More people in the UK now access news online than on television, according to new survey data from the media regulator Ofcom. This is the first time Ofcom’s annual news consumption poll has found online […]
Research has been showing that women scientists continue to disappear from science at a significantly higher rate and in higher percentages than men. This is what social scientists have thought for decades—but this is no […]
Over the centuries, a flawed and controversial forensics tool known as the “floating lung test” or lung float test has sent innocent women accused of infanticide to the gallows.This post was originally published on this […]
Excessive regulatory burden causes economic harm and can undermine trust in government. Policymakers wishing to ease this should be more mindful of people’s differing responses to rules, says Ph.D. candidate Ritsart Plantenga in his dissertation.This […]
Russia’s war against Ukraine prompted hundreds of thousands of Russians to leave their country. Drawing on unique face-to-face surveys of Russian migrants in five different host countries, a new ZOiS report provides insights into the […]
Relying on wealthy, largely white donors for funding can lead nonprofits that run after-school programs for low-income children of color to feel pressured to skew their priorities. In part because of class and racial differences, […]
Kamala Harris is at the top of a major party ticket running for president. Some people have celebrated her candidacy, hoping that it will excite voters enough to elect the first woman president.This post was […]
Stories of self-doubt are common among engineering students. That was a key finding of a study conducted recently at Boise State University by a team of researchers.This post was originally published on this site
The Zoom meeting window opens, immediately revealing scores of smiling or anxious faces. Some people have quirky backgrounds; some are in the same room as friends and family, who appear occasionally on camera. The South […]
A recent University of Melbourne study published in Architecture has found secondary students at some of Brisbane and Melbourne’s new inner-city “vertical schools” craved outdoor green spaces to help them feel connected to their environment […]
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