reader comments 256 From ‘80s new wave to ‘90s grunge to the latest pop single, music has changed a lot over the decades. Those changes have come not only in terms of sound, though; lyrics have also evolved as time has passed. So what has changed about the lyrics we can’t get out of our ..
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Enlarge / Harvard’s got a lawsuit on its hands. Glowimages reader comments 47 Accusations of research misconduct often trigger extensive investigations, typically performed by the institution where the misconduct allegedly took place. These investigations are internal employment matters, and false accusations have the potential to wreck someone’s career needlessly. As a result, most of these ..
What draws us to choose romantic partners? A sweeping new meta-analysis suggests we gravitate toward certain shared traits. reader comments 26 There’s rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we’re once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science story ..
Enlarge / Shake, shake, shake: this adorable young child would love to guess what he’s getting for Christmas this year. Johns Hopkins University reader comments 52 There’s rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we’re once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of ..
reader comments 101 with Political polarization in the US has become a major issue, as Republicans and Democrats increasingly inhabit separate realities on topics as diverse as election results and infectious diseases. An actual separation seems to underly some of these differences, as members of the two parties tend to live in relatively homogeneous communities, ..
reader comments 58 with There is a reason countless songs about loneliness exist. Many are relatable, since feeling alone is often part of being human. But a particular song or experience that resonates with one lonely person may mean nothing to someone else who feels isolated and misunderstood. Human beings are social creatures. Those who ..
reader comments 98 with Many Americans have been shocked by the frequency with which people who claim to love our democracy have supported blatantly undemocratic efforts to limit people’s ability to vote or to selectively discard votes already cast. Unfortunately, this sort of democratic backsliding is far from a US-specific problem. Despite widespread support for ..
reader comments 162 with Share this story Piecing together why so many people are willing to share misinformation online is a major focus among behavioral scientists. It’s easy to think partisanship is driving it all—people will simply share things that make their side look good or their opponents look bad. But the reality is a ..
Klaus Vedfelt reader comments 17 with Share this story An unfortunate feature of science is that two experiments that are ostensibly looking at the same thing can produce different results. Often, the different results are greeted unhelpfully as the experimenters—and sometimes even the entire field—are accused of being garbage. A more helpful response is to ..
reader comments 181 with Share this story Off the Edge is not a book about conspiracy theories, exactly. It does get there, but really it is a book about the history of the Flat Earth movement as the sort of original conspiracy theory. It is the second such book, in fact; Christine Garwood wrote Flat ..