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Cafe noise boosts productivity

A downloadable soundtrack simulates the hum of your local coffee shop, helping you work more effectively at home

Liz Fields Friday, Jun 21, 2013 9:32 PM UTC
Technology cafe, productivity, Research

Study: Treating mental illness prevents crime, saves taxpayers money

A new study shows that investing in treatment isn't just good mental health policy, it makes economic sense, too

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 10, 2013 8:05 PM UTC 11
Life Mental health, Health Care

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

Do prudes make better friends?

A new study finds that, when choosing friends, women snub other women they think are sexually permissive

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 9:16 PM UTC 27
Life Sex, sexuality, women, Gender

Is recreational pot use safe?

While 48 percent of Americans say they've smoked marijuana, researchers say it might not be as harmless as we think

Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:18 PM UTC 219
Life Scientific American, Drugs

Can playing Dots on your iPhone make you smarter?

Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills

Jared Keller, Pacific Standard Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, games

Salt isn’t so bad

Expert panel concludes that national dietary guidelines on sodium consumption levels are unnecessarily low

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:44 PM UTC
Life Salt, sodium, Health, Diet

Are millennials delusional?

New research suggests that members of "Generation Me" are warped by a profound sense of entitlement

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:25 PM UTC 207
Social Pacific Standard, millennials

Do atheists secretly believe in God?

A Finnish study suggests that non-believers become emotionally aroused when daring God to harm their loved ones

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 229
Life Pacific Standard, Atheism

Study: Autism risk may be linked to placental abnormalities

The study could be a breakthrough in early biomarkers of autism, and for the medical significance of the placenta

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 4:10 PM UTC
Life Autism, placenta, Science, Research

Is mental health seasonal?

New Google-based research suggests that we're happier -- and saner -- in the summer months

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, Mental health

Men may not understand women after all

A new study reveals that men have trouble reading female facial expressions

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Saturday, Apr 20, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 69
Life Pacific Standard, Research

Controversial gay marriage study provokes lawsuit

A journalist is suing for access to public records from the university that published the dubious research

Sofia Resnick, The American Independent Saturday, Apr 20, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 11
Social University of Central Florida

FDA has history of hiding scientific misconduct

New research reveals the agency let drugs approved on faulty research sit on the market. It's not the first time

Rob Garver and Charles Seife, ProPublica Friday, Apr 19, 2013 5:40 PM UTC
Social ProPublica

Does studying science make you a better person?

A new study suggests that scientists are more likely to have a strong moral compass than those outside the field

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 54
Life Pacific Standard, Science, ethics

Saving psychology

The Reproducibility Project aims to bring back research replication, essential for good science, back to psychology

Kayt Sukel, Pacific Standard Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 7:02 PM UTC
Social Pacific Standard, Psychology

Caltech physicist slams government on marijuana research

Scientist: If all science ran like marijuana research is being run, creationists would oversee paleontology digs

Natasha Lennard Monday, Feb 25, 2013 8:22 PM UTC
News marijuana, Medical Marijuana, DEA

Is your dog smarter than other dogs?

The "Dognition" app is crowdsourcing data from around the world and turning pet owners into amateur scientists

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 10:08 PM UTC
Life dogs, Animals, intelligence

Should we medicate parents to prevent divorce?

An Oxford ethicist argues taking "love-enhancing" drugs could be a moral imperative for modern parents

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Feb 1, 2013 7:04 PM UTC 12
Life Love, Marriage, Divorce, Science

The science behind wanting to squeeze adorable things

Cute aggression is real. That chubby cat jumping through soda boxes could make you a danger to yourself VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:34 PM UTC
Life Video, cute, Cats, cute animals

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