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Culture
"No Smoking" Signs Actually Make Smokers Want Cigarettes More
A new study says the image of a burning cigarette is quite appealing to your average smoker, even if that cigarette has a red line through it.
Lifestyle
"Organic" Foods Pack on the Pounds
We often think organic means fewer calories, and that's why we should institute mandatory calorie counting.
Lifestyle
The Sneaky Math That Undermines Calorie Counting
How large numbers can trick us into thinking they represent large quantities of food—and what that means for mandatory calorie counts.
Lifestyle
Calling Jelly Beans "Fruit Chews" Makes You Fat
Attention jelly bean calorie counters, here's how the health halo lays your good intentions to waste in the candy aisle.
Lifestyle
The Sweetness of Seeing Red: How Food Color Could Help Healthier Foods Taste Better
Since food colors can influence a drinks' sweetness, could red dyes be used for making healthier products—or will it take something else entirely?
Lifestyle
Do Elimination Diets Really Eliminate ADHD?
If the artificial dyes in food cause behavioral problems in kids, should we eliminate food coloring altogether?
Lifestyle
Some ADHD With those Froot Loops? Food Coloring Makes Kids More Hyperactive
The color of food signifies flavor and nutritional quality, but what if those colors are contributing to ADHD in hyperactive children?
Culture
Infographic: A World Map of Video Game Villains
We've moved on from Nazi and Eastern Bloc bad guys, but what do the nationalities of today's first person shooter villains tell us about geopolitics?
Education
Could One Hour of Therapy Boost Black Student Achievement?
A new study suggests confidence building psychological exercises can help close the achievement gap
Culture
Study: The More Facebook Photos and Friends, the More Shallow
New research suggests that prolific Facebookers might be quite insecure.
Culture
Why It's Good That Your Brain Is Shrinking
Our brains are 10 percent smaller than our ancestors' brains. But it's not a bad thing.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: The Angriest Sandwich Ever (UPDATED)
Why is this Yemeni protester wearing bread on his head?
Lifestyle
The Week in Both Self-Evident and Counter-Intuitive Food News
People with children eat worse, heavy drinkers exercise more, and nearly everyone eats five fruits and vegetables a day, in their heads.
News
Only 6 Percent of Scientists Are Republican. Is This a Problem?
Writing in Slate last week, Daniel Sarewitz worries that only 6 percent of scientists self-identify as Republican. But is this really a problem?
Business
Infographic: How Color Affects Our Purchasing Habits
Black means luxury, yellow induces window shoppers to step inside. Here's how marketers are using color to manipulate our buying habits.
Culture
Why "OK" Is America’s Most Useful and Compact Invention
What the history of the word OK can tell us about American concision, psychology, and language.
Environment
The Scarier You Make Global Warming Sound, the Fewer People Believe It
Roland Emmerich take note: Armageddon scenarios only turn people into climate change deniers.
Lifestyle
Cornell Researchers Get Kids to Eat Better by Tweaking the Lunch Line
It isn't heavy handed and it doesn't involve tofu. So just how are behavioral economics shaking up the lunch line?
