Social Sciences

New Macquarie University research shows a clear shift in the language young Australians find most offensive, with discriminatory terms now topping the list of expressions considered socially unacceptable.This post was originally published on this site

A new study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals what drives investors to put their money behind business start-ups.This post was originally published on this site

We often hear about workplace stress affecting frontline police officers, but it is important to understand how different types of stress experienced by staff in specialist roles such as forensic services impact their well-being.This post […]

A new study has uncovered the hidden burden of the financial and practical support many Australian parents are bearing for their adult children—revealing it as not only widespread, but significantly impacting the lives and futures […]

The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror attacks or nuclear accidents with a dread risk response. This intense fear […]

A few seconds of personal disclosure can shape how students experience an entire course, according to new research in CBE—Life Sciences Education from the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University.This post was originally […]

New research reveals that people find AI-delivered political arguments convincing. This could help bridge political divides—or fuel polarization.This post was originally published on this site

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t be said when we’re asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours […]

A new setup for social games suggests that when people are given the freedom to tailor their actions to different people in their networks, they become significantly more cooperative, trusting and fair.This post was originally […]

A new study led by the Rees Centre in the University of Oxford’s Department of Education challenges how success is defined for young people leaving the care system, revealing that official metrics often fail to […]