Emotional reactions to climate change may lead to specific policy preferences, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Climate by Teresa A. Myers of George Mason University and colleagues.
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2024
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How would an armed conflict, an epidemic, or a flood affect the economy? "Being able to assess—perhaps even predict—the economic impact of such crises is essential when it comes to mitigating and counteracting the damage," ...
Economics & Business
Mar 27, 2024
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Supreme Court deliberations happen behind closed doors. Can we peek behind them using the voting record? Employing techniques from statistical physics and complexity science, Eddie Lee, a postdoctoral researcher at the Complexity ...
Political science
Mar 20, 2024
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Many of us know that Finland is steadily ranked as the happiest country in the world. The basis for this is the annual World Happiness Report, which is based on a simple question about happiness asked to people around the ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2024
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Published in Nature, a new study has identified recurring, 'toxic' human conversation patterns on social media, which are common to users irrespective of the platform used, the topic of discussion, and the decade in which ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2024
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Recently, fundamental tenets of democracy have come under threat, from attempts to overturn the 2020 election to mass closures of polling places.
Political science
Mar 18, 2024
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Hate speech incidents are widespread in all areas of society and are often unchallenged by uninvolved bystanders. LMU researchers have investigated what significance the reactions of bystanders to verbal hate attacks have ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2024
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Science is one of the most highly regarded institutions in America, with nearly three-quarters of the public expressing "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of confidence in scientists. But confidence in science has nonetheless ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2024
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New York City ranks in the top 15% safest of more than 800 U.S. cities, according to a pioneering new analysis from researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, suggesting the effectiveness of the city's efforts to mitigate ...
Social Sciences
Feb 29, 2024
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Think before you click. That's the advice from Alexander Stewart, Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St Andrews, whose research indicates inattentive readers are more likely to click ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2024
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