Social Science
Small Farms, Big Stakes: How Smart Policy Makes Simple Technology Work for the Poor
A new comparative study of China and Tanzania finds that appropriate technology lifts smallholder farmers out of poverty only when...
Kindergartners Learn 3D Geometry Faster When They Design and Print Their Own Shapes
A mixed-methods study of 15 kindergartners found that a 3D modeling and printing program built around designing houses improved children's...
Ghana’s Illegal Gold Rush Is Wrecking Young Miners’ Bodies and Futures
A survey of 383 young illegal gold miners in Ghana's Amansie South District finds that over 82 percent report health...
Why the US, China and EU may doom global AI governance, and how to fix it
A new study argues that the non-cooperation of the United States, China and the European Union constitutes a collective action...
Dialogic Reading Boosts Vocabulary and Engagement in Bengali-Speaking Preschoolers
A new single-case study finds that dialogic reading improved vocabulary, alphabetic knowledge, and behavioral engagement in Bengali-speaking preschool dual language...
Social Distance, Not Fear, May Keep Japanese Adults From Mental Health Care
A national survey of Japanese adults finds that high desired social distance from people with mental illness, rather than perceived...
Six in Ten Women in Rural Indian District Lack Adequate Menstrual Health Knowledge
A survey of 403 women in Koch Bihar district, India, found that only 39.5 percent had adequate menstrual hygiene knowledge,...
Global governance insiders reveal how autonomous they really feel
A landmark survey of over 1,000 international organization staff reveals moderate perceived autonomy from member states and far fewer problems...
How Systemic Racism Became Sociology’s Unquestioned Default Explanation for Disparities
A new position paper in Theory and Society argues that American sociology treats systemic racism as a settled default explanation...
Toilets Under the Microscope: Global Study Maps 77 Years of Sanitation Research and Finds Gender Gaps
A new bibliometric analysis of 1,614 documents published between 1946 and 2023 reveals that global toilet research has grown rapidly...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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