Many topics that scientists investigate speak to people's ideological worldviews. We report
three studies—including an analysis of large-scale survey data—in which we systematically …

The existence of 'Learning Styles' is a common 'neuromyth', and their use in all forms of
education has been thoroughly and repeatedly discredited in the research literature …

As science continues to progress, attitudes toward science seem to become ever more
polarized. Whereas some put their faith in science, others routinely reject and dismiss …

Science's role in society is being threatened, as misinterpretation and denial of scientific
evidence and the rejection or ignorance of scientific expertise are gaining prominence. This …

Philosophical work on values in science is held back by widespread ambiguity about how
values bear on scientific choices. Here, I disambiguate several ways in which a choice can …

Background Selective reporting is wasteful, leads to bias in the published record and harms
the credibility of science. Studies on potential determinants of selective reporting currently …

The public and scholars alike largely consider envy to be reprehensible. This judgment of
the value of envy commonly results either from a limited understanding of the nature of envy …

A history of perceived conflict between religion and science persists in the US “culture wars”
that juxtapose religious and secular worldviews. As modern societies grow increasingly …

Abstract Two studies (total N= 778) looked at (1) how people react to research finding a sex
difference depending on whether the research puts men or women in a better light and (2) …

Reporting of research findings is often selective. This threatens the validity of the published
body of knowledge if the decision to report depends on the nature of the results. The …