Stanford Social Innovation Review

Recent neuroscience research confirms that people - and the brains they contain - view drug addicts as not quite human.

Many Iraq War veterans can’t shake the feeling of being constantly imperiled, and their therapists, in turn, may develop traumatic stress symptoms themselves. A new study tells how organizations can protect their frontline providers from psychic distress.

Which woman is more likely to attract unpleasant sexual attention: the office sweetheart or the ambitious upstart? A new study by social psychologist Jennifer Berdahl points to the upstart. From her findings, Berdahl concludes that “men aren’t harassing women to get into their pants, but to put them down….”

How the vocal few can skew perceptions of public opinion.

To persuade a whole group, start by changing the minds of a few moderates.

Just do it –– later.

Charismatic people spread happiness and well-being.

The violence, noise, and crowding of poor neighborhoods stress kids and parents, bringing out their bad sides and breeding psychopathology.

Group attachment and commitment are what drive protesters to act.

We don’t necessarily like people who do the right thing.

Successful entrepreneurs show characteristics of both men and women.

ICONOCLAST: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently by Gregory Berns

Research shows branding differentiates nonprofits in stakeholders’ minds.

Leaders should rethink how they treat their subordinates.

The idea that social entrepreneurs create something called social value—good works that go above and beyond what traditional entrepreneurs and businesses deliver—is a dearly held tenet of the social change movement. But what exactly is social value, and how do social entrepreneurs go about creating it?

New leaders are initially given special license to shake things up.

Starting on the right terms fosters the trust necessary for partners to work together over the long haul.

Racism may have played a role in the government’s delayed response to Katrina.

Research finds that men in busy jobs are the most likely to donate their time to volunteer.

To propel young folks to the polls, a political organization mixed Web 2.0 tools with social science savvy. —By Lee Bruno