Offbeat: Initially threatened by change, people adapt to societal diversity over time —
President Donald Trump recently introduced immigration reforms that would prioritize education and employment qualifications over family connections in selecting immigrants and nominated immigration...
Offbeat: Farmers have less leisure time than hunter-gatherers —
Hunter-gatherers in the Philippines who adopt farming work around ten hours a week longer than their forager neighbours, a new study suggests, complicating...
Offbeat: Overconfidence can be misinterpreted by others as greater competence, perpetuating social hierarchies, study...
People who see themselves as being in a higher social class may tend to have an exaggerated belief that they are more adept...
Offbeat: Flexibility of working memory from random connections —
A new article in Neuron from Princeton University neuroscientists Flora Bouchacourt and Tim Buschman presents a new model of working memory.
Working memory is...
Offbeat: Study shows maternal ‘gatekeeping’ plays a role —
A new father's views on his changing relationship with his wife or partner may depend in part on how much support he feels...
Offbeat: Research suggests that there are more layers to political trust than the public...
There's more to trust than credence and faith, especially as it comes to politics. Research from Michigan State University and North Carolina State...
Offbeat: Using just 15% of urban space for favorable habitat can help species reach...
When it comes to wildlife conservation efforts, urban environments could be far more helpful than we think, according to new research. A study...
Offbeat: Political controversies about marginalized groups increase bullying in youths —
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that heated political discourse over proposed laws involving marginalized groups, such as debates about the rights of LGBT...
Offbeat: Teachers predict pupil success just as well as exam scores —
New research from King's College London finds that teacher assessments are equally as reliable as standardised exams at predicting educational success.
The researchers say...
Offbeat: Cook County, Illinois, tops the list, followed by Los Angeles County, California, and...
A team of researchers has identified 25 U.S. counties that are most likely to experience measles outbreaks in 2019. Their analysis is based...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
