Rewarding accuracy instead of partisan pandering reduces political divisions over the truth

Researchers argue that the findings hold lessons for social media companies and the “perverse incentives” driving political polarisation online.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 6, 2023 ~6 min

There’s ‘clear evidence’ of bias in past US state spending

New research shows a direct link between constituent race, class, and immigration status and US state spending between 1921 and 1961.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 21, 2023 ~7 min


Why there’s a fight over AP African American studies

"African American Studies is a step in the direction of the full integration of the Black experience into the American experience."

Sharon Driscoll-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 14, 2023 ~17 min

People who share ideology have similar ‘neural fingerprints’

"This research helps shed light on what happens in the brain that gives rise to political polarization," says Oriel FeldmanHall.

Brown University • futurity
Feb. 13, 2023 ~9 min

Big Oil's trade group allies outspent clean energy groups by a whopping 27x, with billions in ads and lobbying to keep fossil fuels flowing

Researchers looked at a decade of political spending by the oil and gas industry and others engaged in climate policy. If money talks, one side had a giant megaphone.

Robert Brulle, Professor of Sociology, Brown University • conversation
Feb. 13, 2023 ~8 min

Adults judge children who tell blunt polite truths more harshly than they do liars

Kids need to learn when little lies are the right choice. But research suggests parents may not be clear in the messages they send about how they value the truth.

Laure Brimbal, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Texas State University • conversation
Feb. 8, 2023 ~4 min

Time to get rid of your gas stove?

An expert explains the risks of gas stoves and what you can do to protect your health even if you can't switch to electric.

Boston University • futurity
Feb. 7, 2023 ~10 min

Why 1968 still matters

Professor Heather Hendershot’s new book about that year’s Democratic National Convention explores how anger at the media became part of our culture wars.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 2, 2023 ~10 min


Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too

Energy companies have marketed natural gas as cooks’ favorite for years because homes with gas hookups will also use it for space and water heating.

Daniel Cohan, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 ~9 min

Politics don’t dominate ideas about COVID’s danger

Political beliefs do not seem to overshadow how people perceive the severity of the pandemic in their own communities, researchers find.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 17, 2023 ~5 min

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