Food brings people together. It serves as a tool to communicate political stances, to cultivate cross-cultural comprehension or, if necessary, create tensions. Menus can reflect these intentions by using food to create specific ...
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Nov 14, 2025
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Mass shootings can spur higher voter turnout in nearby communities, but the effect is highly localized and doesn't appear to change how people vote for president, according to new findings from researchers at the University ...
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Nov 12, 2025
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New research reveals that people find AI-delivered political arguments convincing. This could help bridge political divides—or fuel polarization.
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Nov 11, 2025
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Voting behavior in elections is strongly linked to the future risk of death, and is likely a stronger determinant of health than education—considered a key influence on health—suggests research published online in the ...
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Nov 4, 2025
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In an era when social media blurs the line between public and private speech, how do people decide whether to speak their minds or stay silent?
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Nov 3, 2025
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The spread of dubious headlines on social media isn't just a right-wing thing—it's a social media thing, according to new research from Cornell.
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Oct 31, 2025
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When chatting with friends these days, there's a good chance Americans are talking about politics, and they're more likely to be talking with people they agree with politically instead of crossing lines of belief.
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Oct 30, 2025
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Throughout history, crises have often led to collapse—but not always. An international team of researchers, including members of the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), highlights four cases where societies under extreme pressure ...
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Oct 30, 2025
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Between 2008 and 2010, polarization in society increased dramatically alongside a significant shift in social behavior: the number of close social contacts rose from an average of two to four or five people. The connection ...
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Oct 27, 2025
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According to a new study, offline social networks, revealed by co-location data, predict U.S. voting patterns more accurately than online social connections or residential sorting. Michele Tizzoni and colleagues analyzed ...
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Oct 21, 2025
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