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Americans have become less biased — in regard to race, disability, and sexuality — since 2004
The study suggest implicit biases can change significantly over a relatively short timeframe.
Short men are indirectly aggressive toward taller men, study finds
The study shows when the 'Napoleon complex' is most likely to emerge.
Women — not men — are more willing to punish ‘sexually-accessible’ women, researchers find
Even when they suffer costs in doing so.
Can relationship anarchy create a world without heartbreak?
Nurturing several relationships at once can empower us to build a life so rich that when we lose one love among many, we don't feel as if we've lost 'everything.'
Being a father to a school-age girl makes men less sexist, new research suggests
The findings are based on a phenomenon known as the "Mighty Girl Effect."
Why women make businesses more profitable
When it comes to the workplace, more diversity means more money.
Kids of the 1% are 10 times more likely to become inventors
A new study warns of millions of "lost Einsteins."
Pussy Riot: Feminism is for everyone
Feminism simply means equal rights for men and women.
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Women are more productive than men at work these days
It's just one of the workplace gender insights in a new study.
Physics Nobel awarded to Donna Strickland, third woman in history to win
Strickland, whose research helped advance the field of laser science, is the only living female Nobel laureate for physics.
Why is Le Guin’s hand-drawn map not as famous as her book?
Like Stevenson, Tolkien and other creators of fantasy worlds, Ursula K. Le Guin was a cartographer as well as a writer
Watch: Why Captain Marvel is the superhero 2018 needs
It's the first time a female superhero has ever scored her own film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Let’s delete sex-identity from birth certificates
When we are asked to check a sex-identity box on a bureaucratic form, what definition of sex is being invoked and to what end?
Diversity, stereotyping, success: Why being different at work is risky business
Stereotyping isn't about "bad people doing bad things." It's about our subconscious biases, and how they sneak into organizational structures.
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Were These Well-Known Gender Studies Just Made Up?
The researcher behind some well-known gender studies is accused of making them all up.
Why Aren’t More Women Openly Skeptical of Faith?
Where are the four "horsewomen" of new atheism? Well, here are two of them, secular scholars Rebecca Goldstein and Susan Jacoby.
Why the Best Scientists Are Open Minded
Primatologists and praying farmers show us why it takes a flexible brain, and many perspectives, to unlock truly groundbreaking science.
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Want to Raise a Smart, Young Scientist? Try This
Amazon introduces a monthly STEM toy subscription box aimed at kids – because we're all born curious.
Do You Prefer a Male or Female Doctor? It Can Be a Matter of Life or Death
A new study reports that 32,000 lives could be saved annually if every doctor in the U.S. was female. What can this teach medical institutions about best practices?
Are You a Genius? Depends on Your Gender
A new study from Cornell University shows how metaphors influence our ability to be impressed by genius and uncovers a gender hook – it seems we prefer to conceive of male genius as an exciting idea explosion, and female genius as a long, hard labor of hard work.
“Amplification”: The Clever Method Women in the White House Use to Be Heard
Female political aides in the White House have banded together and are using a combo-technique of amplification and 'shine theory' to make sure their voices are counted.