For years social scientists have grappled with the question of why men receive far more media coverage than women, and now a new study reveals the answer.
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2015
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A new study finds that many U.S. adults—roughly one in five—are deeply religious, know a lot about science, and support many practical uses of science and technology in everyday life, but reject scientific explanations ...
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2015
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While the tragic shooting in Arizona has spotlighted the vitriol that seems to pervade political commentary, objective research examining the scope of this disturbing phenomenon has been lacking. In the first published study ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2011
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A team of researchers from Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Lancaster University and the Open University has found that when people lie to someone, they tend to mimic that person's body movements. In their paper published ...
New research has analysed the mood of Twitter users in the UK and detected various changes in the mood of the public. In particular, the researchers observed a significant increase in negative mood, anger and fear, coinciding ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 16, 2012
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As US election day approaches, "Twitter bombs" are expected to fly as part of efforts to swing votes in a close race.
Internet
Nov 4, 2012
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For more than half a century, many social scientists and urban geographers interested in modeling the movement of people and goods between cities, states or countries have relied on a statistical formula called the gravity ...
Mathematics
Feb 27, 2012
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Many scientists today have embraced social media as tools to communicate their research and to engage broader audiences in scientific discovery and its outcomes. But the rise of the "social media scientist" has also led communicators ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2019
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The college admissions cheating scandal has outraged millions, bringing to light the gaps between the privileged and less privileged citizens. Being a social scientist who studies societal origins of economic and health inequalities, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2019
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While government officials have argued that "enhanced interrogation techniques" are necessary to protect American citizens, the effectiveness of such techniques has been debated. According to a recent study, when torture ...
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2012
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