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  • Study: Babies Can See Faces Before They See the Light of Day

    Study: Babies Can See Faces Before They See the Light of Day0

    In opening The Atlantic this morning, an interesting article caught my eye. The title proclaimed: “Fetuses Prefer Face-Like Images Even in the Womb.” I was intrigued. To be perfectly frank, I don’t believe I had ever thought about the fact that a baby in the womb might be able to see, let alone recognize shapes

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  • Study: Architecture Affects Your Brain

    Study: Architecture Affects Your Brain0

    A scientific study conducted several years ago found that the sorts of architecture once typical of “museums, churches, and libraries” has measurable effects on brain function that are similar in some ways to traditional forms of meditation. That’s potentially very significant, not only for the small elite that designs such buildings today, but for the

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  • Study: Americans Desire a Long Life, But Many Don’t Want to Work for It

    Study: Americans Desire a Long Life, But Many Don’t Want to Work for It0

    In a literal “eat your cake and have it, too” situation, Americans want to live a long time, but are not doing the legwork to make that happen. The Stanford Center for Longevity and Time conducted a survey of 2,330 American adults and found that 77% wanted to live to be 100. Another third of

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  • Study: A Manly Father Is Good for Children

    Study: A Manly Father Is Good for Children0

    In an age where feminism seems to rule, there’s a lot of pressure for fathers to start acting softer and more feminine in dealing with their children. Not a trace of that “toxic masculinity” should come through! Perhaps that is why we see increasing condemnation of competition (“everyone gets a participation trophy!”) or “dangerous” activities

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  • Study: 1 in 4 College Freshmen Need Remedial Education

    Study: 1 in 4 College Freshmen Need Remedial Education0

    In recent years, the expressed goal of the education system has been to ensure that every child is college- and career-ready. That goal has enjoyed a measure of success, particularly as college enrollment rates rose from 26% to 41% between 1980 and 2012. But landing a spot in college doesn’t necessarily mean students are ready

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  • Study: 1 in 3 History Majors Don’t Take U.S. History

    Study: 1 in 3 History Majors Don’t Take U.S. History0

    The Nation’s Report Card has presented us with a sad reality in recent years: not even half of American high school seniors are proficient in any subject area. There is one subject, however, in which students score worse than all others. That subject is U.S. history. Only 12 percent of American high school seniors attain

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