Study suggests political ideology is associated with differences in brain structure, but less so than previously thought
Conservative voters have slightly larger amygdalas than progressive voters—by about the size of a sesame seed. In a ...
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Conservatives and liberals have slightly different brain structures, scientists discover
A groundbreaking new study has reignited the debate over whether political ideology is linked to brain structure.
America's political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrain
A series of unnerving developments has crystalized the volatility coursing through the country in the final weeks of the 2024 ...
Politicized Science May Make Us Sicker
W hen the actor Christopher Reeve, who’d been gravely injured in a horse-riding accident in 1995, died in 2004, Democrats wasted no time turning the actor’s paralysis into a political talking point.
Republicans are red and Democrats blue. But it wasn’t always that way
The idea of “red states” and “blue states” may feel deeply embedded in the symbolism of US politics, but before 2000 the ...
History Teachers Are Replacing Textbooks With the Internet
A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also ...