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Distinctive language reveals likely conspiracy-community users across 500 million Reddit comments
Users who participate in online communities linked to conspiracy theories show distinctive linguistic characteristics even when discussing apparently neutral topics, such as films, music, cooking or science, and even before ...
Social Sciences
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As Japan's popularity booms, a new survey shows strong anti‑foreigner sentiment
Japan is experiencing historically high numbers of foreigners. Its population is shrinking, and its workforce is aging, driving foreign labor to historic levels.
Social Sciences
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Number of conflicts between states reaches highest level since World War II
The number of conflicts between states continued to increase sharply in 2025 and has now reached the highest level since World War II. At the same time, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University registered ...
Social Sciences
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Politicization in humanities scholarship may compromise scholarly standards
A national report co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa sociologist has found that while the humanities and social sciences continue to produce rigorous and valuable scholarship, some disciplines are experiencing ...
Education
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How Facebook users affected by data breaches react over time examined
A new study by Mannheim Business Administration professor Hartmut Höhle examines the reactions of actual victims of the Cambridge Analytica scandal on Facebook over a longer period. Its key finding is that, despite being ...
Social Sciences
Jun 8, 2026
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Americans share the same struggles despite deep political divides, new bipartisan report finds
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary amid deep political division, a major new bipartisan report aims to get consensus on a fundamental question: How are we really doing as a country? The new "State of the ...
Political science
Jun 6, 2026
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Transnational history explores the Japanese migration to Canada 1877–1988
"Japanese Migration to Canada, 1877–1988," a new reference essay by Masumi Izumi, was published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Migration Studies. The article offers a sweeping, deeply researched account of Japanese ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2026
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Dual-use research may outgrow national oversight, analysis of 600,000 papers suggests
A new analysis of approximately 600,000 research papers reveals structural limits to single-country security oversight of dual-use research and identifies trade-offs that policymakers face when strengthening such oversight.
Education
Jun 5, 2026
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From exporting spyware to surveilling activists—how democracies became the new digital authoritarians
"Digital authoritarianism" refers to governments using technology for surveillance and censorship to repress dissent. China remains the master practitioner. There, sweeping surveillance and censorship at home is combined ...
Political science
Jun 5, 2026
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From oversight to coercion: How authoritarian governments are twisting AI safety to get tech companies to fall in line
When researchers founded Anthropic in 2021, they said the race to build powerful AI was moving too recklessly. They inserted detailed safety measures into their products and marketed their commitment to safety as the corporate ...
Political science
Jun 4, 2026
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Users trust AI and human fact-checkers equally, but for different reasons
Users tend to trust artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fact-checkers as much as human fact-checkers, but for different reasons, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. The researchers said there is no definitive ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2026
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An unfinished reckoning with police violence: Community data show ongoing systemic racism
It's been roughly six years since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked a global conversation about anti-Black police violence and the excessive use of police force against Black and Indigenous communities.
Political science
Jun 4, 2026
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Why 'psychopath' is a dangerous label when it comes to criminal justice
A defendant stands in the dock. An expert describes them as a "psychopath." In an instant, one word threatens to eclipse their history, circumstances and the crime itself.
Social Sciences
Jun 3, 2026
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Political cues steer dating decisions, with cross-party matches often rejected by young Americans
Affective polarization—i.e., an aversion toward supporters of the opposing party—has been shaping American society for years, including when it comes to finding a partner. A new sociological study by Dr. Ansgar Hudde and ...
Social Sciences
Jun 3, 2026
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Q&A: Experts discuss rise of profanity from politicians
In American politics, cursing and "four-letter words" are no longer confined to hot mics or hidden behind closed doors. Politicians and pundits are increasingly using so-called "bad words" in speeches, social media posts ...
Political science
Jun 3, 2026
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The World Cup and human trafficking: What the research reveals about the real risks at major sporting events
As U.S. cities prepare to host the FIFA World Cup, familiar warnings about human trafficking "spikes" at major sporting events have reemerged.
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2026
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Climate change exacerbates religious conflicts, study indicates
Climate change is contributing to the escalation of existing local conflicts in Africa. A new WZB study by Ruud Koopmans, Daniel Meierrieks, and Daniel Tuki uses the example of pastoralist conflict between nomadic herders ...
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2026
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Health-related ballot measures more likely to pass
As voters are increasingly asked to decide complex health policy questions at the ballot box, new research from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that health care-related ballot measures draw more ...
Political science
Jun 2, 2026
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Survey shows little shift in Americans' views on political violence
A large, nationally representative survey of U.S. adults finds that support for, and willingness to engage in, political violence remained largely stable from mid-2024 to mid-2025, despite a highly contentious national election ...
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2026
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Many more US voters support gay candidates, but only if they look and act 'straight,' study finds
The period between 2018 and 2022, sometimes referred to as "the rainbow wave," featured an unprecedented increase in LGBTQ candidates elected to office. Pete Buttigieg's rise from mayor of South Bend, Indiana, to U.S. secretary ...
Political science
Jun 1, 2026
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