Society

Do you have trouble recognizing faces, or do you never forget a face? The better you are at facial recognition, the more supportive relationships you are likely to have, regardless of your personality type.This article […]

The unpredictability of sport is in many ways its greatest attraction, and unforgettable come-from-behind victories are especially captivating.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Researchers led by Sophie Bavard at the University of Hamburg, Germany, found that people can infer hidden social preferences by observing how fast others make social decisions.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Lynn Conway may hold the record for longest delay between being unfairly fired and receiving an apology for it. In 1968, IBM—a company that now covers its logo in a rainbow flag each June for […]

The inclusion of trans women athletes—women who were assigned male at birth—is one of the most controversial issues in world sports.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

The spike in reports of women murdered by men this year has prompted widespread conversations across Australia about how we end gender-based violence. Much of this discussion has been about the importance of creating a […]

Direct reciprocity facilitates cooperation in repeated social interactions. Traditional models suggest that individuals learn to adopt conditionally cooperative strategies if they have multiple encounters with their partner. However, most existing models make rather strong assumptions […]

On June 8, 1023, 1,001 years ago, King Cnut took a bath. In itself this was not particularly remarkable. Contrary to the image of a ubiquitously grubby middle ages that dominates film and television, there […]

Artificial intelligence is going to transform how we date. The question is: will it be for better or worse? It’s already causing some real problems, especially related to “romance scams” and other fraud.This article is […]

A new study from The University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University has found evidence of what’s long been suspected—that men are more likely to be risk-takers than women.This article is brought to you […]