Social Sciences

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

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