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With solo living on the rise, more consumers are dining, traveling and spending on their own. Yet most brands still design their offerings year-round for couples.
Shared values between Māori and Asian communities can reduce the cultural distance between New Zealand and the region. But the government needs to authentically embrace tikanga Māori to benefit.
Many existing explainable artificial intelligence systems produce explanations that are tailored to individualist, typically western, populations.
Companies are using artificial intelligence to personalise products as consumers become more demanding about what they expect from big brands.
For some people, the decision over how to dispose of their body represents one last adventure – and one last consumer choice, a scholar explains.
You may feel little sympathy for people in the top bracket of earnings, but don’t let that stop you reading. Like it or not, their views and actions matter to everyone
Ayn Rand’s dystopian fable about government meddling in free-market arrangements remains hugely influential, including with Elon Musk. Donald Trump, too, is an Ayn Rand fan. Why is she so popular?
A scholar of yoga and meditation explains how yoga is part of humanity’s global heritage and what can be learned from its long and complex global history.
The Scottish economist dedicated his life’s work to understanding the consequences – moral, social and political – of capitalism. Both neoliberals and leftwingers claim his legacy.
Organizers across the US are finding innovative grassroots strategies for helping people thrive. Many of these ventures emphasize working together as part of communities and collective systems.
In this time of unrest, insecurity and fear, unions and their new, more diverse leadership offer a path to improving workers’ rights and repairing deep social and economic inequalities.
While neoliberalism has allowed U.S. markets to grow, the resultant stunted public health system left Americans to figure out how to protect themselves from COVID-19 and its fallout on their own.
The Democratic Alliance posters were not a bolt from the blue. They were consistent with messages the party’s current leadership has been sending out for some time.
In a new survey, Australians report a reduction in the quality and size of their friendships, not just during lockdowns, but months after they end.
It’s easy to assume that the practice has few, if any, downsides. But a new study explored some of its social repercussions.
A British literature scholar explains how philosopher John Locke’s theory of selfhood will not help the pandemic recovery, if individuals fail to see themselves as interconnected.
The word, which roughly translates to considering the needs of society above your own, has become a buzzword in Denmark.
Fostering an independent spirit and divergent thinking is useful economically, but may hinder rapid collective action and coordination.
Are we all in this together? Or looking after numero uno? Messages about isolation need to appeal to Australia’s individualistic culture - and they don’t have to come from the top.
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Professor of International Relations, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Tilburg University
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Professor of Personality Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, Bowdoin College
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Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Affairs, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University
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Research Associate, SAFE SEAS, University of Bristol
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Lecturer, Department of French, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Psychology, Washington State University
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Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Sociology, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in History, The Open University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University at Buffalo
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Senior Research Fellow, Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo