International court tries to avert disasters, establish norms

International Criminal Court President Sang-Hyun Song spoke on campus Oct. 9 on the need to make genocide, use of child soldiers, and human rights violations unacceptable.

Reminiscing can help, not hinder, some mind-bending tasks

New research at Cornell shows that engaging areas of the brain linked to such activities as mind-wandering and reminiscing can actually boost performance on some challenging mental tasks.

Gist, not rational analysis, cuts risky behavior

A new study finds that teaching adolescents to think more simply and categorically about risks helps them make healthier choices.

Like the flu shot, message inoculation won't last forever

Just as influenza vaccines employ a weakened virus to stimulate the immune system and produce antibodies against the real thing during flu season, message inoculation – with a weakened form of the other side’s argument – should arm the public with anti-baloney sentiments against persuasive messages in the future.

'Involuntary excluders' aren't always in cahoots

Study shows that most people not only blame the person doing the excluding, but also blame the one who was included by the excluder.

Accents impact workplace and consumer choices

An ILR School study finds that speaking accents affect an individual's evaluation and impact perceptions of competence.

Sense of purpose might ease diversity anxiety

Envisioning an increasingly diverse America causes anxiety for a lot of white people, except, that is, whites with a defined “purpose in life,” a Cornell-Carleton University psychology study has found.

Global financial crises are recalibrating 'American Power'

International financial crises are altering "American Power," Jonathan Kirshner claims in his most recent book.

A crash course in business for veterans

The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities is bringing veterans interested in the hospitality industry to campus to learn how to start and run their own businesses.