Social Sciences

At some point, all people with dementia must stop driving due to the impact of cognitive impairment on skills critical for safe driving—but when is the right time, and how should this sensitive matter be […]

Have you ever found yourself listening to someone share their good news and felt pressure to respond with excitement, even if you didn’t feel particularly enthusiastic? Does that pressure feel even greater when the person […]

In 2012, I began an interview study with two multilingual language learners, focusing on their motivations for learning languages. It eventually developed into a nine-year longitudinal study.This post was originally published on this site

Why can’t a flight jacket be pink or purple? That was the question a 6-year-old girl asked her mother, Kellie Gerardi, an astronaut, researcher and science communicator. When Gerardi later appeared in a TV interview […]

“The Traitors” has become essential viewing for millions of fans. The TV game show, in which a group of “faithfuls” try to identify a smaller number of hidden traitors, is all about truth and lies.This […]

The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into 2026, with millions of Ukrainians displaced around the world. Many arrived in host countries with professional experience, degrees and specialized skills. Yet displacement often leaves highly educated refugees […]

When it comes to mental health, it may not be how much time you have that matters, but rather how you feel about the time you have. That’s one key takeaway of a new University […]

On the surface, posting online reviews looks like a win-win activity. It helps both businesses we like and people who might frequent them. But although posting reviews can benefit others, it can also put us […]

The physical, cognitive and emotional loads of running a household should be recognized when examining the health of a couple’s relationship, new research has found. A University of Queensland study examined the “tri-load” of household […]

What kind of society would you rather live in: an equal one where everyone is just about getting by? Or an unequal one where most people are doing substantially better, but a small group consistently […]