There's more to trust than credence and faith, especially as it comes to politics. Research from Michigan State University and North Carolina State University presents new evidence to suggest that there are more layers to ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2019
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Complex systems theory is usually used to study things like the immune system, global climate, ecosystems, transportation or communications systems.
General Physics
Nov 27, 2018
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Scientists at UCLA and Washington State University are seeing America's polarization play out at the family dinner table, with Thanksgiving visits that were 30 to 50 minutes shorter after the presidential election of 2016.
Social Sciences
May 31, 2018
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As another election season heats up, researchers are engaged in a battle of their own over voter behavior: Can it really be swayed by whether the local college football team just won or lost?
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2015
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Now we know how some Senate staffers keep busy during Congress' summer recess.
Internet
Sep 3, 2015
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Conflicting interests within a group can lead to better collective decisions – if you're a social animal such as a meerkat – according to new research by a team of biologists and political scientists from the Max Planck ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2013
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Analyses of Twitter feeds have been used to track flu epidemics, predict stock market changes and do political polling, but now that the National Football League season is underway, the natural question is: Can Twitter help ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 12, 2013
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It was not just a victory for President Barack Obama, it was validation for the number-crunchers and statistical model geeks, including a New York Times blogger who became a target for conservatives.
Computer Sciences
Nov 7, 2012
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Few want to even think about it, but the 2012 US election result could be clouded by problems with voting machines ... again.
Other
Nov 3, 2012
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New experiments in group decision making show that having a seat at the table is very different than having a voice.
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2012
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