It is an uneasy truth of humanity that we are by nature hierarchical. Our brain is a meaning-making operation, and one of its basic procedures is to organize concepts hierarchically. Hierarchies make ...

Recent analysis of psychological literature indicates that racial bias in childhood is driven by more than just a preference for those who look similar to oneself. A review of existing research ...

Life can be very unfair when it comes to health and length of life. When residents of a wealthy U.S. zip code live more than a decade longer than a poorer one, we need to ask why. Social Status and ...

In November, The Lancet, one of the world’s most esteemed medical journals, launched a new monthly series of case studies that goes beyond clinical diagnoses to illuminate the social and cultural ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Experts talk at length about the importance of physical health: we need to exercise and follow healthy diets, otherwise we risk ...