Social Sciences

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

Still, researchers caution that genes can’t predict who might be gay, bi, or straight

Even with new crowdsourced databases, measuring racial bias remains difficult

Ingenious experiments have shown how standard police questioning applies psychological pressure

Key plant and animal specimens arrived in Europe on slavers’ ships

Newly funded 4-year program aims to better define research questions about free will and bring more rigor to its study

More than 40% of new moms and 20% of new dads in science change fields, go part time, or quit the workforce

The technique can help analyze—and maybe save—artwork in distress

Study suggests our ancient cousins could hurl their weapons and kill prey at up to 20 meters

Study finds only a tiny fraction of users saw and spread vast the majority of disinformation

Scientists estimate most people have a “facial vocabulary” of 1000 to 10,000