Three big numbers that tell the story of secularization in America
About six months ago, Americans' belief in God hit an all-time low.
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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Political orientation—not party—predicts political tolerance: Study
In an age of high political polarization in the United States, the popular narrative often focuses on an "us versus them" battle between the two major political parties, each accusing the other of intolerance.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2022
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Mass shootings: Diametrically opposed social media users starting to agree that enough is enough
Schoolchildren huddled in Uvalde, Tex. classrooms as classmates and teachers are cut down by a rogue gunman. A peaceful weekend afternoon at a Buffalo, N.Y. grocery store interrupted by a white supremacist who sprays the ...
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2022
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What Americans hear about social justice at church, and what they do about it
On June 5, 2020, it had been just over a week since a white Minnesota police officer, Derek Chauvin, killed George Floyd, an unarmed, African American man. Protests were underway outside Central United Methodist Church, an ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2021
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Communication researcher shows free will is key to combat online extremism
Douglas Wilbur '14, a visiting Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Communication at UTSA, has published a study that shows how researchers can craft message campaigns to protect individuals from adopting extremist views.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2021
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Being highly educated not a curb to bigger families for religious women, study suggests
The trend for highly-educated women to have fewer children isn't seen among those who are religious, new analysis suggests.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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Voter participation predicts compliance with social distancing
Americans who vote are more likely to practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic than people with a lower sense of civic duty—regardless of political affiliation, according to a new study involving Washington ...
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2020
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Study scrutinizes hidden marketing relationships on social media
Federal regulators require social media personalities to alert their viewers to promotional payments for products and gadgets shown on their channels, but an analysis by Princeton University researchers shows that such disclosures ...
Internet
Dec 13, 2018
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A new app pays you for product recommendations
Don't try to make money off my online behavior—unless, of course, I get a commission.
Internet
Sep 24, 2018
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Adult chimpanzees play more than adult lowland gorillas in captivity
Play is more frequent in captive adult chimpanzees than in captive adult lowland gorillas, according to a study published March 7, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Giada Cordoni and Elisabetta Palagi from Univerity ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2018
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