Government money has long shaped what American researchers study. In 1945, President Truman wanted an agency that paid scientists to discover how the world works. That agency became the National Science Foundation. Today, one out of every ten federal research dollars for U. S. universities comes fro
Sexual exchanges for resources are not new. They happen in many forms. Some call it sex work. Others see it as transactional intimacy. But why do people do it? And what makes it so complex? From a biological standpoint, it's about survival and reproduction. Men and women have different needs. Men o
People don't join conspiracy groups because they are stupid or easily fooled. It's more about finding a sense of belonging and support. A recent study followed people as they got more involved in these groups. Researchers spent five years talking to members, joining online chats, and going to meetin
The idea that only right-wing folks want strong leaders has been around for a while. But is that really true? Maybe not. A closer look at the data from the United States and Western Europe shows that ethnic minorities, not just right-wing individuals, have a strong preference for leaders who are fir
The concept of the file drawer problem is something that has been discussed a lot in social sciences. It is the idea that studies with results that are not statistically significant often end up gathering dust in a metaphorical file drawer. This means they never see the light of day, while signifi
