Social Sciences

Framing environmental risks in terms of how much time is left, rather than a future date, makes them feel more urgent and increases public engagement.This post was originally published on this site

In the mid-19th century, the remote island of St. Helena, located about 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Africa, became a receiving point for thousands of enslaved Africans rescued from illegal slave […]

Consumers have been quick to reject problematic sexual content since the #MeToo movement began in 2018, and new research from the University of Arizona concludes that sentiment has affected their wallets. When small changes can […]

Conceived by famed sociologist Paula England in the mid-1990s, occupational devaluation theory helps explain why workers in occupations with more women get paid less than workers in occupations with more men.This post was originally published […]

For decades, scientists have disputed the meaning of the weapons found in the burial chambers of some ancient Egyptian princesses. Were they symbolic or practical tools? Now, a reassessment of five royal women’s mummies from […]

A new study published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living shows that Finnish golf players spend approximately €330 million on golf annually and that this generates an estimated benefit to society almost twice as […]

Thousands of the world’s languages remain largely invisible to modern translation technology, but researchers and students at Brigham Young University are working to change that. Through a project called Pathsay, students in the BYU MATRIX […]

Austria suggests that water plays a much more complex and profound role in older women’s lives than previously recognized.This post was originally published on this site

In everyday life, people often joke about “stalking” someone on social media or describe someone’s behavior as a bit “stalky.” But these casual uses of the word can blur the reality of stalking as a […]

Playing board games can be fun, challenging, infuriating and a great way to pass the time. They can also help scientists understand how we solve new problems.This post was originally published on this site