A looming beer shortage, the gender paradox and consumer products dominated the conversation this year.
UC’s most buzzworthy research of 2018
Growing up digital
A new lab investigates the smartphone generation.
3 easy strategies for dealing with difficult relatives
Why does your family know how to push your buttons? They installed them. Here's how to take stress out of the holidays.
Administrations change, but tendency to believe threats does not
Research shows political views predict whether people trust false information about dangers — no matter who's in office.
The Payless stunt that shows expectation equals experience
How the low-cost shoe retailer duped influncers into spending $600 for a pair of cheap, $20 shoes.
Racial bias taints neighborhoods — and residents, research reveals
The health and well-being of residents is jeopardized by bias about where they live.
Hang in there. As couples age, humor replaces bickering
A study of longtime married pairs finds less rancor and more tenderness as time goes by.
So cute you could crush it?
If you've ever wanted to pinch a baby's cheeks, you've suffered from cute aggression. Here's what that means.
Gratitude is good — even if it doesn’t always feel like it
How to navigate the potential pratfalls of giving and showing your thanks.
How to avoid a Thanksgiving battle over politics
Don't want to get into it with your in-laws? Here's three tips to keep things civil over the holidays.
How rants on social media can come back to haunt you
Negativity tends to boomerang back on those who start it — and persists much longer than positive comments do.
Will changing how we vote change who votes?
As California counties begin to implement Voter’s Choice Act, researchers assess effects on turnout and representation.