Social Science

Prestigious Publications Make it Difficult for Scientists Who Don’t Understand English to Get Published, Research Reveals

Prestigious Publications Make it Difficult for Scientists Who Don’t Understand English to Get Published, Research Reveals

For the first time in history, a single language has dominated worldwide scientific communication. However, the real production of knowledge remains a multilingual endeavor. The…
Cult Mentality: The Professor Makes an Important Discovery in Italy

Cult Mentality: The Professor Makes an Important Discovery in Italy

Douglas Boin, a history professor at Saint Louis University, made a major announcement at the Archaeological Institute of America’s annual meeting, revealing that he and…
According to a Recent Study, Families Will See Significant Shifts In The Next Years

According to a Recent Study, Families Will See Significant Shifts In The Next Years

The number of relatives that an individual has is predicted to fall by more than 35% in the foreseeable future. At the same time, the…
Democratic Globalization

Democratic Globalization

Democratic globalization is a notion that promotes global governance and international collaboration with a focus on democratic values and participation. It is a social movement…
DNA Analysis of a 5,300-year-old Mummy Reveals That We Were Horribly Wrong About His Appearance

DNA Analysis of a 5,300-year-old Mummy Reveals That We Were Horribly Wrong About His Appearance

Pride is a perk. In an archaic world devoid of fundamental security such as water, food, shelter, or reparative legislation, survival required letting go of…
A New Study Connects Insulin Resistance, Advanced Cell Aging, and Childhood Poverty

A New Study Connects Insulin Resistance, Advanced Cell Aging, and Childhood Poverty

There is some evidence suggesting that childhood poverty may contribute to insulin resistance and advanced cell aging. Several studies have shown that children growing up…
A Study Reveals Racial and Educational Disparities in Childbearing

A Study Reveals Racial and Educational Disparities in Childbearing

It’s well documented that there are significant disparities in childbearing patterns among different racial and ethnic groups, as well as between individuals with different levels…
A Single Alcoholic Beverage May Alter Brain Cells’ Mitochondrial Function Permanently

A Single Alcoholic Beverage May Alter Brain Cells’ Mitochondrial Function Permanently

According to new research, a single exposure to ethanol causes permanent changes to the neurons in both fruit flies and mice, leading to synaptic remodeling…
Six Things You Do Every Day That Science Can’t Explain

Six Things You Do Every Day That Science Can’t Explain

Science is fantastic. It’s what got us from dying from plague all the time in the middle Ages to only acquiring it extremely seldom in…
The Stories That Showed Science Was On Top Form This Year, Despite Gestures at Everything

The Stories That Showed Science Was On Top Form This Year, Despite Gestures at Everything

COVID has had yet another lengthy year; we have encountered a few new varieties (hello Gamma, Delta, and Omicron) and fought against them with large…
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