The pandemic changed people’s personality traits

New research digs into how the COVID-19 pandemic changed people's personality traits—and not always in the ways you might expect.

Leah Shaffer - Washington University in St. Louis • futurity
March 12, 2024 ~5 min

Anti-racist interventions don’t stress teens out

Anti-racist intervention programs don't cause stress or feelings of alienation among high school students, a new study shows.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 11, 2024 ~7 min


How a turn to the right sapped trust in the Supreme Court

"A significant part of the public now sees the Court as just another political branch, not a legal institution above politics."

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
March 11, 2024 ~9 min

How to set your child up for reading success

An expert has some tips for parents about what you can do early on to help your child go from learning to read to reading to learn.

Jill Pease-Florida • futurity
March 8, 2024 ~6 min

March Madness basketball involves less luck than you might think

"...of the five major US sports—basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and soccer—basketball is the sport with the least amount of luck."

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
March 7, 2024 ~5 min

Male psych researchers forget women in their field

"These biases influence decisions such as who to cite in a paper, but they also affect other ways in which we raise people up and give them platforms..."

UT Austin • futurity
March 7, 2024 ~7 min

Retirement takes greater mental health toll on blue-collar women

Retirement affects the mental health of women in blue-collar jobs more than white-collar jobs. Support as they transition out of the workforce could help.

Yale • futurity
March 6, 2024 ~7 min

US public trusts science, but still worries about bias

Confidence in science remains high in the US, but has declined since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
March 5, 2024 ~9 min


More mental health services could keep people out of prison

Permanent housing, employment, and professional and/or peer support "are better than keeping people in jail and they're 100% cheaper."

Dalin Clark-Michigan State • futurity
Feb. 29, 2024 ~4 min

Leap years go back to the ancient Romans

The concept of leap years finds its roots dating all the way back to the ancient Roman Empire, explains Charles Bartlett.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
Feb. 29, 2024 ~7 min

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