sociology
France is split in two by its very own “desert,” the Empty Diagonal. The area’s depopulation is fairly recent, and Paris is to blame.
Society incorrectly blamed a “population bomb” for problems that had other causes. A wrong diagnosis produces ineffective solutions.
Cities overstimulate our senses and are full of people we don’t know. Maybe humans were meant for this.
Think leisure is pointless?
Universal basic income can secure basic independence for citizens, something which modern states have failed to do, argues author Louise Haagh.
This map of Hutterite colonies in North America says something about religion and evolution — and more precisely, speciation.
The modern antiracist movement is harming the very people it claims to help, according to the linguist John McWhorter.
Like it or not, we are the descendants of busybodies.
Employees are quitting at record rates – a trend that shows no signs of stopping.
The belief that lying is rampant in the digital age just doesn’t match the data.
The two-year pilot program will be a test of harm reduction strategies.
Winner takes all, losers die, and participants have no choice but to play.
Discover the history of homemade sugar skulls, home altars, and fantastical spirit animals.
Haunting photographs depict the dead as “still with us.”
All religions have totems, rites, and taboos that are considered “sacred.” Émile Durkheim believed society is largely underpinned by them.
The poisoned candy legend is just one way that American fears manifested: as an easily understood threat to innocence.
The 2021 Quality of Government Index shows how much trust the citizens of Europe place in each other and in their elected politicians.
Time and again, studies have found a connection between authoritarian ideals and meaning in life — a notion backed up by historical documents.
In a world without “bullshit jobs,” we would have more hours available to us to learn new skills and to unleash our creative side.
The infamous misogynist had some profound insights on romance.
More than pay or advancement, people are seeking a better fit between their own and corporate values.
Which philosopher had the strongest arguments? David Hume, who raised some of the best challenges for science, ethics, and religion.
How do you recover after an economic apocalypse? It is not what you know, but who you know.
What started as a viral case of public shaming has morphed into a dark story involving internet sleuths, a criminal network, and the suspicious death of a 62-year-old man in St. Louis.
Love him or hate, Karl Marx redefined geopolitics and shook up the world order.
Do right and wrong depend on culture, or does morality transcend place and time?
A genetic study of British Columbia grizzly bears finds a weird link to local human languages.
Hospitals often deal with the aftermath of gun violence, but they can play a key role in preventing it.
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