Social Sciences

According to research published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media, if you want to attract more interest on dating apps, don’t just list your best qualities in your profile—instead, tell a story about your […]

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called “game of kings” defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective of their skin color.This post was originally published […]

Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 […]

Panic buying doesn’t just respond to shortages—it creates them. And according to a University of the Sunshine Coast behavioral scientist, the lessons learned during COVID-19 remain critical for preventing future buying frenzies.This post was originally […]

Research by Cardiff University has found that playing with Barbie dolls can help reach key milestones in developing empathy and social understanding during childhood. Doll play was found to be beneficial for both boys and […]

If you’ve watched popular movies or television shows in the last decade, there’s a good chance you’ve found an Easter egg or two: not an actual brightly colored egg but a subtle reference to another […]

Whether you’re striding with purpose, swaggering with confidence, or trudging slowly along the street, the way you walk can reveal how you’re feeling, according to new research published in the journal Royal Society Open Science. […]

Young people around the world are increasingly suffering from anxiety disorders. A team from the Mental Health Research and Treatment Center (FBZ) at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has investigated how this development correlates to changes […]

Each March, many of the country’s most selective colleges and universities release their admissions decisions, reviving debates over the roles of race, wealth and privilege—and putting Americans’ cultural obsession with rankings back in the spotlight.This […]

It’s called the infinite scroll—a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads content as you reach the bottom of the page. Handy? Yes. Clever? Also yes. Devious? Very […]