Power to the (Fishing) People
It is no secret that the world’s fisheries are in trouble. Separate recent scientific studies found that more than 90 percent of large pelagic fish have been removed from the sea in the past 50 years...
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How to Win a Spelling Bee
Spelling bees have become a surprisingly popular spectator sport, televised live and celebrated in books, films and a Broadway musical. Our fascination with this phenomenon is multifaceted, but it’s...
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Creatures of Coherence: Why We’re So Obsessed With Causation
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on RealClearScience, a Pacific Standard partner site. “We are pattern seekers, believers in a coherent world, in which regularities appear not by accident...
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Marijuana Buffers Pain of Social Exclusion
Why smoke marijuana? Users would probably reply that numbed-out bliss is its own reward. But if smoothing out the harsh edges of reality is your goal, what bruises are you attempting to avoid? Newly...
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How to Entice People to Buy Symphony Tickets
These are very tough times for America’s orchestras. Symphonies in some cities are facing bankruptcy, while others are contending with nasty labor disputes. Subscriptions—which once provided a reliable...
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Bondage Aficionados Are Better Adjusted Than Most
Is everyone you know unhappy or neurotic? Perhaps it’s time to find a new crowd—a group of open-minded individuals who are happier and better adjusted than most. That is to say, people whose sexual...
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Facing Adversity, Some Find Solace in Science
When feeling stress, or faced with existential angst, there are benefits to being a believer. A comprehensive way of making sense of the world, and our place in it, can provide consolation when it’s...
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Studying an Entire Lifetime
Every 11 years, all the children born in the city of Pelotas share an unusual fate. Some come to see it as a blessing, others a curse, but either way as the years tick by, the details of their lives...
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