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Now that we’re in a post-truth world, a timely report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine highlights evidence for what works and what doesn’t when talking about science.
Could gay guys be the ultimate wing men for their straight, male friends?
Research has found people with relationship experience, all else being equal, tend to be more romantically desirable than people without relationship experience.
Social scientists investigate when and why liberals and conservatives mistrust science. The apparent split may be more about cultural and personal beliefs than feelings about science itself.
African academics living in the diaspora have access to resources that can really help their peers working on the continent.
The thousands of Wells Fargo low-wage employees who defrauded customers likely knew how it felt to face unfair overdraft fees or a deteriorating credit rating. So why did they do it?
Studies can’t predict an individual’s behavior. But meta-analyses of social science research turn up differences in men’s versus women’s leadership styles, on average.
On Twitter’s 10th birthday, we look at how researchers have used the platform for a range of studies, from predicting the next flu outbreak to identifying the happiest city in America.
It’s a common quirk of human psychology to make the mental leap that the way things are is the way things ought to be. New research into how we explain the world around us sheds light on the phenomenon.
Aggression against sexual minorities is rooted in society-level stigmas that devalue LGBT individuals.
The massacre at an Orlando gay club is a savage reminder that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people still face harsh prejudice in America and lack full equal protections under the law.
The relationship between social science research and advocates and policymakers is undermined if they cherry-pick evidence that supports their goals, ignoring the wider field.
African academics should be leading the pack when it comes to producing research and information about the continent. So what’s holding them back?
Scientists need to be comfortable dealing with subjective views, rather than empirical data, and people’s feelings to make progress in addressing climate change.
Research in the humanities, arts and social sciences is often driven by philosophies of social justice and public benefit, which don’t always sit comfortably with commercialisation.
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Professor of Psychology; Faculty Fellow Institute for Policy Research; Professor of Management and Organizations, Northwestern University
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Director of External Research for frank, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida
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Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Research Director, Center for Public Interest Communications, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Public Relations, Northern Illinois University
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Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
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Professor, History, Dean of Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Florida
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Ph.D. Student in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University
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Professor of Data Science; Director, Adelaide Data Science Centre, Adelaide University
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Assistant Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Durham University