Moral Overconfidence

Nitin Nohria, in the Washington Post, explores the idea that we are not as virtuous as we think we are. Nitin has coined the term "moral overconfidence. ...

You're Really Not That Nice

A 1961 research project asked ordinary people to send extremely painful electric shocks to a stranger. (Unbeknownst to the participants, the fake shocks ...

Spider-Man and Elmo Arrested in New York City

Costumed street performers in New York City's Times Square have fallen on hard times. The ordinary folks dressed up as Spider-Man, Elmo, Cookie Monster, ...

Gadgets Nag Us to Change Behavior

No matter how hard we try we just can't seem to shed our need to live by law rather than grace. An article in The Wall Street Journal explored the ...

Restaurant Rewards Well Behaved Family

Ever seen a "Well Behaved Kids" discount on your meal receipt? Neither had the King family of Washington state. While out to dinner with their ...

Living in an Age of Faux Friendships

In an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education, William Deresiewicz examines the new forms of friendship that have emerged in the age of Facebook. ...

Man Gives to Beggar for Wrong Reason

Author Ed Dobson wrote a book titled The Year of Living Like Jesus, in which he tells the story in diary form of how he tried to live as Jesus lived and ...

New Year's Resolutions and the Importance of Community

With a new year just around the corner, most of us are busy scribbling down resolutions. We desire radical change in the way we look, the way we behave, ...

Jesus Flavored or Jesus Filled?

[The label on the bottle said:] "Blueberry Pomegranate, 100 percent juice, all natural."

[There was also a picture of] a ripe pomegranate [spilling] ...

Biker Covers Up Dirty Tattoo

Parishioners of a conservative, small-town church in rural Indiana were surprised one Sunday when a biker came to visit. He stuck out like a sore thumb—pony-tailed, ...