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After the US Capitol Attack, Wondering How the 25th Amendment Works?
News
January 8, 2021

After the US Capitol Attack, Wondering How the 25th Amendment Works?

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‘Once You Engage in Political Violence, It Becomes Easier to Do It Again’
Insights
January 7, 2021

‘Once You Engage in Political Violence, It Becomes Easier to Do It Again’

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Gift Giving, Gift Returning – The Unexpected Emotions Behind Receiving an Unwanted Gift
News
January 4, 2021

Gift Giving, Gift Returning – The Unexpected Emotions Behind Receiving an Unwanted Gift

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Mike Tomasello on Becoming Human
Social Science Bites
January 4, 2021

Mike Tomasello on Becoming Human

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Why Does Social Science Not Bite?

Why Does Social Science Not Bite?

David Canter considers why the social sciences failed to influence behavior in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. The virologists had been preparing for a new virus for some years, so were already ahead of the game when they had to start creating a new vaccine. What preparations had social psychologists, sociologists or anthropologists for the inevitable emergence of a new pandemic?

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Online Christmas Shopping and Gift Giving as a Form of Retail Therapy?

Online Christmas Shopping and Gift Giving as a Form of Retail Therapy?

The coronavirus Christmas of 2020 could turn into a bumper year for giving gifts. Our relationship with spending and the festive cheer […]

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At Its Core, Changing Consumer Behavior Requires Empathy

At Its Core, Changing Consumer Behavior Requires Empathy

Just as the current pandemic illuminates society’s pre-existing challenges, so too it shapes our behavior, changing the ways we interact, shop and consume.

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Watch the Lecture: Social Science and the Post-Truth Pandemic

Watch the Lecture: Social Science and the Post-Truth Pandemic

In an engaging and highly topical presentation viewable below, Trish Greenhalgh, professor of Primary Care Health Sciences and Fellow of Green Templeton […]

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How the Psychology of Mask Wearing Can Encourage Mask Use

How the Psychology of Mask Wearing Can Encourage Mask Use

Past research has shown that psychological factors such as an individual’s perception of risk and tendency towards risky behavior influence adherence to health behaviors. This is now being seen in the current pandemic.

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On the Other Side of Racism Awareness: Interviews

On the Other Side of Racism Awareness: Interviews

Stuck in the US due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Brendon Fox decided to revisited themes from his doctoral research and conducted some follow-up interviews with young Black men about their racial experiences before, during and after college..

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To Better Serve Students and Future Workforces, We Must Diversify the Syllabi

To Better Serve Students and Future Workforces, We Must Diversify the Syllabi

Ellen Hutti and Jenine Harris have quantified the extent to which female authors are represented in assigned course readings. In this blog post, they emphasize that more equal exposure to experts with whom they can identify will better serve our students and foster the growth, diversity and potential of this future workforce. They also present one repository currently being built for readings by underrepresented authors that are Black, Indigenous or people of color.

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Video and Audio Resources on Structural Racism

Video and Audio Resources on Structural Racism

Free webinar: Having conversations about race in the classroom Professor of criminal justice Stephanie A. Jirard offers suggestions on how to approach […]

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