Hedging High Stakes and Human Behavior
August 3, 2016
How the UNC Highway Safety Research Center changed America’s driving behavior — saving lives and making our roadways safer
Society
Society: Understanding Human Nature and Behavior
Getting to Know the American Presidents
July 7, 2016
Emeritus UNC College of Arts & Sciences history professor William Leuchtenburg talks his new book, 20th-century presidents, and the personal experiences that shaped his understanding of them.
Welcome to the Mind Club
June 16, 2016
UNC College of Arts & Sciences psychologist Kurt Gray explains why we give voices to our pets, dead relatives, and God in his new book, “The Mind Club: Who Thinks, What Feels, and Why it Matters”
Committed to Memory
June 13, 2016
Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 5 million Americans — a number predicted to increase to 20 million by 2050, according to UNC researchers.
Stopping the Stigma
May 5, 2016
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty focus on suicide prevention — a difficult topic that needs more voice, education, and awareness.
Platter Chatter
May 4, 2016
One UNC philosophy professor invites us to question what we put on our plates.
The Power of Hate
February 17, 2016
UNC communications professor Michael Waltman explains why hate speech is prominent in 2016 politics.
The Little Things
February 11, 2016
Research from UNC social psychology professor Sara Algoe suggests gratitude and shared laughter strengthen romantic partnerships.
Setting the Stage
December 16, 2015
A lifelong passion for theatre influences one undergraduate student to research how the art form helps children learning to read
Get Off My Lawn
November 19, 2015
A UNC researcher strives to give real advice to the Albemarle-Pamlico community about its peskiest neighbor: saltwater