Shankar Vedantam

Articles by Shankar Vedantam

Researchers Explore Mental Health Benefits of Video Games (August 18, 2009)

Doctor Self-Referrals Part of Health-Care Cost Trend (July 31, 2009)

Restrictions Are Eased for Research Using Embryonic Stem Cells (July 7, 2009)

Metro Crash May Exemplify Paradox of Human-Machine Interaction (June 29, 2009)

Study Finds Possible Link Between Childhood Deaths and Stimulants for ADHD (June 16, 2009)

FDA Is Urged to Approve Three Antipsychotic Drugs for Adolescent Use (June 11, 2009)

The Depression Test: By Screening All Teens, Doctors Hope to Identify Those With Mental Disorders (May 26, 2009)

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (May 5, 2009)

Ever-Changing Virus Challenges Drugmakers (May 2, 2009)

Counsel, Caveats From an Expert (April 28, 2009)

Debate Over Drugs For ADHD Reignites (March 27, 2009)

A Silenced Drug Study Creates An Uproar (March 18, 2009)

Between Hubris and Vision (March 12, 2009)

Marriages Suffer Under Stress of Raising Child With ADHD, Study Finds (March 3, 2009)

The Rational Underpinnings of Irrational Anger (March 2, 2009)

More Men Are Urged to Take Drug Against Prostate Cancer (February 25, 2009)

Climate Fears Are Driving 'Ecomigration' Across Globe (February 23, 2009)

The Computer as a Road Map to Unknowable Territory (February 16, 2009)

U.S. Court Finds No Link Between Vaccines, Autism (February 13, 2009)

Obama Confidant Plans To Meet Azerbaijani Leader (February 9, 2009)

Obama Confidant Plans To Meet Azerbaijani Leader (February 9, 2009)

Drug Made In Milk of Altered Goats Is Approved (February 7, 2009)

How a Self-Fulfilling Stereotype Can Drag Down Performance (February 2, 2009)

Why the Ideological Melting Pot Is Getting So Lumpy (January 19, 2009)

Preach What You Plan To Practice (January 6, 2009)

Mass Suffering and Why We Look the Other Way (January 5, 2009)

High-Status Criminals Face Greatest Public Wrath (December 22, 2008)

In Face of Tragedy, 'Whodunit' Question Often Guides Moral Reasoning (December 8, 2008)

Who Are the Better Managers -- Political Appointees or Career Bureaucrats? (November 24, 2008)

Magnetic Relief For Depression? (November 11, 2008)

Big Political Donors Just Looking for Favors? Apparently Not. (November 10, 2008)

Your Neighbors Could Find Out, So You'd Better Vote (October 27, 2008)

Does Your Subconscious Think Obama Is Foreign? (October 13, 2008)

Artful Dodging Trumps Open Evasion, Studies Show (October 6, 2008)

My Team vs. Your Team: The Political Arena Lives Up to Its Name (September 29, 2008)

He Defied The Doctors Until Death Defied Him (September 23, 2008)

Study Ties Wage Disparities To Outlook on Gender Roles (September 22, 2008)

Startle Response Linked to Politics (September 19, 2008)

The Power of Political Misinformation (September 15, 2008)

9/11, Iraq and the Desensitization of the Victimized (September 8, 2008)

Study Finds No Autism Link in Vaccine (September 4, 2008)

Study Links Gene Variant in Men to Marital Discord (September 2, 2008)

The Oprah Effect (September 1, 2008)

Why Fluff-Over-Substance Makes Perfect Evolutionary Sense (August 25, 2008)

In the Quake Model, Rumblings Favor Obama (August 25, 2008)

Happiness on the Medal Stand? It's as Simple as 1-3-2. (August 18, 2008)

The Sprinter's Brain (August 11, 2008)

How Terrorist Organizations Work Like Clubs (August 4, 2008)

When Play Becomes Work (July 28, 2008)

The Face of Innocence (July 21, 2008)

Older Americans May Be Happier Than Younger Ones (July 14, 2008)

Sideline Rage -- Sports Parents Go Berserk (July 14, 2008)

Packing Protection or Packing Suicide Risk? (July 7, 2008)

Saying His Peace (July 1, 2008)

Fathering Autism (July 1, 2008)

Subprime Mortgages and Race: A Bit of Good News May Be Illusory (June 30, 2008)

What's Colorless and Tasteless And Smells Like . . . Money? (June 30, 2008)

Financial Hardship and the Happiness Paradox (June 23, 2008)

Taking More Risks Because You Feel Safe (June 9, 2008)

Sense of Fairness Affects Outlook, Decisions (June 9, 2008)

Study Praises Mass. Health-Care Program (June 4, 2008)

When Disadvantages Collide (June 2, 2008)

When We Cook Up a Memory, Experience Is Just One Ingredient (May 26, 2008)

The Magic Ingredient: Party Unity (May 19, 2008)

On Climate, Symbols Can Overshadow Substance (May 17, 2008)

Where the Conscience Meets the Checkbook (May 12, 2008)

The Candidate, the Preacher and the Unconscious Mind (May 5, 2008)

Clinton, Obama and the Narcissist's Tale (April 28, 2008)

What Obama Might Learn From Emily Dickinson (April 21, 2008)

Lost in the Smoke-Filled Room: Unexpected Talent (April 14, 2008)

Parents and Children at Odds In Defining Mr. or Mrs. Right (April 14, 2008)

A Dose of Libertarian Paternalism (April 7, 2008)

Hillary Clinton and the Action Bias (March 31, 2008)

Unequal Perspectives on Racial Equality (March 24, 2008)

Eliot Spitzer and the Price-Placebo Effect (March 17, 2008)

Petroleum Feeds Patriarchy (March 10, 2008)

For Political Candidates, Saying Can Become Believing (February 25, 2008)

Care to Know the Motivation Behind That Gift, Love? (February 11, 2008)

Why Voters Play Follow-the-Leader (February 4, 2008)

The Science of Presidential Complexity (January 28, 2008)

'Attraction Effect' Helps Voters Pick From the Pack (January 21, 2008)

Most Diversity Training Ineffective, Study Finds (January 20, 2008)

Good Options Can Mask Bad Choices (January 14, 2008)

Obama's Iowa Victory Fits Democratic Trend (January 7, 2008)

C'mon, Get Happy? It's Easier Said Than Done. (January 7, 2008)

Vote Your Conscience. If You Can. (December 31, 2007)

Reminders of Mortality Bring Out the Charitable Side (December 24, 2007)

Bad Ideas Can Be Contagious (December 17, 2007)

The Christmastime Self-Esteem Paradox (December 10, 2007)

Wondering Wall Street's Mood? Look Up (December 3, 2007)

With Power Comes a Selfish Point of View (November 26, 2007)

Count Today's Calories, And Check Your Wallet (November 19, 2007)

The Myth of the Iron Lady (November 12, 2007)

Go for It on Fourth Down, Coach? Maybe You Should Ask an Egghead. (November 5, 2007)

Hoping Someone Else Fixes Everyone's Problem (October 22, 2007)

Most PTSD Treatments Not Proven Effective (October 19, 2007)

When Immigration Goes Up, Prices Go Down (October 15, 2007)

Data Storage Discovery Earns Nobel (October 10, 2007)

The Inconsistent Waffle Factor (October 8, 2007)

Confessions Not Always Clad in Iron (October 1, 2007)

Is Great Happiness Too Much of a Good Thing? (October 1, 2007)

In Judging Risk, Our Fears Are Often Misplaced (September 24, 2007)

Lessons in Forced Democracy (September 17, 2007)

Along With Grief, 9/11 Survivors Find Resolve (September 10, 2007)

Youth Suicides Increased As Antidepressant Use Fell (September 6, 2007)

Persistence of Myths Could Alter Public Policy Approach (September 4, 2007)

The Insurgency's Psychological Component (September 3, 2007)

Spending More for a Little Solace (August 27, 2007)

APA Rules on Interrogation Abuse (August 20, 2007)

The Color of Health Care: Diagnosing Bias in Doctors (August 13, 2007)

Hot and Cold Emotions Make Us Poor Judges (August 6, 2007)

Roberts Back at Summer Home After Seizure (August 1, 2007)

Bush and Counterfactual Confidence (July 30, 2007)

Salary, Gender and the Social Cost of Haggling (July 30, 2007)

Campaign Contributions Change Priorities, Not Beliefs (July 16, 2007)

Gates Defers Travel Plans To Help With Iraq Report (July 9, 2007)

Bush: Naturally, Never Wrong (July 9, 2007)

Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity (July 8, 2007)

More Civil Wars, And More Players, Too (June 25, 2007)

Why We Don't Go for It (June 18, 2007)

Why Torture Keeps Pace With Enlightenment (June 11, 2007)

Fight Over Vaccine-Autism Link Hits Court (June 10, 2007)

Out of Unenforceable Laws, Amnesties Are Born (June 4, 2007)

The Marriage Penalty (May 28, 2007)

If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only Natural (May 28, 2007)

Are We Judging Actions, Or the People Behind Them? (May 21, 2007)

Mental Accounting (May 19, 2007)

A Nod to Irresponsibility (May 14, 2007)

VA Benefits System for PTSD Victims Is Criticized (May 9, 2007)

Wariness, Not Hatred, Keeps Civil Wars Raging (May 7, 2007)

A Social Theory of Violence Looks Beyond the Shooter (April 23, 2007)

Cho's Case Similar to Other Mass Killings by Loners (April 22, 2007)

Among Taxpayers, Inequality May Equal Cheating (April 16, 2007)

Waging War Through the Rearview Mirror (April 9, 2007)

Criteria for Depression Are Too Broad, Researchers Say (April 3, 2007)

The Decoy Effect, or How to Win an Election (April 2, 2007)

The Many, and Healthy, Ways to Live With Cancer (March 29, 2007)

Bettors and Pundits: Never Wrong, Just Unlucky (March 26, 2007)

FDA Moves to Try to Reduce Conflicts of Interest on Boards (March 22, 2007)

What the Bard and Lear Can Tell a Leader About Yes Men (March 19, 2007)

Behavior May Suggest We're Not Only Human (March 19, 2007)

Disagree About Iraq? You're Not Just Wrong -- You're Evil. (March 12, 2007)

Don't Send a Lion to Catch a Mouse (March 5, 2007)

Doctors Warned About Common Drugs for Pain (February 27, 2007)

Plagued With Relationship Troubles? Blame Your Parents. (February 12, 2007)

A Game of Magical Thinking Leaves Reality on the Sidelines (February 5, 2007)

FDA Revamps Process for Safety of Drugs After Approval (January 31, 2007)

Twisting Arms Isn't as Easy as Dropping Bombs (January 29, 2007)

A Real-Life Sequel to 'Lorenzo's Oil' (January 28, 2007)

Same Old Song, but With a Different Meaning (January 22, 2007)

How Deep a Distaste for Politicians Who Waffle? (January 22, 2007)

In Boardrooms and in Courtrooms, Diversity Makes a Difference (January 15, 2007)

Wars Ultimately Measure Tolerance of Pain (January 8, 2007)

Put Your Mind to It (January 2, 2007)

When the Brain Stalls at Disjunction Junction (January 1, 2007)

Christians Claimed It First, but Businesses Made Christmas Their Own (December 25, 2006)

Short Mental Workouts May Slow Decline of Aging Minds, Study Finds (December 20, 2006)

Tolerance for a War's Death Toll Depends on How You Look at It (December 18, 2006)

Antidepressants a Suicide Risk for Young Adults (December 14, 2006)

Computer Provides More Questions Than Answers (December 11, 2006)

With Subtle Reminders, Stereotypes Can Become Self-Fulfilling (December 11, 2006)

Iraq and the Danger of Psychological Entrapment (December 4, 2006)

Cost Benefits of New Schizophrenia Drugs Doubted (December 1, 2006)

Abandoned O.J. Project Shows Shame Still Packs a Punishing Punch (November 27, 2006)

The Pain Is Never as Bad as We Fear (November 13, 2006)

Look and Act Like a Winner, and You Just Might Be One (November 6, 2006)

In Election Polls, Response Time Speaks Louder Than Voters' Words (October 30, 2006)

In a Sea of Uncertainty, We All Have an Anchor (October 23, 2006)

Why Everyone You Know Thinks the Same as You (October 16, 2006)

Some Psychiatrists See 'Shopaholic' As a Diagnosis (October 13, 2006)

Little Benefit Seen in Antipsychotics Used in Alzheimer's (October 12, 2006)

For Allen and Webb, Implicit Biases Would Be Better Confronted (October 9, 2006)

In Antipsychotics, Newer Isn't Better (October 3, 2006)

Iraq War Naysayers May Have Hindsight Bias (October 2, 2006)

How Brain's 'Mirrors' Aid Our Social Understanding (September 25, 2006)

Apologies Accepted? It Depends on the Offense (September 25, 2006)

FDA Told U.S. Drug System Is Broken (September 23, 2006)

In Politics, Aim for the Heart, Not the Head (September 18, 2006)

In Crises, People Tend to Live, or Die, Together (September 11, 2006)

Figuring Out Birds' Migrations, Motivations (September 11, 2006)

Autism Risk Rises With Age Of Father (September 5, 2006)

In Today's Rat Race, the Most Overworked Win (September 4, 2006)

Group Says FDA, Advisory Panels Show Bias Toward Drug Approvals (August 29, 2006)

What One Fewer Planet Means to Our Worldview (August 28, 2006)

For Pluto, a Smaller World After All (August 25, 2006)

Cheating Is an Awful Thing for Other People to Do (August 21, 2006)

Too Hot or Too Cold at Work? Best Bet Is to Chill Out (August 14, 2006)

Women in Top Ranks Pull Up the Pay of Others (August 13, 2006)

Injection May Treat Depression Much Faster (August 8, 2006)

When Staying Cool Seems Better Than Being Bad (August 7, 2006)

How the Brain Helps Partisans Admit No Gray (July 31, 2006)

Two Views of the Same News Find Opposite Biases (July 24, 2006)

And the Evolutionary Beat Goes On . . . (July 24, 2006)

A World of Insults, a World of Reactions (July 17, 2006)

Male Scientist Writes of Life as Female Scientist (July 13, 2006)

Forgive and Forget: Maybe Easier Said Than Done (July 10, 2006)

Pa. Residents May Return Home Today (June 29, 2006)

See No Bias (January 23, 2005)