The skeptical researcher
Accept defeat: The neuroscience of screwing up, Wired
Avoidable waste in the production and reporting of research evidence, The Lancet
I fooled millions into thinking chocolate helps weight loss; here’s how, Gizmodo
Who will debunk the debunkers? FiveThirtyEight
The skeptical educator
Does teaching kids to “get gritty” help them get ahead? (mindset interventions) NPR
Learning theories implicit in medical school lectures (oldie but goodie)
Arguing to learn in science: The role of collaborative, critical discourse, Science
Changing behaviors to improve health
The Cure for the Common Corporate Wellness Program, Harvard Business Review
Health Literacy, eHealth, and Communication: Putting the Consumer First, Institute of Medicine
Measures of Health Literacy, Institute of Medicine
Making Health Communication Programs Work (an update of the classic guide), National Cancer Institute
Program planning and evaluation
Program Evaluation: A Variety of Rigorous Methods Can Help Identify Effective Interventions; Government Accountability Office
Evaluation Handbook, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Youth and media
Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens, Joan Ganz Cooney Center
Living and Learning with New Media, MacArthur Foundation Digital Youth Project
Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year Olds, Kaiser Family Foundation
Youth aggression and violence
National Youth Violence Prevention Update 2010-2016, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2021
The School Shooter: A Threat Assessment Perspective, FBI Critical Incident Response Group
The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States, from the U.S. Secret Service
Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence, National Academies Press
INSPIRE: Seven Strategies for Ending Violence Against Children, World Health Organization & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention