It was the first of its kind program of mass surveillance: the surreal, and initially-secret, deployment of an unmanned plane flying in circles over the city of Baltimore. Sociologist Benjamin Snyder ...

Hunter-gatherers like the Hadza of Tanzania are famous for their egalitarianism. A resource redistribution experiment conducted with the Hadza suggests many tolerate inequality—as long as it benefits ...

The New School for Social Research is excited to welcome Nicola Marcucci as the fall 2021 visiting Hans Speier Professor in the Sociology department. Nicola Marcucci is a sociologist working in ...

TAMPA, Fla. — For the first time this school year, the state offered the new Step Up for Students scholarships. One of them is specifically for families who choose to homeschool. It provides access to ...

If you’ve ever tracked your steps with a wearable fitness tracker, a smartwatch, or the pedometer built into your phone, you likely have, at one point or another, strived to reach 10,000 steps a day.

Scientific research is up-ending age-old gender stereotypes about empathy – and revealing new ways of thinking about ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch.

Douyin, Consumer Behavior, Domestication Theory, Social Media, Online Shopping Share and Cite: Dou, W. (2026) Domesticating Social Commerce: How Douyin Becomes Embedded in Everyday Consumer Practices ...

Objectives To investigate associations between daily physical activity, activity intensity and step counts with incident cancer risk. Methods Prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants who wore ...

Matt Webber is an experienced personal finance writer, researcher, and editor. He has published widely on personal finance, marketing, and the impact of technology on contemporary arts and culture.

Increasing your daily step count is more important for weight loss than the exact number of steps. Your body weight, effort, and pace affect how many calories you burn from walking. Adding intensity ...