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Music can change how you feel about the past

Yiren Ren, Georgia Institute of Technology

Neuroscientists found that music cannot only influence your emotions in the present − it can also alter how you remember your memories.

Do Mom and Dad really know what’s best? A psychologist explains why kids see their parents as bossier than they are

Annie Pezalla, Macalester College

The brain science behind the power struggle between parents and their children.

US attorney general’s professionalism can protect Americans’ privacy, former federal judge explains

John E. Jones III, Dickinson College

A former federal judge explains a key power the US attorney general has, and why it’s useful to the public for the Justice Department to operate in a trustworthy way.

Dozens of cyclists and pedestrians are killed each year in Philly − an injury epidemiologist explains how to better protect bike lanes, slow drivers down and reduce collisions

D. Alex Quistberg, Drexel University

Philadelphia implemented new policies this year to better protect pedestrians and cyclists, but the city has a long way to go to reach its Vision Zero commitment of zero traffic deaths by 2030.

Tip pressure might work in the moment, but customers are less likely to return

Sara Hanson, University of Richmond; Nathan B. Warren, BI Norwegian Business School

Research confirms what many coffee shop patrons intuitively know.

Why sending a belated gift is not as bad as you probably think − and late is better than never

Rebecca Walker Reczek, The Ohio State University; Cory Haltman, The Ohio State University; Grant Donnelly, The Ohio State University

Many people who took part in a series of studies overestimated the negative consequences of sending a late gift.

Tiff Massey’s ‘7 Mile & Livernois’ exhibition isn’t just about a neighborhood – it’s a tribute to Black Detroit

Samantha Noël, Wayne State University

By playing with scale, Massey brings new attention to everyday objects.

An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet

Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems

An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research