Can You Believe How Mean Office Gossip Can Be?
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
A study at a Midwestern elementary school found the insults subtle and the conversations unpredictable.

Memphis
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
Chuck Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee" has been haunting me the metrical precision of the lyrics, its emotional realism and, of course, the revelation in the penultimate line.

French Ideal of Bicycle-Sharing Meets Reality
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
Paris's bike-rental system has inspired a new urban ethos, along with some old urban curses: vandalism and theft.

For Some Parents, Shouting Is the New Spanking
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
Many in today's generation of parents would never spank their children. But, incongruously and with regularity, this is a generation that yells.

The Young and the Neuro
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
The work being done by members of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society isn't dehumanizing at all, and it is leading to a host of revelations about how people interact.

Is It a Day to Be Happy? Check the Index
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
A study of two years of anonymous data from Facebook attempts to say something profound based on the reports of daily life that social networkers share with their friends.

Kid Stuff
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
The authors urge parents to ignore common assumptions about children in favor of the latest social science, much of it counterintuitive.

You and Your Friend's Friend's Friends
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
Two scholars argue that our actions and emotions are affected not only by those close to us, but by people we may not even know.

No, It's Not About Race
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
The backlash against President Obama is the latest iteration of a populist tendency against money being siphoned off by condescending elites and going to those who do not work.

High-Five Nation
11/22/2009 4:48:56 PM
Today, immodesty is as ubiquitous as advertising. It's funny how the nation's mood was at its most humble when its achievements were at their most extraordinary.