Why are older people vulnerable to scams?
It’s a question that science is now tackling and providing some answers for. An estimated 80 percent of scam victims are over the age of 65, the Federal Trade Commission says. Previous research has...
View ArticleThe science of rampage violence is, alas, in its infancy
Columbine. Virginia Tech. Gabrielle Giffords. The Batman shooting. And now this. What is going on? After these terrible tragedies people are quick to look for something beyond the shooter to blame:...
View ArticleAccording to Twitter, Beaumont is the unhappiest U.S. city, and Houston isn’t...
Scientists love social media because it offers them new ways to study and understand human behavior. A team of Vermont mathematicians, led by Lewis Mitchell, examined more than 10 million tweets sent...
View ArticleStudy: Texans should pay less attention to some kinds of character issues in...
On Thursday night the Houston Texans drafted Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Late in the draft process a report surfaced that the hotel room inhabited by Hopkins and Rutgers receiver Mark...
View ArticleDoes online dating produce happy or miserable marriages?
A large study of nearly 20,000 Americans has revealed some interesting new insights into how the Internet is transforming marriage, and whether that’s a good thing for couples. The study, published in...
View ArticleGood news Houston: We’re safer than the surrounding countryside
For people age 44 and younger in the United States injury — in the form of homicide, suicide and unintentional injuries such as car accidents — is the most common cause of death. When it comes to these...
View ArticleStudy: Prisoners believe themselves more kind, moral than non-prisonsers
Back in the day, when I would regularly go two-stepping, a country music artist named Travis Tritt released a song titled 10 feet tall and bulletproof. The song wasn’t particularly good, but it has a...
View ArticleCan humans learn from animals how to be less violent?
Jeffrey Masson has an opinion that won’t be popular in Texas, but that’s not going to stop him from sharing it this week. Masson, an American author and psychologist, says humans need to change they...
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