Study assesses cooperation networks in the Utah State Legislature
Do politicians act like humans? Many jokes suggest otherwise, but the question is real.
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2022
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Human Nature
Conformity hinders group performance in variable environment: Study
In a new study conducted by Prof. Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan from Hebrew University and Dr. Taher Abofol and Prof. Ido Erev from the Technion, evidence has emerged regarding the profound influence of group conformity on task ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2023
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Is age linked to the picture of the perfect partner?
How do women picture the partner of their dreams? And how does this vary between women based on their age? A team of researchers led by the University of Göttingen investigated the complex relationships between age and preferences ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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Division of tasks in Paleolithic groups not influenced by energy expenditure differences between boys and girls
Researchers from the Paleophysiology and Ecology of Hominins and Paleoecology of Mammals groups at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) have recently published a paper in the journal Human ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Nov 4, 2021
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When does a man say 'I'm the father'?
American men much more readily acknowledge that they are the legal father of a child born out of wedlock when the woman involved is more affluent, educated, and healthy. It also helps (slightly) if the baby is a boy, says ...
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2017
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Researchers analyze how competitive team sports shaped the physical and psychological skills of early humans
Competitive team games in which men test their mettle against others are universal across the world, and may have deep roots in our evolutionary past. Among hunter-gatherers, these games enable men to hone their physical ...
Archaeology
Jun 28, 2018
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When queuing in a supermarket, who do you let go first?
Unlike cooperation among individuals that meet on a regular basis, one-shot interactions among strangers are not motivated by the prospect of receiving a favour in return. So why bother being helpful? In an attempt to shed ...
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2015
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Strong institutions reduce in-group favoritism
Ineffective social and political institutions make people more likely to favour their family and own local social group, while good institutions make them more likely to follow impersonal rules that are fair to everyone, ...
Social Sciences
May 5, 2014
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