From the Society for Risk Analysis press release: Mounting anti-terrorism security procedures and the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) screening processes have launched numerous debates about the protection of civil liberties and equal treatment of passengers.…
From the University of Washington press release: Girls start believing they aren’t good at math, science and even computers at a young age — but providing fun STEM activities at school and home may spark…
From the Boston University press release: Americans love sugar. Together we consumed nearly 11 million metric tons of it in 2016, according to the US Department of Agriculture, much of it in the form of…
From the University of Iowa press release: For adults, crossing the street by foot seems easy. You take stock of the traffic and calculate the time it will take to get from one side to…
From the Kyoto University press release: You’ve been losing all night, and now another bad hand. So why raise? Gambling addiction is a mental disorder characterized by excessive risk-taking despite negative results. Scientific studies using…
From the BioMed Central press release: When trying to pick the most flattering pictures for online profiles, it may be best to let a stranger do the choosing, a study published in the open access…
From the Harvard University press release: Imagine you’re getting hungry at work and you see a candy bar on a co-worker’s desk. Why not just eat it while she’s out of the room? Some people…
From the Cornell University press release: New research by Adam Anderson, professor of human development at Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology, reveals why the eyes offer a window into the soul. According to the…
From the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences press release: Consumers want produce that tickles their taste buds and is easy on the eye, but they think quality fruits and vegetables are a…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Many individuals have been falsely accused of a crime based, at least in part, on confident eyewitness identifications, a fact that has bred distrust of eyewitness confidence…