Social Sciences

Some situations in life are zero-sum. On Super Bowl Sunday, two teams take the field but only one will emerge victorious, Vince Lombardi Trophy in hand. In a presidential election, only one candidate can win […]

Switching off can be surprisingly expensive. Much like the smoking cessation boom of the 1990s, the digital detox business—spanning hardware, apps, telecoms, workplace wellness providers, digital “well-being suites” and tourism—is now a global industry in […]

Despite decades of commitments to gender equality, women remain marginalized in news media. According to the latest report of the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP)—the largest research study on gender equality in the media—women constitute […]

Criminal networks are known for their ability to reorganize and continue operating even after major law enforcement crackdowns. New research from the University of Amsterdam’s Informatics Institute and Institute for Advanced Study shows why: The […]

About 5.7 million Australians speak a language other than English at home. Most multilingual children spend their school days speaking English and during term-time, home languages often take a back seat. So holidays—particularly the long […]

What some school boards now call the “winter break,” over the days leading up to and after Christmas, is approaching.This post was originally published on this site

Loneliness is the pain we feel when our social connections fall short of fulfilling our needs. At its core, it reflects a fundamental human need: to feel close to and connected with others. But it […]

If you’re driving home for Christmas (insert Chris Rea earworm here)—and by that I mean the old family home—you’re likely to be experiencing a familiar mix of excited anticipation and faint dread of being trapped […]

A risk evaluation aimed at helping protect women from domestic violence is working but could be improved to help more victims, according to researchers.This post was originally published on this site

Americans overestimate online toxicity, believing 43% of Reddit users post severely toxic comments when only 3% actually do, and this misperception inculcates pessimism about society.This post was originally published on this site