Arts & Culture
Did People Actually Bowl at Bowling Green?
Bowling Green has a history that has withstood the test of time
Stories by Krystal D'Costa
Behavior & Society
A Nation Divided by Social Media
How are you dealing with dissenting opinions in your news feed? And within your circle of friends and family?
Behavior & Society
Understanding the Presidency as a Brand
Nothing can escape marketing--even the Romans knew this.
Arts & Culture
The Complexities of Using an Umbrella in New York City
Who yields to whom in the meeting of umbrellas on a city sidewalk?
Arts & Culture
The Social Benefits of Dinner Parties
Large group meals that are sponsored and produced by specific individuals are a luxury—both in terms of the foods that are served in these settings and the event itself—but they are also ripe with obligation. ...
Arts & Culture
The Importance of Holiday Cards
Sending written holiday greetings is not a new tradition. Holiday cards are new, however. Where did this practice come from and why does it persist?
Behavior & Society
What is Christmas Spirit?
Where does the idea of Christmas spirit come from and why does it hinge so much on behavior?
Arts & Culture
The Breakfast Economy
Whether or not breakfast actually is the most important meal of the day, the real emphasis seems to be on keeping weekday breakfast as low-key as possible
Arts & Culture
Three Historical Examples of "Fake News"
History is littered with examples where the the facts were altered to suit a specific purpose. Here are three instances where falsified public accounts were used to chart the course of history...
Arts & Culture
Green Thumbery: What Can the First Weeds Tell Us?
Weeds are the bane of gardening but they can help us learn how we arrived at agriculture's doorstep
Behavior & Society
Understanding The Social Capital of Fake News
Why has fake news persisted? We've built the world to enhance our automatic assumption of the “right” action. Online social networks have been primed to reflect these assumptions of human behavior: We're not inclined to vet the information our friends show us because we've curated the experience to highlight things that are important to our network...
Arts & Culture
Post No Bills: The Ancient Romans Had a Version of Lawn Signs, Too
The American history of the political yard sign may date back to 1824 when John Quincy Adams had signs printed for his presidential run. Our current wireframe version seems to have originated in the 1960s...
Arts & Culture
Why Do Postmortem Reviews Seem Destined to Fail?
Organizations need a mechanism to evaluate potential options for change. Is there anything salvageable from the postmortem?
Arts & Culture
What's the Bogeyman?
Maybe it's Michael Myers. Maybe it's a jumbie. But chances are it's something else. The real question is: Why are we all afraid of it?
Arts & Culture
Why are Victorian Houses Haunted?
There was a time when the Victorian facade was a prevalent status symbol in the United States. How did these houses go from celebrated to creepy?
Public Health
Shared Sanitation: Bathroom Access and Facilities Around the World
Questions of bathroom access tend to have the greatest impact on the poor and the marginalized.
Behavior & Society
What does choice look like in today's world?
We live in the age of information, so why do we still make bad decisions? Or worse, no decisions?
Arts & Culture
Why Do We Share Viral Videos?
Why have cats taken over the Internet?
The Sciences
Why Is the "Tears of Joy" Emoji Everywhere?
Although it doesn’t quite seem that we’re ready to chat in all emojis and only emojis, they are serving to modify our responses and add meaning in an environment where it could otherwise be difficult to interpret meaning...
Mind
Using Attachment Theory to Understand Facebook Stalking
Social media has made digital voyeurism the norm, but some of us are more inclined to pursue online surveillance than others
