Running the risk: why experience matters when making decisions
Source: The Conversation
Psychologist Ben Newell explains how previous experience affects risky decisions.
Culture & Society
What’s in a Name?
Source: The New York Times
What historically male names have increasingly been given to female babies? What names have managed to remain gender neutral? Read about the back-and-forth of some popular names in the United States.
Activism Or Slacktivism? How Social Media Hurts And Helps Student Activism
Source: St. Louis Public Radio
Listen to the radio piece to learn about “slacktivism,” or supporting a cause simply by “liking” it on social media, and how experts suggest turning it into real activism.
Victims Confront Offenders, Face To Face
Source: NPR
Victims of crimes sometimes have a say in the cases’ outcomes in a process called restorative justice. Listen to this radio interview to hear more about how it works.
Arab spring: an interactive timeline of Middle East protests
Source: The Guardian
Sparked by the self-immolation death of a Tunisian fruit vendor, the Arab Spring protests swept across North Africa and the Middle East beginning in early 2011. Explore this interactive timeline for a wealth of information about the protests and what they achieved.
Debunking The Millennials’ Work Ethic “Problem”
Source: Harvard Business Review
In this article, activist Erica Williams considers some possible reasons for the widely held belief that members of the “millennial” generation have poor work ethic.
Eureka!
Source: Smithsonian
“One sometimes finds what one is not looking for,” said Alexander Fleming, whose chance observation of a contaminated experiment led to the the world’s first antibiotic. This Smithsonian article discusses inventions and discoveries that centered on a flash of insight in a mind prepared to see what it wasn’t looking for.
Agreeing to Disagree
Source: Psychology Today
It may be easier to have a conversation with someone who already agrees with you, but it’s better for your brain to talk with—and listen to—someone who disagrees with you. In this article, Art Markman, Ph.D., a cognitive scientist at the University of Texas, discusses the practical applications of psychological research on disagreement.
Prison Gardens Grow New Lives for Inmates
Source: ABC News
Getting closer to nature may help prison inmates build new lives once they are released. Watch a story about one woman trying to help change lives through starting gardens inside prisons.
How Teenagers Spend Money
Source: The Atlantic
Where does your money typically go? Compare your spending habits with the national breakdowns featured in this report.