We identified the values families most often highlight, and how those values shift across generations, regions and major historical events.
2025’s Words of the Year Reflect a Year of Digital Disillusionment
A committee representing the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English settled on “AI slop” for their word of the year.
A committee representing the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English settled on “AI slop” for their word of the year.
How the ‘Slayer Rule’ Might Play a Role in Determining Who Will Inherit Wealth From Rob Reiner and His Wife
All states have some form of a slayer rule that prevents killers from inheriting from their victims.
All states have some form of a slayer rule that prevents killers from inheriting from their victims.
Girls and Boys Solve Math Problems Differently – With Similar Short-Term Results but Different Long-Term Outcomes
This new evidence may help explain an apparent contradiction in the existing research – girls do better at math in school, but boys do better on high-stakes math tests and are more likely to pursue math-intensive careers.
This new evidence may help explain an apparent contradiction in the existing research – girls do better at math in school, but boys do better on high-stakes math tests and are more likely to pursue math-intensive careers.
The Housing Crisis Is Forcing Americans to Choose Between Affordability and Safety
The catch? Option B sits in an area with significant hurricane and flood risk.
The catch? Option B sits in an area with significant hurricane and flood risk.
Labeling Dissent as Terrorism: New Us Domestic Terrorism Priorities Raise Constitutional Alarms
This structure allows the president to direct law enforcement and national security agencies, with little opportunity for congressional oversight.
This structure allows the president to direct law enforcement and national security agencies, with little opportunity for congressional oversight.
People Who Talk With Their Hands Seem More Clear and Persuasive – New Research
But what about the ways you’ll move your hands?
But what about the ways you’ll move your hands?
Empathy and Reasoning Aren’t Rivals – New Research Shows They Work Together to Drive People to Help More
Our new research, forthcoming in the academic journal PNAS Nexus, a flagship peer-reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests this “heart versus head” argument is too simple.
Our new research, forthcoming in the academic journal PNAS Nexus, a flagship peer-reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests this “heart versus head” argument is too simple.
Tired of the Same Old Christmas Songs? So Were These Countercultural Carolers
Despite the fact that they often rebel against conformity and commercialism, many countercultural musicians have been inspired to produce holiday tracks of their own.
Despite the fact that they often rebel against conformity and commercialism, many countercultural musicians have been inspired to produce holiday tracks of their own.
Meditating on the Connectedness of Life Could Help Reunite a Divided Country – Here’s How ‘Interbeing’ Works
Take the example of an apple: Before meditation, an apple is just a piece of fruit.
Take the example of an apple: Before meditation, an apple is just a piece of fruit.
Flat Earth, Spirits and Conspiracy Theories – Experience Can Shape Even Extraordinary Beliefs
Hughes’ nickname – Mad Mike – might strike you as apt. Is it not crazy to risk your life fighting for a theory that was disproven in ancient Greece?
Hughes’ nickname – Mad Mike – might strike you as apt. Is it not crazy to risk your life fighting for a theory that was disproven in ancient Greece?
We Are Hardwired to Sing − and It’s Good for Us, Too
In the course of that career, I became convinced that creating art through movement and song was integral to my well-being.
In the course of that career, I became convinced that creating art through movement and song was integral to my well-being.
Sugar Starts Corroding Your Teeth Within Seconds – Here’s How to Protect Your Pearly Whites From Decay
We are a team of microbiologists that studies how oral bacteria cause tooth decay.
We are a team of microbiologists that studies how oral bacteria cause tooth decay.
Ranked Choice Voting Outperforms the Winner-Take-All System Used to Elect Nearly Every Us Politician
In this system, voters select one candidate, and the candidate who receives the highest number of votes wins.
In this system, voters select one candidate, and the candidate who receives the highest number of votes wins.
As US Hunger Rises, Trump Administration’s ‘Efficiency’ Goals Cause Massive Food Waste
The U.S. government estimates that more than 47 million people in America don’t have enough food to eat – even with federal and state governments spending hundreds of billions of dollars a year on programs to help them.
The U.S. government estimates that more than 47 million people in America don’t have enough food to eat – even with federal and state governments spending hundreds of billions of dollars a year on programs to help them.
George Plimpton’s 1966 Nonfiction Classic ‘Paper Lion’ Revealed the Bruising Truths of Detroit Lions Training Camp
In 1963, Lions head coach George Wilson allowed writer and Paris Review editor George Plimpton to enact that fantasy.
In 1963, Lions head coach George Wilson allowed writer and Paris Review editor George Plimpton to enact that fantasy.