People who identify more intensely with a political tribe or ideology share an underlying psychological trait: low levels of cognitive flexibility, according to a new […]
Research suggests that there are more layers to political trust than the public
There’s more to trust than credence and faith, especially as it comes to politics. Research from Michigan State University and North Carolina State University presents […]
First empirical evidence that culturally diverse teams produces better results
Researchers at the University of Sydney have produced hard data that demonstrates collaborating with Indigenous peoples changed the outcome of a scientific research project. It […]
Effect is found regardless of religion
People who believe in oneness — the idea that everything in the world is connected and interdependent — appear to have greater life satisfaction than […]
Decline in measles vaccination is causing a preventable global resurgence of the disease
In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of the virus was seen in this country for […]
Computational model links family members using genealogical and law-enforcement databases
The notion of using genetic ancestry databases to solve crimes recently crossed from hypothetical into credible when police used an online genealogical database to track […]