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Can a Messy Desk Make You More Creative? 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
In recent years, researchers have identified many ways to spark creativity, from studying abroad to dimming the lights. A newly published study reveals yet another method, one many of us have already ...
Selling Products for a Cause Might Hurt Corporations’ Bottom Line 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
More businesses than ever are linking their profit-making activity to philanthropic causes. But the contributions these companies make are often not as significant as consumers expect, we reported bac...
The Class Connotations of the Color Pink 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Pink, as we all know, is all about gender—it’s for girls. And sissies. The University of Iowa … for decades has painted the locker room used by opponents pink to put them “in a passive mood” with a “...
Why NSA Snooping Is a Much Bigger Deal in Germany 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Germans like posting baby pictures, party snapshots, and witty comments on Facebook just like anyone else. They just do not want to get caught doing it. Many of us use fake names for their profiles—si...
U.S. Excels at Producing Suspect Behavioral Science 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Alexis de Tocqueville, bless his oft-cited little pen, first suggested “American exceptionalism,” the idea that the U.S. of A. is qualitatively different from other nations. AE has had some tough slog...
Time Flying By? You’re Getting Old (and Stressed) 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Wasn’t this the fastest August ever? You probably said that last year, too, and you’ll probably be saying it again next year. It’s not a particularly new conversation, either. The 19th-century French ...
Exporting Higher Education and Global Innovation Networks 26 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
When high school graduates from outside the region attend a local college, that counts as an export of higher education. The international trade of such services is booming. Japan wants a piece of the...
Why Does Citizenship Matter? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Ted Cruz, the GOP’s junior United States senator from Texas and a 2016 presidential hopeful, announced last Monday that he was officially renouncing his Canadian citizenship. Cruz, who was born in Cal...
The Big Problem With Online Dating: It’s Making the Country More Politically Polarized 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
There’s a lot to love about the Internet. When I met my husband, I asked him for his number, but never called. Frustrated, he Googled me and found a directory in which my email address was listed. In...
New Evidence Links Music Education, Higher Test Scores 26 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Does studying music boost students’ overall test scores? Recent research casts doubt on that belief, concluding that the link between music education and good grades appears to reflect the impressive ...
