What happens to cities when their newspapers die

And more surprising insights from the social sciences

When a newspaper dies

Shaker, L., “‘Dead Newspapers and Citizens’ Civic Engagement,” Political Communication (Winter 2014).

Sing yourself bilingual

 Ludke, K. et al., “Singing Can Facilitate Foreign Language Learning,” Memory & Cognition (January 2014).

 Lee, J.-E. et al., “Does the Mask Govern the Mind?: Effects of Arbitrary Gender Representation on Quantitative Task Performance in Avatar-
Represented Virtual Groups,” Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking (forthcoming).

But I feel like I just ate!

 Galak, J. et al., “How Perceptions of Temporal Distance Influence Satiation,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (forthcoming).

Upbeat president? Look out

 Sevincer, T. et al., “Positive Thinking about the Future in Newspaper Reports and Presidential Addresses Predicts Economic Downturn,” Psychological Science (forthcoming).