Shankar Vedantam

What Does 'Sexual Coercion' Say About A Society?

Shankar Vedantam — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:45:00 +0000

Anthropologists, sociologists and biologists have explored over several decades many factors that shape the likelihood of sexual coercion of women by men.

Such research cannot, of course, definitively explain the recent case in Cleveland involving Ariel Castro, who has been charged with abducting and raping three women over many years.

Girls May Get More 'Teaching Time' From Parents Than Boys Do

Shankar Vedantam — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:40:00 +0000

For some years now, teachers and parents have noted something about boys and girls.

Shhh, The Kids Can Hear You Arguing (Even When They're Asleep)

Shankar Vedantam — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:26:00 +0000

For years now, psychologists have been telling couples who yell at one another to stop for the sake of the kids.

To Find Insider Trading, Follow The Kids' Money

Shankar Vedantam — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:56:00 +0000

In New York and Washington, government regulators are cracking down on insider trading, the illegal practice in which people with internal information about important company events make stock market trades before ordinary investors find out what's happening.

In recent months, regulators have launched a series of high-profile arrests and presidents, we all know people who have done stupid, silly and evil things, then squared their jaws and told the world they've done nothing wrong.

Parents, educators and even public relations flacks have talked at length about the value of coming clean, and there is abundant research on the psychological value of apologizing.