First evidence that medieval plague victims were buried individually with ‘considerable care’
Credit: Mark Gridley In the mid-14th century Europe was devastated by a major pandemic - the Black Death - which ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
Study: A quarter of adults don’t want children — and they’re still happy
Credit: Creative commons via Pexels Parenting is one of life's greatest joys, right? Not for everyone. New research from Michigan ...
Lies to hide doping in professional sport
Göttingen University sports sociologist analyses false statements from professional cyclistsCredit: Reinold How do top athletes talk about doping when they ...
Computers predict people’s tastes in art
New study offers insight into how people make aesthetic judgmentsCredit: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Schillinger Do ...
How do we know where things are?
Study looks at how the visual system stabilizes what you see when you move your eyesCredit: Figure by P.Cavanagh Our ...
Drone footage reveals social secrets of killer whales
Credit: University of Exeter Killer whales have complex social structures including close "friendships", according to a new study that used ...
Medication may help heavy-drinking smokers improve their health
UCLA study provides evidence that varenicline can aid them in quitting smoking, reducing drinkingCredit: Elena Zhukova A recent UCLA clinical ...
Mary Foltz awarded Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowship to expand LGBTQ Archive
Lehigh University's Mary Foltz will serve as a scholar-in-residence at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, where she will work with the ...
Like night and day: Animal studies may not translate to humans without time considerations
In a recent survey of published animal studies, researchers at West Virginia University found disregarding the animals' circadian rhythms can ...
Cloud computing expands brain sciences
Leading neuroscientist collaborates with TACC to democratize the field, support infrastructureCredit: Franco Pestilli People often think about human behavior in ...
Three factors may predict college students’ loss of self-control, WVU study finds
The study, 'Predictors of initial status and change in self-control during the college transition,' observed 569 first-year students ages 18-19 ...
Holberg Prize to Martha C. Nussbaum and Griselda Pollock
The 2020 and 2021 Holberg Prizes were conferred upon Professor Griselda Pollock and Professor Martha C. Nussbaum, respectivelyCredit: Photo: Robert ...
Higher alcohol content beer popularity growing, as overall beer consumption down
Credit: Schiff, et al, Substance Use & Misuse, 2021. PITTSBURGH, June 10, 2021 - Americans are consuming more craft beer ...
More ‘fairness’ needed in conservation
Credit: Georgina Gurney / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. New research shows what is often assumed to ...