Social Sciences

The room is crowded and noisy. There are conversations all around, and the residual smell of popcorn and beer hangs in the air. Yet two women meeting for the first time can judge within minutes […]

Professional sports teams focused on outreach to their local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic instead of focusing solely on protecting their business models, according to a University of Michigan study.This post was originally published on […]

Men experiencing intimate partner violence turn to harmful coping strategies due to limited services and persistent social stigma, according to a new Simon Fraser University study.This post was originally published on this site

Imagine being a therapist and sitting across from a client who casually admits to kicking their dog. They kick until the dog stops barking.This post was originally published on this site

Tightly connected communities tend to be more resilient when facing extreme events such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods or wildfires, says Jose Ramirez-Marquez, who develops metrics to analyze, quantify and ultimately improve performance of urban systems.This […]

For some people, protests don’t seem like rational and responsible forms of political participation in a democratic system. According to the latest World Values Survey (2017–2022), 28.6% of Canadians and 27.7% of Americans said they […]

In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours of March 27, 2025, Pikachu was spotted fleeing the police, making a getaway as fast as his short yellow legs could waddle.This post was originally published on this […]

While pornography has been present throughout human history in various forms, such as ancient erotic art to more modernized motion pictures, research shows an increase in use over recent decades given the rise of technology […]

A “remarkable” transformation is underway in American religious life, Cornell-led research finds. Large numbers are leaving organized religion—not in favor of secular rationality, but to pursue spirituality in ways that better align with their individual […]

At the University of Virginia, assistant professor of classics Inger Kuin explores the intellectual history of ancient Greece and Rome. Within her research, she studies the role of humor in classical thought, even teaching a […]