Social Networks

Two poverty researchers talk about the social forces reinforcing the cycle of segregation.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Where we worry most, we can help the least; and where we could help most, we care the least. Stopping gun violence is all about knowing where to start.

• By Stephen Lurie

British researchers report surrounding yourself with emotionally healthy friends is an effective way to avoid—or recover from—depression.

• By Tom Jacobs

Out of necessity, old habits die easily for migrants.

• By Jim Russell

Researchers tame the complicated social dynamics of infection by re-thinking reality.

• By Nathan Collins

Panic about the rise of social media is largely overhyped and misplaced.

• By Seth Masket

Tax evasion persists, and tax return scams involving identity theft are on the rise.

• By Lauren Kirchner

An established political order blocks innovation and economic development; there's too much local trust, with individuals only doing business with those they know. Look at what happened in Detroit.

• By Jim Russell

Followers of major Christian figures tend to express more positive emotions in their tweets than followers of well-known atheists.

• By Tom Jacobs

There's no reason to believe that the government is listening in on all of our phone calls, simply because the task is absurdly vast.

• By Seth Masket

At the most fundamental level, all the Internet really does is make it possible for people to share information and ideas faster and more efficiently than earlier modes of communication.

• By Jared Keller

New research suggests one reason for the popularity of pot may be that it helps people cope with the pain of loneliness.

• By Tom Jacobs

Repressed death anxiety leads most of us to avoid becoming organ donors. Psychologists report Facebook may help change all that.

• By Tom Jacobs