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Takeout meals serve as both reward and comfort after work, study finds

A unique study exploring popular ways to “self‑gift” has found that ordering a takeout meal is a preferred treat regardless of whether people have had a good or a bad day at work.This post was […]

What to know about the deal to keep TikTok in US

TikTok has at last finalized a deal to keep the popular video sharing platform operating in the U.S. after years of uncertainty, but questions remain about whether users’ experience will change and whether the changes […]

Meta pauses teen access to AI characters

Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday.This post was originally published on this site

Radicalism, extremism, fundamentalism: International study finds numerous commonalities—and certain differences

From a social sciences perspective, people with radical, extremist, or fundamentalist attitudes are similar in some respects: In most cases, they are younger and less educated men who feel that they are not taken seriously […]

Q&A: Fairness and well-being in society

When we assign work or chores in social units like our workplaces and households, feelings of unfairness are inevitable. While we hope to keep things fair, this can sometimes be difficult to achieve, and we […]

Reading how to be male: Boys’ literature reflects the rise of aggressive masculinity

There’s growing concern about the rise of harmful and aggressive forms of masculinity, whether at home, in schools or in public spaces.This post was originally published on this site

Q&A: Ethical, legal and social issues—what does it take for new technology to be accepted?

How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues are known as ethical, legal and social issues, or “ELSI” for short, and research on these issues […]

Most men do not subscribe to toxic masculinity traits, study finds

A growing niche space, the manosphere, has been taking shape in today’s online forums and social media, preaching an aggressive definition of what it means to be a man. It promotes traits such as misogyny, […]

Software engineering: How hybrid delivery systems adapt to real-world challenges

New research into project management in software engineering shows that the most successful systems are not the ones that follow a fixed blueprint from the start, but those that evolve in response to real challenges […]

Is an under-16 social media ban the right course?

Dr. Victoria Nash, associate professor and senior policy fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, researches the governance challenges of digital technologies, with a particular focus on online safety, content moderation and platform regulation.This post was […]