What’s Causing the Rise of Hoarding Disorder?
Now that the DSM lists severe hoarding as a disorder apart from OCD, psychologists are asking what explains its prevalence.
Pop-Culture Preaching in the 1910s
Billy Sunday was a charismatic preacher who brought in thousands to his vaudeville-inspired church services.
Editors’ Picks 2018: Sustainability and the Environment
Wildfires in California, floods in Venice, robot-bees, and cows that mitigate climate change.
To Fight Fake News, Broaden Your Social Circle
Fake news is spread through online communities that become echo-chambers of like-minded ideas. What's your online community like?
Unsafe Food, Masculinity, and the Nature of Beauty
Well-researched stories from The Verge, Tufts Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Does Organic Agriculture Contribute to Climate Change?
Organic agriculture seems like it would be better for the environment than conventional. But a new study suggests it produces more carbon dioxide.
The Fable of the Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson's legendary support for "self-determination" is indeed just a legend.
Amoebas Are Smarter Than They Appear
Why slime molds can solve math problems that you can't.
The Transgressive Subtext of Teen Surf Movies
Surf movies of the 1950s and 1960s only seemed squeaky-clean. Just beneath the surface was rebellion, rule-bending, and an embrace of the "other."
Why Do We Still Use Juries?
The history of juries is actually quite revolutionary.