What we believe is determined by more than just the facts we are exposed to, according to a new study in Psychological ...

The Cleveland Arcade decorated with American flags for the U.S. Bicentennial in October 1976 in Cleveland. (Howard Ruffner/Getty Images) Table of Contents In July, the United States will celebrate ...

A UChicago Harris study finds accounting for a small share of 'protest votes' can significantly shift how researchers map ideology on Capitol Hill ...

Politics does not just divide us, it rewires how we think. Identity, loyalty, and motivated reasoning quietly distort judgment, but small shifts can help us think more clearly.

When we think of pre-modern governance, we often default to an image of concentrated authority: imposing rulers presiding over intricately layered hierarchies—pharaohs, emperors, and kings whose power ...

This story was originally published by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientistsand is reproduced here as part of the Climate ...

When the Stanford biologist and science writer Paul Ehrlich died last week at 93, the obituaries that followed were a fascinating exercise in editorial balance. As usual, most hesitated to speak too ...