Tag: Social capital
Why government support for religion doesn’t necessarily make people more religious
Brendan Szendro, McGill University
The IRS will offer religious congregations more freedom to endorse political candidates without jeopardizing their...
How the presence of pets builds trust among people
Megan K Mueller, Tufts University
Companion animals are a core part of family life in the United States, with...
Workers feel most valued when their managers trust them
Jesus Arias, Florida International University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
As the pandemic rages, the US could use a little bit...
Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College
In recent years, the English-speaking world has found two Danish concepts, “pyt” and “hygge,” useful for dealing with anxiety and stress.
Now...
Why it’s so hard to #DeleteFacebook: Constant psychological boosts keep you...
S. Shyam Sundar, Pennsylvania State University; Bingjie Liu, Pennsylvania State University; Carlina DiRusso, Pennsylvania State University, and Michael Krieger, Pennsylvania State University
Here we go...
EXPLORING NATURE
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...
Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects...
