A team of University of Virginia researchers has released the first-ever database of hurricane evacuation orders in the United States. By examining what has worked (and hasn't) in the face of oncoming hurricanes, leaders ...
Environment
Jul 18, 2024
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A recent University of Michigan study exposes a gap in sociology: a lack of focus on climate change.
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2024
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Black youth show up in emergency rooms with gunshot wounds or other violent injuries at an alarming and disproportionate rate in the United States. Some hospitals have violence interventions that can be effective in keeping ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2024
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More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, a trend that's expected to expand in coming years, according to the United Nations. The urbanization movement is especially stark in Japan, where only 8% of the ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2024
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I became newly worried about the state of democracy when, a few years ago, my mother was elected president of her neighborhood garden club.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2024
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Over 180 world leaders maintain social media accounts, and some of them issue policy warnings to rivals and the public on these platforms rather than relying on traditional government statements. How seriously do people take ...
Political science
May 29, 2024
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Heavy industries such as aviation and chemical manufacturing contribute to about 20% of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to depend on fossil fuels.
Environment
May 28, 2024
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In New Zealand, farmers and the largely urban general public are held to have differing views on what is meant by being a "good farmer." Anecdotally, farmers see themselves as stewards of the land for future generations, ...
Agriculture
May 27, 2024
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In the fight for a livable planet, we desperately need a fairer distribution of wealth and equal rights for all, argues anthropology professor Marja Spierenburg. She says, "That will also generate broad-based support for ...
Environment
May 22, 2024
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The number of individuals in the United States who do not identify as being part of any religion has grown dramatically in recent years, and "the nones" are now larger than any single religious group. According to the General ...
Social Sciences
May 7, 2024
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