Social Sciences

Parents struggle to help teens deal with online racism. Online racism is different from in-person racism because the people behaving that way usually hide behind fake names, making it hard to stop them. Studies found […]

The rapid rise of social media has enabled real-time interaction among users, accelerating and complicating the ways emotions influence human behavior. Yet the specific mechanisms through which emotions are transmitted and tied to viewer responses, […]

It feels like there are so many things constantly vying for our attention: the sharp buzz of the phone, the low hum of social media, the unrelenting flood of emails, the endless carousel of content.This […]

In the age of smartphones, tablets and laptops, distractions are everywhere. As more screens compete for our attention, advertisers are struggling to deliver ads that cut through the noise. But new research from Temple University’s […]

A new study from the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s Business School and the University of Zurich has traced a two-decade shift in how employers in Switzerland describe the “ideal worker,” revealing early […]

On a summer evening in San Francisco, JT Mason went to dinner with five complete strangers, confident he would have a good time thanks to careful guest selection by a new type of app for […]

Three months ago, you left your country fearing for your life. Now, you’re learning to navigate a new city, where the street signs are in a new language. You’re learning to navigate social interactions that […]

Long-term relationships built on a foundation of trust between communities, researchers and the natural world can transform science, education and climate adaptation. That is the central message of a study published in Emotion, Space and […]

Every weekend, thousands of New Zealand children pull on team jerseys, play on well-kept fields, and benefit from the quiet dedication of volunteers. Few stop to think about where the money comes from for uniforms, […]

Home-based working in the UK has been declining since the peak of the COVID pandemic—from 49% of the working population at its height to around 14% now.This article is brought to you by this site.