Natalie Shoemaker

Natalie Shoemaker

Contributing Writer

Natalie has been writing professionally for about 6 years. After graduating from Ithaca College with a degree in Feature Writing, she snagged a job at PCMag.com where she had the opportunity to review all the latest consumer gadgets. Since then she has become a writer for hire, freelancing for various websites. In her spare time, you may find her riding her motorcycle, reading YA novels, hiking, or playing video games. Follow her on Twitter: @nat_schumaker

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Researchers find in a test of likeness, people choose photos that don't represent them well at all.
These findings suggest that "across the American life course, there is a large amount of income volatility."
Researchers figure out what words would best help move people to support climate change policies.
After years of their anti-drug rules going unenforced, recent revelations have caused the ESL to take action.
Our neighborhoods play with our perceptions about the state of wealth, influencing our opinions on wealth politics.
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After 24 hours without sleep, the brain begins to overestimate threat.
Her decision to have a double mastectomy helped empower women — to let them know they aren't entirely powerless against cancer.
Rather than showing people there's nothing to be afraid of, researchers tried exposing patients to their trigger and introducing a neutral outcome.
Researchers have found men who throw sexist comments at women are reacting to an upset in their hierarchy, trying to retain their dominance.
The odds against those with obesity aren't good — not just in terms of health, but also in losing that weight gained.
Just a mere push notification is enough to divide your attention and decrease productivity.
The benefits of playing games reach beyond just entertainment — they're a great outlet. However, at the end of a stressful day, sitting down with a violent video game may not be the best idea.
Researchers observe neurofeedback speeds, the likes of which a lab has never seen.