Wildfire evacuations: How our diverse experiences can strengthen disaster response
Wildfire affects us all differently. This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
Wildfire affects us all differently. This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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It could almost be the start of a joke: What do bats, priests and rabbis have in common? The answer: Their social networks can be traced using a new computer science tool called network analysis.
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2023
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Imagine moving from state to state while growing up in the U.S., transferring between high schools, and eventually attending college out of state. The first two events might seem disruptive, and the third involves departing ...
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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Many women will, at least temporarily, be the breadwinner at some point in their relationship. Changing employment trends and gender roles will affect many households. But our new peer-reviewed study shows that for heterosexual ...
Social Sciences
Jul 5, 2023
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Do you know someone who knows someone? We have all played this game, often to be amazed that despite the extreme scale of human society, random people can be linked through very small chains of acquaintances—typically, ...
Mathematics
Jun 26, 2023
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Social influence from phone communications is significant, reaching as far as four degrees of separation from the original caller, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, who developed ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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Social network companies use a variety of methods, such as a friend recommendation, to increase connectedness and user engagement within the network, but how each company does so effectively is not widely known.
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2023
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A network of over 60 international researchers has collaborated intensely over 18 months to identify knowledge gaps and opportunities needed to achieve a low-carbon transition in the Global South. They have developed an actionable ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2023
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Following the lockdowns and restrictions on public gatherings in the early days of COVID-19, the social networks of white, Black and Latino couples all shrank, UCLA psychologists report. But these networks shrank most significantly ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2023
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A Griffith-led study has found that traditional and digital social networks are key to improving community water management and sanitation in the Pacific.
Environment
May 31, 2023
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