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Nathan Connolly and his wife, Shani Mott, say an appraisal company undervalued their home based on their race. The couple has filed a lawsuit in Maryland.

At the end of her life, Eva Perón was suffering from painful cancer and displaying erratic behavior, and her lobotomy may have been a way to treat both problems.

These evidence-based strategies can help you achieve healthy work-life balance

Social media is both making DID better known, and creating room for more misunderstanding.

Creator response to viral TikTok account the Wonderland System shows spotlight on complications of documenting mental health online.

Humor can lighten the mood. But it can also provoke, cajole, and inspire. This hour, TED speakers share how we can wield humor as a tool across all aspects of our lives.

Chelsea Becker, prosecuted for murder after her stillbirth, spent 16 months in jail: ‘Why did the hospital call police?’

A conversation with Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry about their new book, The Flag and the Cross.

The long read: It is an industry like no other, with profit margins to rival Google – and it was created by one of Britain’s most notorious tycoons: Robert Maxwell

“It's been like hell on earth realizing, ‘Woah, people really hate people like me.’”

Deep Squeak is the name of an artificial intelligence program that was designed to detect the high-frequency "squeaks" mice and rats make when they are stressed. But a new application of the technology is putting a much bigger emphasis on the "deep": It's being used to search for whales and other marine mammals in a ocean environments.

The pioneers of social genetics were racists and eugenicists: should we give up on the science they founded altogether?

AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety has ended the controversial practice of using hypnosis to investigate crimes. A department spokesman said the...

Experts who study the way we think and make decisions say that it can be more than politics driving our decision-making this year. The unprecedented nature of the pandemic undermines how we process information and assess risk. Need proof? Look around.

Distinguishing excessive doubt from excessive belief can help inform how to bring a conspiracy theorist back to reality.

About half of all people surveyed by the American Psychological Association said they were worried about adjusting to in-person interaction.

Ava DuVernay’s miniseries about the so-called Central Park Five illustrates, with excruciating clarity, the consequences of dehumanizing language.

It’s no secret that, throughout history, sex workers have been dehumanized by both police and society. But a relatively modern police acronym was used to denote those deemed not important enough to be considered legitimate victims of crime — including sex workers.

As protests against the deaths of Eric Garner and Mike Brown at the hands of police spread across the United States, Nick Broomfield’s documentary Tales of the Grim Sleeper could not be more timely.

While most people find jargon (not to be confused with slang) to be annoying, it remains a staple of the modern workplace. It does have its uses — for example, air traffic controllers use the phonetic alphabet for clarity and accuracy. But, according to the authors’ research, jargon can also result from insecurity and a desire for professional status. If you’re concerned about the potential negative effects of jargon on you or your organization, there are four steps you can take to mitigate them. First, be aware of context to know whether jargon might be helping or hurting you. Second, ask yourself if there’s a simpler way to communicate the same idea or if the audience commonly uses the same jargon. Third, use executive communications that use clear and unambiguous language to set the tone for the organization. Finally, send a message by letting others know why you or your organization don’t espouse excessive jargon.

NYU Langone researchers find that those with schizophrenia are three times more likely to die of COVID-19 than those without the disorder. Learn more.

With more than half a million COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., educators worry about how to help grieving students heal.

The wave of attacks against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities over the last year fits into a long history of violence driven by rhetoric portraying Asians as disease ridden, writes Prof. Michael Kraus.

The minute we make any decision—I think COVID-19 is serious; no, I’m sure it is a hoax—we begin to justify the wisdom of our choice and find reasons to dismiss the alternative.

Modern dating has become akin to window shopping, with the promise that their algorithms guaranteed to find your perfect match. But does this really work? Dr. Samantha Joel's research suggests the answer may be No.

An overwhelming demand for professional counseling has spawned slickly marketed companies promising a service they cannot possibly provide.

Sometimes in my writings on transgender issues, I will mention the “Dregerian narrative.” This article is a brief “explainer” for those…