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.
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.
A new analysis of the characters of three well-known mythical tales suggests the fantastic tales are grounded in reality.
Repressed death anxiety leads most of us to avoid becoming organ donors. Psychologists report Facebook may help change all that.
A sociologist says social media damages tweens’ emotional intelligence – with potentially serious consequences.
New research suggests heavy Facebook users are more likely to believe other people have happier lives.
College freshmen whose Facebook profile pictures featured intense smiles were more likely to feel satisfied with their lives 3½ years later.
While some argue that using Facebook, using Twitter and using their peers have awakened democracy in repressive lands, others argue they are lulling civic engagement to sleep in democracies.
New research from Australia suggests Facebook users are more extroverted and narcissistic than Internet users not plugged into the social network.
The director of Project on Information Technology and Political Islam argues both the dangers of overemphasizing and ignoring the role of digital media in political change in Egypt and Tunisia.
Like a kind of social Ponzi scheme, the secret of social media is attracting more and more friends — to leverage more and more friends.
Emerging research suggests kids' social network postings reflect their real-life behavior. Should that information be used in their medical care?
Abandoning sticks and taking up carrots, those concerned about climate change got a little sweaty on Oct. 10. Ecologist and blogger Kristian Beadle argues their Global Work Party had genuine results.
Generation S and the coming humanization of the digital revolution.