Often, it feels like humans are one bunch of totally unpredictable beings. So finding out the answers to questions about our behavior requires some serious measures. Would we go mad if we read too ...

A study that looked back at those tests found that relatively weak social connections were more helpful in finding jobs than stronger social ties. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer, a business reporter ...

This past week, Swedish furniture giant IKEA made its contribution to antibullyism (my preferred term for the anti-bullying cause), the iconic social movement of the 21st century. It publicized a ...

Is social science research trustworthy? The economist Noah Smith raises this question in a recent piece entitled “How many of our ‘facts’ about society health, and the economy are fake?” As he points ...

Science experiments shared broadly on social platforms demonstrate engaging reactions and results. Hundreds of tourists ...