Social Networks

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

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.

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

Out of necessity, old habits die easily for migrants.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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