Partisan Divide Over Global Warming Is Just a Big Misunderstanding, Says Study: New at Reason
There are good reasons to doubt that conclusion.
Social Science
Is Complexity Science Ready for Prime Time?
Ronald Bailey's Wall Street Journal review of A Crude Look at the Whole
Is Social Science Politically Biased?, Asks Michael Shermer in Scientific American
Surely as scientists, liberals are able to maintain their dispassionate objectivity
Happy Darwin Day: Belief in Vengeful God Makes You Nicer
"Moralistic gods, supernatural punishment and the expansion of human sociality" in Nature
Should Women Be Required to Sign Up for the Military Draft?
Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and Chris Christie say OK. Ted Cruz calls it "nuts."
Liberals Are Simple-Minded
...and often more dogmatic than conservatives, according to a new study.
Immigrants Are Less Criminal Than Natural-Born Americans
Something to keep in mind during the Republican debate tonight
How Trump's Big Lie Technique Works - "Belief Echoes" from Disinformation
Politicians have an enormous incentive to "strategically spread false information" otherwise known as "lie."
Death Rates Rise for Young White Americans Too
It's not just midlife whites - mortality rates for whites ages 25 to 34 are also increasing
You Know Less Than You Think About Guns
The misleading uses, flagrant abuses, and shoddy statistics of social science about gun violence
Is Assortative Mating Responsible for Rising Income Inequality?
George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen suggests that it might be.
Headline Shocker! Foundations and Corporations Support Groups That Share Their Values!
New Yale study uncovers vast conspiracy of like-minded folks!
Fixing Liberal Bias Will Improve Academic Research
Trying to turn back the herd of independent minds.
Ronald Bailey Argues that People Should Be Free to Assert Whatever Gender or Racial Identity They Feel.
Jenner is a woman and Dolezal is black - it's no big deal!
Jenner Is a Woman and Dolezal Is Black: Self-Fashioning in the 21st Century
People should be free to assert whatever gender or racial identity they feel.
Video Game Violence: A Scientific 'Consensus' Cracks
Reel violence does not lead to real violence.
Both Gay and Heterosexual Marriages Are Equally Stable
It's past time for gays and lesbians to be given the opportunity to wed. The evidence suggests that they will do no worse in marriage than their fellow heterosexual citizens have done.
Federal Regulations Have Made You 75 Percent Poorer
U.S. GDP is just $16 trillion instead of $54 trillion
The Science on Same-Sex Marriage
A round up of studies on same-sex marriage, divorce, children, and monogamy.
Are Presidential Debates Always a Waste of Time?
From body language to pretty faces, new research looks at what really matters in televised presidential debates.
U. of Texas Drops Investigation into Gay Parenting Study
No sign the writer of heavily criticized report on the happiness of children of gay families engaged in misconduct
Antisocial Science: Some Liberal Academics Don't Want Conservatives in Their Herds
A third would choose hiring a liberal candidate over a conservative, given equal qualifications.
The Lighter Side of Electronic Monitoring
History shows the benefits of positive reinforcement for Ankleted-Americans.
The Eleventh Commandment: Punish Free Riders
Religion and the evolutionary origin of cooperation
The Global Grapevine
Sociologist Gary Alan Fine explains what rumors tell us about America's relationship to globalization
