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Study of Tommy Robinson's social media reveals how online influencers mobilize supporters without direct calls to action
New research from the University of Bath reveals that online influencers can mobilize followers and legitimize harmful behaviors without ever issuing explicit instructions, offering fresh insight into how digital platforms ...
Social Sciences
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A fixation with 'toxic leaders' ignores wider truth behind corporate scandals
A new study, published in the British Journal of Management, examines the high-profile cases of Theranos, Purdue Pharma, Enron, and Wirecard, and claims that the desire to pin the blame on individuals has allowed the systemic ...
Social Sciences
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New study reveals the depth of children's nuclear anxiety
As geopolitical tensions rise globally, a new study published in Critical Studies on Security warns that the shadow of the "mushroom cloud" is weighing heavily on the next generation. The research paper, titled "Mushrooms, ...
Social Sciences
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World's largest study of human flourishing opens its data to the public
The Global Flourishing Study (GFS), the most comprehensive empirical investigation of human flourishing ever undertaken, has made its first two waves of data publicly available through the Center for Open Science at no cost ...
Social Sciences
8 hours ago
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Online comments can shape how political social media content is perceived
Online comments can shape how social media content about politics is perceived, even when people's opinions are hard to change, a new study shows. The new research suggests that while attitudes may be stable, the way people ...
Social Sciences
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Plagiarized research passed automated tests, and I detected it—but only because it copied my work
Earlier this year, I published a paper on the ethics of researching military populations. The core argument was straightforward: the standard rules researchers follow to protect participants—for example, informed consent ...
Social Sciences
20 hours ago
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From joyrides to assault, 'crimefluencer' networks are coercing young people into breaking the law
You have probably never heard the term "crimefluencer." These are members of decentralized online crime networks who take crime content and amplify it to build notoriety and status in their online communities.
Social Sciences
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Should emojis be used in workplace communications?
When people interact in person, subtle signals like facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice play a crucial role in communicating intent and meaning, whereas written communications lack these nonverbal cues and ...
Social Sciences
23 hours ago
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Why some bosses reward 'dark traits' at work, and what it costs later
If you ever wondered why the most ruthless characters in corporate dramas, such as Succession, keep rising to the top, new research from the UBC Sauder School of Business suggests that dynamic is not just a TV trope. The ...
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2026
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Can serendipity be harnessed? Reflecting on unplanned outcomes offers benefits
Superglue, penicillin, X-rays, the pacemaker: All are examples of "happy accidents"—inventions by individuals trying to do one thing, and winding up with something superior to the original objective.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2026
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Absinthe: What the ban on France's aromatic spirit teaches us about modern-day blaming and shaming
The potent emerald-green blend of wormwood, green anise and fennel, known as "the Green Fairy," was once celebrated by French society, including artists from Baudelaire to Van Gogh. By the early 1900s, France consumed more ...
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2026
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Climate change does not polarize opinions: 'In fact, we are increasingly in agreement'
Differences of opinion on climate change among the Dutch have not increased over the past 40 years; in fact, they have decreased, according to a study conducted by sociologists Anuschka Peelen and Jochem Tolsma of Radboud ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2026
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Swipe right? Dating apps linked to body image pressures
Bumble, Tinder or Hinge—they're the fast-paced, image-driven dating platforms millions rely on to find everything from love to a late-night fling. But new Adelaide University research suggests they may also be undermining ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2026
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Would you spread pain to be fair? fMRI study tests moral choices in ice water
When making ethical decisions, university students appear to prioritize fairness and the fate of the worst-off over either reducing total harm or obeying unconditional moral precepts, according to a study published in PNAS ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2026
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The hidden workload behind burnout: Why unpaid work may worsen women's mental health
Mental load, invisible work, "the extra shift"; no matter the newly coined term, unpaid work in the domestic sphere, predominantly done by women, is a hidden burden eating away at the sleep and mental health of those tasked ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2026
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Ranks of Disparity: New approach fixes flaw in fairness algorithms
As organizations increasingly rely on algorithms to rank candidates for jobs, university spots, and financial services, a new method, named hyperFA*IR, offers a more principled approach when picking candidates based on a ...
Mathematics
Apr 7, 2026
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Green skepticism indirectly reduces intention to purchase sustainable products, says study
Skepticism about claims regarding sustainability reduces consumers' intentions to purchase sustainable products by weakening two important drivers of green consumption: people's willingness to look for trustworthy environmental ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2026
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Why we're skeptical of the emotions we see on our screens
If you've poured your heart out on social media about a political issue, it might have felt cathartic—but likely was not persuasive, Cornell research finds. Americans are skeptical of emotional comments they see in their ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2026
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Do you see faces in the clouds? Researchers examine pareidolia
Humans are masters of seeing faces in any old thing—a handbag, TV static, toasted white bread. Scientists want to know why. A few years ago, as the category 5 Hurricane Milton bore down on the Florida coast, the internet ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2026
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Natural disasters trigger 69% surge in public protests across Latin America, research finds
When a natural disaster strikes a Latin American community, the damage doesn't stop at downed power lines and flooded streets. A new study finds that disasters trigger a 69% spike in public protests in affected districts, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2026
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