Social Sciences

The hidden ethical costs of workaholism have been highlighted in a recent study led by Aston University and University of Leipzig scholars.This post was originally published on this site

I broke its neck. When making a vase at the potter’s wheel, I torqued its slippery neck clear off the pot as I tried to thin it into a graceful curve.This post was originally published […]

Longstanding workplace issues such as mistreatment, the normalization of toxic behavior and a lack of accountability for workplace culture have fueled a growing trend known as revenge quitting.This post was originally published on this site

Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One area that hasn’t been explored much yet is how extreme weather events are creating conditions for a rise in modern slavery.This […]

The incarceration rate of Black Americans has fallen sharply in the 21st century, according to a new study, but the trend has coincided with a rise in imprisonment of white Americans with no college education.This […]

Citizen science projects are meant to involve the public in research, but researchers are starting to ask if the name itself is exclusionary. Could “citizen” discourage Indigenous people and immigrants from participating? Does “science” scare […]

Developmental psychologists like Catarina Vales want to know how kids understand the world.This post was originally published on this site

The ageist and sexist trope of the cougar, milf, or Mrs. Robinson—a desperate older woman pursuing a relationship with a younger, less interested man—is being challenged by a spate of Hollywood movies pairing older women […]

Google recently became the latest multinational to abandon its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring mandates. This follows a broader trend among major corporations and a recent executive order by United States President Donald Trump.This […]

Late last year, ChatGPT was used by a Victorian child protection worker to draft documents. In a glaring error, ChatGPT referred to a “doll” used for sexual purposes as an “age-appropriate toy.” Following this, the […]