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A New Kind of Social Science for the 21st Century
Over at Edge.org, Harvard University physician and social scientist Nicholas A. Christakis discusses transformative changes in the social sciences...
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Multiple Factors, Including Climate Change, Led to Mayan Collapse
A new analysis of complex interactions between humans and the environment preceding the 9th century collapse and abandonment of...
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New Science of Religion Says God Has Gotten a Bad Rap
The implication that religion is basically malevolent is a standard assertion of the New Atheists. Their argument isn’t just...
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Poll Shows Atheism on the Rise in the U.S.
Religiosity is on the decline in the U.S. and atheism is on the rise, according to a new worldwide...
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Only Humans Care About Fairness
Humans could be the only animals that are sensitive to fairness, suggests a new Royal Society Biology Letters study....
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Neolithic Man: The First lumberjack?
During the Neolithic Age (approximately 10000 BCE), early man evolved from hunter-gatherer to farmer and agriculturalist, living in larger,...
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Female Professors Downplay Own Careers
Wives in dual-career academic relationships — in which both partners work in academia — are more likely than husbands...
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Is the U.S. Moving Toward a Happiness Index?
Talk about the pursuit of happiness. Several cities and states are are already looking into citizen well-being or floating...
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Starbucks of Ancient America?
In the 1600s, Europeans exploring the American southeast wrote of a purification ritual practiced by the native people, involving...
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Sikh Temple Shooting: Of Martian Rovers and Terror in Holy Spaces
How do violence, holy spaces, and diversity intersect in America? Terror in holy spaces is not a new facet...