'Christians airbrushed women out of history'
A band of forgotten women were hugely influential in the rise of Christianity, a five-year study has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2013
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IRS disproportionately audits Black taxpayers, finds paper
Researchers have long wondered if the IRS uses its audit powers equitably. And now we have learned that it does not.
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2023
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Probing Question: Why is the census important?
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a mammoth task: counting all of the people living in the United States and recording basic information such as age, sex, and race. The United States' founders thought these ...
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2009
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'Anumeric' people: What happens when a language has no words for numbers?
Numbers do not exist in all cultures. There are numberless hunter-gatherers embedded deep in Amazonia, living along branches of the world's largest river tree. Instead of using words for precise quantities, these people rely ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2017
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Atheists thought immoral, even by fellow atheists: study
A unusual social study has revealed that atheists are more easily suspected of vile deeds than Christians, Muslims, Hindus or Buddhists—strikingly, even by fellow atheists, researchers said Monday.
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Aug 7, 2017
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Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago, claims new study
Recent research has hypothesized that the earliest evidence of human lip kissing originated in a very specific geographical location in South Asia 3,500 years ago, from where it may have spread to other regions, simultaneously ...
Archaeology
May 18, 2023
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Experts discover new gait pattern among top Russian officials
Experts have discovered a new gait pattern among several well-known top Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The authors term this "gunslinger's gait" because it may be ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2015
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Is social networking making us stupid?
In a study published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface scientists have found that whilst mass connectivity through social media and the internet makes us look smarter it might be making us stupider.
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2014
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Researchers find patterns of handgun carrying among youth in rural areas, building foundation for injury prevention
The first results of research led by the University of Washington into handgun carrying by young people growing up in rural areas has found six distinct patterns for when and how often these individuals carry a handgun.
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2022
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At any point in life, people spend their time in 25 places
At any given time, people regularly return to a maximum of 25 places. This is the finding of a scientific study that reveals entirely new aspects of human behavior.
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2018
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