WRAL Investigates bought dozens of pieces of sushi to see if the description on the menu is the same fish you get on your plate. … WRAL Investigates put the samples in the freezer until the fish was delivered to … Read more

Offering a compliment has been shown to benefit both the giver and receiver, but we often hold back because we’re worried about how we’ll come off, said Erica Boothby, a social psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of … Read more

Alexandrea Ravenelle explored the dark side of the freelance economy in her book Hustle and Gig, which looked at the exploitation that many self-employed workers suffered in an emerging sector of the economy. In her new book Side Hustle Safety Net: How … Read more

What does it mean to quit a music genre? That’s what many of Maren Morris’ fans are asking themselves in the wake of the singer’s announcement in a recent Los Angeles Times interview that she is “getting the hell out” … Read more

Sara Algoe, professor of psychology and neuroscience at UNC and expert on the roles of emotions in social interactions, joined Laurie Santos on a recent episode of “The Happiness Lab” podcast to explain the importance of gratitude to Santos and … Read more

As autoworkers strike across the country, “Hillbilly Highway” and “Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class” offer two views of the search for a better life by working-class migrants in the middle of the 20th century. When we … Read more

Friedan wrote the 1963 blockbuster The Feminine Mystique. Smith added “sex” to Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In 1965, Murray wrote the first legal analysis comparing Jim Crow to gender discrimination. With the benefit of hindsight, this … Read more

The oceans of the world absorb the overwhelming majority of the heat caused by global warming, creating serious consequences for life in and around them, including humans. More dangerous algae blooms “Microorganisms like it hot,” Hans W. Paerl, professor of marine … Read more

For 50 years hip hop has made a global influence. Its reach has extended beyond music to clothing and reaching college campuses. At UNC-Chapel Hill, university leaders recognize it as a form of self-expression. That’s why the Carolina Hip Hop … Read more

The recent headlines of sudden cardiac arrests have people far beyond the sports world asking about why the hearts of some athletes seem to fail them more than others. … An expert at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill … Read more