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How humans across cultures and historical periods conceptualize relationships
Throughout the course of their lives, humans are known to establish and navigate an intricate web of social relationships, ranging from friendships to family bonds, romances, acquaintances, professional relationships and, ...
Tweeted metaphors shape views about immigration, study finds
People with strong political views about immigration can wield significant influence by crafting tweets laden with metaphors, shaping how others grasp this hotly contested issue.
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2025
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Personal trainers work unpaid 'like medieval serfs,' research says
Personal trainers are suffering headaches and sleeping problems from the corrosive effect of working long hours to make a living, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2025
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Even atheists in secular countries show intuitive preferences for religious belief
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that atheists in some of the world's most secular countries show an intuitive preference for religious belief over atheism.
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2025
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Lyft drivers study reveals racial profiling by law enforcement
A team of management researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found that minority Lyft drivers in Florida are more likely to be stopped and ticketed for speeding and to be more highly fined than white ...
Fitting the 'missing puzzle pieces'—research sheds light on the deep history of social change in West Papua
Owing to its violent political history, West Papua's vibrant human past has long been ignored.
Archaeology
Mar 28, 2025
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Researchers probe over-representation of Black families in Ontario's child welfare system
Researchers at the University of Toronto's Youth Wellness Lab say they've identified key policies and practices that are contributing to the over-representation of Black children and families in Ontario's child welfare system.
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2025
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Smartphone bans alone fail to equip children for healthy use of technology, say experts
Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for healthy use of technology, argues a group of international experts in The BMJ.
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2025
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Partisan divide in perceptions of Ford-Kavanaugh hearings revealed
A newly-published study in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin provides insight into how Democrats and Republicans viewed the 2018 Senate hearings on sexual assault allegations against then-Supreme Court ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2025
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Is AI the new research scientist? Not so, according to a human-led study
In a comprehensive study examining the capabilities of artificial intelligence in academic research, University of Florida researchers have found that while AI can be a valuable assistant, it falls short of replacing human ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2025
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Canada's housing crisis is preventing millions from forming the households they want
Rising rents and housing shortages aren't just making it harder for young Canadians to find a place of their own—they're fundamentally changing how families live together, according to new research from the University of ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2025
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Kids and the internet: How our new tool assesses children's 'digital maturity'
Technology is so ingrained in our lives that most children today are "digital natives." Indeed, they might "speak" digital before they even learn a language, and digital natives are often asked to educate older "digital immigrants," ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2025
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Medical students support tattoo removal for adults impacted by the justice system
A study by University of California San Diego School of Medicine described a novel medical student service-learning initiative that provides free laser tattoo removal services for justice-impacted adults reintegrating into ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2025
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Happy job, happy life? Works both ways, new research shows
A major new international study exploring the long-term relationship between job and life satisfaction shows that personal happiness is the major driver for a satisfying work life, not the other way around.
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2025
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Conserving our cultural record is more important than ever, expert argues
We live in a world where misinformation spreads easily, deepfakes blur reality and political spin reshapes narratives. So, our ability to verify accurate information has never been more critical.
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2025
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Do narrow‑minded search algorithms cause polarized perceptions?
Tulane University and the University of Chicago researchers have conducted research demonstrating that user search habits and the relevance‑based optimization of search engines contribute to the reinforcement of existing ...
Report: Bridge collapse impacts daily lives of nearly half of Baltimore residents
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse continues to impact the daily lives of nearly half of Baltimore-area residents, a new report from Johns Hopkins University's 21st Century Cities Initiative has found.
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2025
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Role models. Peer pressure. Rewards. What really gets people to act more sustainably?
Lauren Click founded a nonprofit a few years ago offering free composting education to schools around the country. Today, 112 schools participate, yet she can't get her boyfriend to properly separate his trash at home in ...
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2025
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Blaming absent dads for the crisis of masculinity is too simplistic. Many men want to be more involved
Fatherlessness and a lack of male role models are often cited as causes of an apparent crisis of masculinity among boys. This is not new. These arguments have been made for nearly half a century, both in the UK and the US, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2025
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Globalization of production undermines unions, study finds
Organized labor, in the form of unionization, has declined dramatically in wealthy democratic countries (rich democracies) over the past 50 years. The United States is among countries showing the greatest reduction, with ...
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2025
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