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People watch the Blue Cut Fire in Lytle Creek, Calif., in 2016.

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U.N. Report: In The Age Of Humans, 'The Dominant Risk To Our Survival Is Ourselves'

6:15pm December 15, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

On the United Nations' new Planetary Pressures-Adjusted Human Development Index, the United States drops 45 places from its overall ranking, a reflection of the country's outsize environmental impact.

Researchers recruit study participants in the area around them — college towns. So those participants are usually whiter, richer and more educated than the U.S. population.

Science
Health & Safety

Studies Skewed By Focus On Well-Off, Educated Brains

1:56pm October 16, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

What does a "normal" brain look like? Something a lot different when researchers make sure that study participants reflect the race, education and income levels of the U.S. at large.

Sometime between grade school and grad school, the brain's information highways get remapped in a way that dramatically boosts self-control.

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As Brains Mature, More Robust Information Networks Boost Self-Control

7:10pm May 26, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

Sometime between grade school and grad school, the brain's information highways get remapped in a way that dramatically reins in impulsive behavior.

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