Social Sciences

Inequality made historical pandemics ‘worse than they had to be’

Sometimes, even subtle cues can change people’s behavior

“Sonification” could help researchers identify binding sites for new drugs

Jennifer Eberhardt’s experiments reveal impact of implicit racial bias, from classroom discipline to police shootings

Past research sheds light on the potential impacts of isolation

A new algorithm predicts preferences based on how the brain values paintings

But increased privacy protection could complicate analysis of how misinformation spreads

Funding woes push widely used resource behind a higher paywall

An analysis of thousands of song descriptions ties together music from different cultures

Study of 2474 languages suggests emotional concepts vary by culture

Linguistic analysis distinguishes Molière’s writing from suspected ghostwriter’s

Centuries-old incest ban made Westerners more independent and trusting of strangers, study argues

New study suggests a simple tweak could dramatically reduce racial bias

Science speaks with researchers putting artificial intelligence brains into robot bodies

The farther you live from the equator, the more likely you link the sunny color to joy

Purple is generally sad in Greece, and brown is disgusting in Germany