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Sociology
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Let the data talk: embrace exploratory research
Attending a psychology conference this month, I was struck by an unsettling trend in social-science research. The abstract…
Why forecast an election that’s too close to call?
Four years ago, The Economist magazine asked me to construct a model for forecasting the results of the…
‘Look twice and forgive once’ when judging social behaviour
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 23 October 2024 How should people judge someone when they know a lot about that person’s…
How ‘green’ electricity from wood harms the planet — and people
The town of Hamlet, North Carolina, seemed to hit the jackpot in September 2014. After the community had…
‘It can feel like there’s no way out’ — political scientists face pushback on their work
Like many in the United States, Kate Starbird saw a surge in misinformation in the build-up to the…
Misunderstanding the harms of online misinformation
Myers, S. L. How social media amplifies misinformation more than information. The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/technology/misinformation-integrity-institute-report.html (13 October…
Long online discussions are consistently the most toxic
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 16 April 2024 An ambitious investigation has analysed discourse on eight social-media platforms, covering a vast…
How a tree-hugging protest transformed Indian environmentalism
Fifty years ago this week, Gaura Devi, an ordinary woman from a nondescript village in India, hugged a…
the researchers taking action over climate change
Climate scientist Peter Kalmus is freaked out. And he thinks everyone should be just as alarmed as he…
The rising distress among Latinos in the U.S. amidst deportation fears
Changes to the social and political landscape between 2011-2018, with dramatic events such as DACA rule changes, new…