Society & Culture - Nov 21, 2011 12:48 - 1 Comment

Many in UK willing to pay for green space

U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — People in the UK are willing to pay more—in taxes or rent/mortgage payments—in order to get greener urban spaces with more tree coverage, according to a new survey. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 17, 2011 13:10 - 3 Comments

Trend: Prisons link US citizens to terror groups?

RICE (US) — Sixty percent of people arrested for Islamic terrorist activities between January 2009 and April 2011 were American citizens, according to a new report. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 16, 2011 12:44 - 4 Comments

Online daters tend to ditch ‘wish lists’

NORTHWESTERN / TEXAS A&M (US) — Online daters are quick to look for a partner that fulfills a wish list of ideal characteristics—but those ideals may go by the wayside once they actually meet in person. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 9, 2011 11:55 - 4 Comments

Ranked-choice voting: Does the math add up?

STANFORD (US) — “Instant runoff” voting, in which voters rank candidates in order of preference, is an increasingly popular alternative to voting for only one candidate in each race, but there’s disagreement about the validity of the results. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 8, 2011 13:03 - 0 Comments

Parents help underage kids join Facebook

NYU (US) — Many parents know their underage children are on Facebook in violation of the site’s age restrictions and often even help them join the site, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 8, 2011 12:49 - 0 Comments

Lincoln’s nationalism helped save Union

PENN STATE (US) — Abraham Lincoln’s view of the U.S. Constitution played a more important role in preserving the Union during the Civil War than previously believed, a new book suggests. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 7, 2011 11:53 - 0 Comments

Kids of deployed at risk for violence

U. WASHINGTON (US) — Teens with at least one parent in the military are at elevated risk of engaging in fighting at school, carrying a weapon, and joining a gang, according to a new study that examined deployment’s effects on U.S. families. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 4, 2011 9:05 - 1 Comment

Online communities encourage risky decisions

RICE (US) — People who participate in online communities are more likely to make risky financial decisions, new research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 3, 2011 12:45 - 0 Comments

Mom’s nurture shields kids from chronic stress

CORNELL (US) — A sensitive, responsive, mother can help buffer the effects of chronic stress on the working memories of her teenage children. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 3, 2011 12:19 - 3 Comments

OMG! Twitter has roots in the 17th century

STANFORD (US) — The explosion of information via social media is nothing new. Europeans were similarly bombarded with an avalanche of new communication forms during the 17th and 18th centuries. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 2, 2011 9:41 - 0 Comments

Early conflict with mom leaves toddlers angry

U. MINNESOTA / NYU (US) — Children who are persistently aggressive and defiant by kindergarten very often have tumultuous relationships with their parents from early on. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 2, 2011 9:19 - 4 Comments

Race and US politics: One nation, two worlds

U. CHICAGO (US) — The political outlook of blacks in America has undergone dramatic swings in the last ten years—from Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath to Barack Obama’s election—writes political scientist Michael Dawson in a new book. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 1, 2011 9:14 - 1 Comment

‘Big box’ voting centers improve turnout

RICE (US) — Election Day voting centers are the only system that has had an appreciable effect on voter turnout in the US, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 1, 2011 6:41 - 1 Comment

Middle class, not poor, eat more fast food

UC DAVIS (US) — As earnings increase from low to middle class, so does the frequency of fast-food dining, weakening the argument that fast food can be blamed for higher rates of obesity among the poor. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 28, 2011 10:05 - 0 Comments

To perform better, focus on ‘we’ not ‘me’

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Individuals perform better and are more confident when they focus on the power of “we.” (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 27, 2011 11:06 - 3 Comments

Manuscript details Ben Jonson’s ‘lost’ trek

U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — The chance discovery of a manuscript hidden among papers in an ancient family archive is shedding light on the life and career of Ben Jonson, William Shakespeare’s biggest rival. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 27, 2011 9:43 - 2 Comments

Native American nations face legal limbo

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Threats from non-Native Americans may require a change in tribal membership codes to allow tribes to protect themselves, says one legal expert in a new study. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 26, 2011 11:29 - 7 Comments

Traffickers exploit state laws to move guns

BROWN (US) — Gun traffickers take advantage of the differences in firearm laws by moving illegal guns from states with weak laws into states with stricter ones, a new study shows. (more…)

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