As Donald Trump’s White House places huge pressure on Ukraine to sign a peace deal, a team of experts has published a new study examining what they describe as a worldwide shift toward “authoritarian peacemaking”—a […]
A new tool shows it is possible to turn down the partisan rancor in an X feed—without removing political posts and without the direct cooperation of the platform.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.
Instagram users may overestimate the extent to which they are addicted to the platform, according to research conducted on 1,204 U.S. adults published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that for most social media users, […]
Around the world, political institutions are under threat and democracy hangs in the balance. Deepening political divisions, political apathy and the rise of opportunistic populist leaders have all contributed to widespread democratic backsliding and a […]
The Labor Party’s landslide victory at the polls in 2025 was shaped by several factors, including a clear advantage on policy issues, the relative popularity of Anthony Albanese and strong support from younger voters and […]
Ph.D. candidate Layla van Wieringen examined how extremist beliefs are passed on within households. In her dissertation “Rotten Trees, Bad Apples? Understanding the Intergenerational Transmission of Extremism,” she reveals a reality that media and politics […]
Researchers say today’s AI platforms often default to common biases and stereotypes when prompted to generate images of people, including athletes.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.
A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and the Center for Demographic Studies (CED) investigated the impact of the conflict in Gaza on mortality. They estimate that 78,318 people were […]
In a re-evaluation of Hockett’s foundational features that have long dominated linguistic theory—concepts like “arbitrariness,” “duality of patterning,” and “displacement”—an international team of linguists and cognitive scientists shows that modern science demands a radical shift […]
In recent years, right-wing populist parties have experienced significant political success across nearly all Western democracies. With their increasing political establishment, xenophobic attitudes have become normalized. While previous studies have primarily examined the effects of […]
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