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Sociology
Retired astronaut Ron Garan believes that before we can begin solving our problems, we must understand our interrelatedness through the "orbital perspective."
We all see beauty the same way.
There is more consensus on what heaven looks like than hell.
For the first time in nearly 1500 years, fewer than half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian.
“My dad asked me if I had been to tutoring and I lied… Then he showed me the tablet."
Inequality should be measured in terms of the time it takes for us to earn the money to buy the things we need. And everyone is getting wealthier.
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Collective illusions — false assumptions about society that many people share — have existed for thousands of years in many different ways. Today, because of social media and modern technology, […]
"Tristram Shandy" trolled its way to fame.
Virtually all the statistical methods researchers commonly use assume potential mating partners decide who they will have children with based on a roll of the dice.
There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
The genes responsible for facial features may also influence behavior.
The larger truth on the streets is that no one uses just one drug anymore.
The findings contradict a widespread belief.
Population growth is driven by three changes: Fertility, mortality, and migration.
You want your baby's name to be unique, but so does everyone else.
They believe in meritocracy, yet leave their kids massive wealth.
Paradoxically, some do it for erotic reasons.
Many Americans aren't rejecting spirituality, just practicing it differently.
In the future, people may look back with horror at how humans treated AI in the 21st century.
Satanic cultists don't even believe the Devil exists. Satanism is largely a religion focused on secular humanism and hedonism.
The media is deliberately pushing your buttons.
Urban legends help personify the anxieties that arise from living in a modern city.
How many tins of beans make a stockpile, and when does a basement become a bunker?
We are tearing ourselves apart over gender issues, with the result that the problems of boys and men are left untreated.
Between 30% and 50% of the US population says they believe in ghosts.
The acceptance of fashionable nonsense is a threat to Enlightenment values and public health.
Even after a decade of hormone therapy, trans women are stronger and faster than cis women.
This is a perversion of justice.
Fiona Broome remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s (he didn't). Oddly, many people had the same false memory.
Expressing gratitude encourages others to continue being generous, promoting a cycle of goodness.