People around the globe often depend on informal financial arrangements, borrowing and lending money through social networks. Understanding this sheds light on local economies and helps fight poverty.
Social Sciences
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A devastating hurricane transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of interacting with others, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2024
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Most people have heard the famous phrase "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Now, Northwestern University researchers have used statistical physics to confirm the theory that underlies this famous axiom. The study, "Proper ...
Mathematics
May 3, 2024
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More than a tenth of the world's billionaires have held or sought political office, according to a new study published in Perspectives on Politics.
Political science
Oct 30, 2023
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People judge members of their own circles more harshly than they judge individuals from other groups for the same transgressions, according to new Cornell University research.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2023
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Because literature and film so often depict nature as inherently unfair, people assume that animals live in a "dog-eat-dog world." Inequality might seem like an inevitable fact of life, but a new analysis of data for 66 species ...
Evolution
Oct 16, 2023
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Online gaming communities could be a vital lifeline for young men struggling silently with mental health issues, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2023
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The many personal, physical and social impacts of natural disasters disproportionately affect Black people, and such events can have political consequences for local governments regardless of constituents' political ideology, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2023
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Following the lockdowns and restrictions on public gatherings in the early days of COVID-19, the social networks of white, Black and Latino couples all shrank, UCLA psychologists report. But these networks shrank most significantly ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2023
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A trio of psychologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of York and Duke University has found that great apes may sometimes engage in reciprocal food exchange under the right circumstances. In their ...
