Tag: Relationships
The dark side of supportive relationships
Edward Lemay, University of Maryland and Michele Gelfand, University of Maryland
Imagine that you’ve had a heated argument with a co-worker, and you call up...
Why some people distrust atheists
Jaimie Arona Krems, Oklahoma State University and Jordan W. Moon, Arizona State University
An ad featuring Ron Reagan, son of the Republican former President Ronald...
Spinster, old maid or self-partnered – why words for single women...
Amy Froide, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In a recent interview with Vogue, actress Emma Watson opened up about being a single 30-year-old woman. Instead...
People are increasingly interrupted at work, but it’s not all bad
Elana Feldman, University of Massachusetts Lowell
An email pops up on your screen. It’s a client sharing a project update. A Slack message appears. It’s...
Zero-hour contracts take a huge mental and physical toll – poor...
Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, University of Hertfordshire and Janet Barlow, University of Hertfordshire
The number of workers on zero-hours contracts continues to rise in the UK....
The civil rights activist so close to Martin Luther King Jr....
Jason Miller, North Carolina State University
In a recent article published in Standpoint Magazine, Pulitzer Prize-winning Martin Luther King Jr. biographer David Garrow details new...
Why fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced
Tera R. Jordan, Iowa State University
Fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced, with the rates falling 18% between 2008 and 2016.
Among American adults, there...
Is love losing its soul in the digital age?
Firmin DeBrabander, Maryland Institute College of Art
Instagram users have taken to issuing “weekiversary posts,” where they diligently mark the duration of their romances. An...
EXPLORING NATURE
Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback
Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner, Southwestern University and Hannah V. Herrero, University of Tennessee
Florida’s Indian River Lagoon has been an ecosystem...
