
New IPCC Report Looks at Neglected Element of Climate Action: People
For the first time, the report includes a chapter devoted to the social aspects of climate mitigation

New IPCC Report Looks at Neglected Element of Climate Action: People
For the first time, the report includes a chapter devoted to the social aspects of climate mitigation

How Do We End Wars? A Peace Researcher Puts Forward Some Innovative Approaches
Young people and women need to be more involved in a continual process of averting armed conflict


People, Not Science, Decide When a Pandemic Is Over
Historians of the 1918 influenza pandemic discuss lessons for what the future of COVID might look like

How a Virus Exposed the Myth of Rugged Individualism
Humans evolved to be interdependent, not self-sufficient

Citizen Militias in the U.S. Are Moving toward More Violent Extremism
In some members, a longing for “simpler” times is giving rise to deadly activities

Your Boss Wants to Spy on Your Inner Feelings
Tech companies now use AI to analyze your feelings in job interviews and public spaces. But the software seems prone to racial, cultural and gender bias

The Psychological Differences between Those Who Love and Loathe Black Friday Shopping
Some people are more “task-oriented,” while others focus more on making social connections

Confronting the Political Determinants of Gun Violence
Addressing health inequities in the U.S. requires social and historical context

The Pandemic Caused a Baby Bust, Not a Boom
Birth rates in many high-income countries declined in the months following the first wave, possibly because of economic uncertainty

Why We Rally around Some Social Issues and Not Others
The answer involves an experiment with strange results and a dive into irrationality

The Time to Dismantle the Racial Structures That Pervade Global Science Is Now
Sociologist Anthony Ryan Hatch believeswe must make the conversation around race and STEM a priority in academia

When Racism Waits along the Academic Path
For structural engineer and entrepreneur Nehemiah Mabry, a racist remark made to him in graduate school provided all the motivation he needed to open doors into academia for others