Social Sciences

Researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University have unveiled a new theory of interpersonal synchrony that redefines how we understand social coordination and its role in human interaction. Titled “A Theory of Flexible Multimodal Synchrony,” […]

In the corridors of British power, former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying: “Don’t give me problems, give me solutions.” The so-called Iron Lady, who died in 2013, had no truck with fault-finding […]

New sociological research finds that school segregation continues to widen racial achievement gaps among Black, Hispanic, and white students in U.S. public schools. Analyzing standardized test scores from millions of students, researchers concluded that these […]

Dads, if you are willing to take up the dishwashing sponge, toilet brush or spatula, there is a good chance you will be doing some national service: Boosting both the country’s low birth rate and […]

In 2021, a project at Singapore Management University (SMU) led by Jochen Reb, a Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources was awarded funding to create a 12-week undergraduate elective module—Mindfulness-Based Holistic Education (MBHE)—targeting final-year […]

Faced with a pile of loose, unsold single bananas, retailers can motivate customers to buy overlooked fruit by giving it emotional appeal, according to new research from the University of Bath’s School of Management.This post […]

Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, a researcher and organizational expert in the Florida State University College of Business, led a comprehensive study that challenges long-held assumptions about gender and leadership effectiveness.This post was originally published on this site

While powerful figures tend to take up the most space in our history books, the vast majority of people in the ancient world were regular working class folks, and most people’s lives revolved around the […]

A leading University of South Australia researcher is calling for greater media literacy, early in children’s formal education, as an ‘essential line of defense’ against online child abuse and sexual exploitation.This post was originally published […]

While some young people today feel they’re not ready to reach the “traditional” markers of maturity, a new book reveals adulthood has always been out of many people’s reach.This post was originally published on this […]