Waco, TX, USA. Although high levels of narcissism can impair ethical judgment regardless of one's religious orientation or orthodox beliefs, narcissism is even more harmful in those who might be expected to be more ethical.

This observation is from a study from Baylor University published in the Journal of Business Ethics.

Washington, DC, USA. Why do some people behave morally while others do not? For decades, sociologists have posited that individual behavior results from cultural expectations about how to act in specific situations.

However, two sociologists stress the importance of an additional motivator of behavior: how individuals see themselves in moral terms.

Durham, NC, USA. Researchers say educators might be able to help students overcome their misconceptions by correcting inaccurate information then having the students practice retrieving it from memory.

The abundance of false information available on the Internet, in movies and on TV has created a big challenge for educators. Students sometimes arrive in classrooms filled with inaccurate knowledge they are confident is correct, indicating it is deeply entrenched in their memory.

New York, NY and Cottonwood, CA, USA. Taking a perspective rooted in evolutionary biology with a focus on brain science, an anthropologist and a neuroscientist team propose that religion is ubiquitous and persistent because the human brain needs it.

Debate on the existence of God and the nature of religion is fractious at best, but the two scientists have altered the discussion with interesting answers to some perennial questions about religion.

Baltimore, MD, USA. An astrophysicist and an applied economist from Johns Hopkins University have used computer programs and mathematical formulas to create a calendar in which each new 12-month period is identical to the one which came before, and remains that way from one year to the next in perpetuity.

Thus, researchers have discovered a way to make time stand still — at least when it comes to the yearly calendar.