Put on your tinfoil hats: New research finds that belief in conspiracy theories might be more common in the U.S. than you might think.
Social Sciences
Oct 9, 2025
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Archaeologists have excavated three c. 3,000–2,400-year-old ritual structures in Shandong Province, China, indicating that the origins of a shared Chinese cultural identity lie in ceremonial gatherings that sowed the seeds ...
Archaeology
Oct 7, 2025
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Nobody wants to admit that a lowly bumper sticker can influence their behavior. But researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that drivers were far more likely to honk after being cut off by a vehicle bearing a political ...
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2025
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In highly polarized situations, open communication is the only way to get through to people, including those who believe in conspiracy theories, revealed a new study in the British Journal of Political Science.
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2025
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Liberals and conservatives both oppose censorship of children's literature—unless the writing offends their own ideology, new Cornell research finds.
Education
Oct 2, 2025
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A new study published in Nature shows that as the global economy more than doubled between 2000 and 2022, it still left billions of people without life's essentials, while rapidly pushing Earth's life-supporting systems further ...
Economics & Business
Oct 1, 2025
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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in public administration is increasing worldwide—including in the allocation of social services such as unemployment benefits, housing benefits, and social welfare. However, an international ...
Economics & Business
Sep 29, 2025
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In the months leading up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, a team of researchers at MIT CSAIL, MIT Sloan, MIT LIDS, set out to answer a question no one had fully explored: how do large language models (LLMs) respond ...
Political science
Sep 25, 2025
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A model study now explores how carbon pricing with redistribution can help the energy transition and the climate worldwide, while increasing welfare and reducing economic inequality—which is important for enforceability.
Economics & Business
Sep 25, 2025
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A new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has revealed how Lady Godiva's legendary naked ride nearly 1,000 years ago continues to inspire protest, art and popular culture today.
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2025
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