity

Dim lighting sparks creativity

New German research finds a darkened room encourages freedom of thought and inspires innovation

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:28 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Germany

Millennials likely aren’t as conservative as they think

New research suggests a disconnect between how young people identify politically and their actual stances on issues

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 3:37 PM UTC 22
Politics Pacific Standard, millennials

I failed a Mensa test — twice

I tried to become a member of the exclusive society, and all I got was a lousy number 2 pencil

Noah Davis, Pacific Standard Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 33
Life Pacific Standard, mensa, essays

Study: Reading novels makes us better thinkers

New research says reading literary fiction helps people embrace ambiguous ideas and avoid snap judgments

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 28
Entertainment Pacific Standard, Fiction, study

Could the Night Stalker have terrorized Los Angeles today?

In the 1980s, Angelenos lived in constant fear of serial killer Richard Ramirez. Since then, the city has changed

Marc Herman, Pacific Standard Sunday, Jun 9, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 11
Life Pacific Standard, Los Angeles

Study: Liberals, conservatives see mixed-race people differently

Research suggests right-wingers are more likely to interpret racially ambiguous faces as black rather than white

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Sunday, Jun 9, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 63
Life Pacific Standard, Race, Liberals

Samantha Power: I’m a “humanitarian hawk”

The next ambassador to the UN reflects on the need to combat genocide and other human rights abuses

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 12:25 PM UTC 19
Politics Pacific Standard

Why you should stop watching TV while you eat

A new study finds we're less satisfied by sweet, salty and sour treats when we're mentally distracted

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 8:43 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard

Internet addiction is just the next evolutionary step

New research reveals that the uncontrollable desire to click may be a part of our biological makeup

Jared Keller, Pacific Standard Friday, May 31, 2013 3:20 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, Internet

Mass killers have always been heartthrobs

Long before #freejahar, women swooned over the Haymarket bomber and Franz Ferdinand's assassin

Daniel Luzer, Pacific Standard Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:45 PM UTC 14
Politics Pacific Standard

Compassion is a trainable skill

Study published in the journal Psychological Science shows that compassion and altruism are learnable

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Tuesday, May 28, 2013 8:15 PM UTC
Social Pacific Standard, compassion

Is salt really so bad for you?

Decades of science show no conclusive evidence that cutting back on dietary sodium reduces cardiovascular morbidity

Michael S. Fenster, Pacific Standard Monday, May 27, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 12
Life Pacific Standard, Salt

You only hate grad school because you think you’re supposed to

So many publications are bashing the experience that dissatisfaction has almost become a self-fulfilling prophecy

Adam Waytz, Pacific Standard Sunday, May 26, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 18
Life Pacific Standard

Is the Environmental Defense Fund ruining environmentalism?

Sixty-eight grassroots groups are protesting the organization's decision to join a coalition of oil companies

Lisa Margonelli, Pacific Standard Saturday, May 25, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard

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