Social Sciences

This area deals with the latest developments in the field of empirical and theoretical research as it relates to the structure and function of institutes and systems, their social interdependence and how such systems interact with individual behavior processes.

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Fixating on faces

New research from Caltech now shows that the activation of face cells depends highly on where you are paying attention–it is not enough for a face to simply…

Internet use in class tied to lower test scores

Michigan State University researchers studied laptop use in an introductory psychology course and found the average time spent browsing the web for…

Geographers provide new insight into commuter megaregions of the US

Geographers from Dartmouth College and the University of Sheffield provide new insight into the economic geography of commuter megaregions in the U.S., by…

Sustainable Development Goals lead to lower population growth

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the UN in 2015 for the period up to 2030 would lead to a global population of between 8.2 to 8.7…

Individual lifespans are becoming more similar

On average, as lives get longer, the difference in the age at which people die becomes smaller. By analyzing data from 44 countries, researchers have now…

New population data provide insight on aging, migration

The European Demographic Datasheet 2016, produced by demographers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and the Vienna Institute of…

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