Parents are Less Stressed in Paid Work
A psychology study by social scientist, Professor Sarah Damaske and colleagues finds people have lower levels of stress at home than at their paid work.
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Economics for Social Infrastructure
In 2013 Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argued Australia is overly focused on debt without putting this into international context.
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Social Function of Storytelling
Did you know that the single most common social activity across tribal societies is storytelling?
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Music Literacy and Social Mobility
A study published in Social Science Quarterly shows that music lessons outside of school have a positive effect on literacy and math.
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Latinas in Technology
Luz Rivas is helping to bring technology and education to young Latinas in under-served communities.
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Noam Chomsky on Language Use and Design
Noam Chomsky on Language Use and Design: conflicts and their significance.
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Corporate Activism
A study by sociologist Sarah Soule and another follow up study co-authored with Professor of Business Mary-Hunter McDonald, find that activists who buy shares as a way of pressuring companies to be more environmentally responsible, have great outcomes.
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“A language dies every 14 days.
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What percentage of our brain do humans use?
What percentage of our brain do humans use?
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Why the Media Gets Social Science So Wrong
June 2014 was a bad month for media stories about social science. First, a study examined how gendered expectations affect the public’s interpretation of severe weather warnings about hurricanes. Second, a story rebounded around the world that wrongly associated domestic violence to marital status.
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