Confucius said, “A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake.”
Category: Social Sciences
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Common: Being wrong. Less common: Admitting it. Acknowledging being wrong can increase trustworthiness in science
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AI tools are expanding individual capabilities while contracting scientific attention, research finds
Artificial intelligence promises to accelerate scientific discovery and open new frontiers of inquiry. But new research from James Evans (Faculty Co-Director of Novel Intelligence; Max Palevsky Professor of Sociology & Data Science; and Director of…
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Study finds that missionaries pull from same language toolkit to describe experiences
As nearly 2 million Christian missionaries worldwide step off on long- and short-term assignments annually, a new study from UConn and University of Oklahoma researchers finds that upon return, they consistently draw on the same communication…
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Scotland's success in ending harmful shelters is at risk, research reveals
People facing homelessness in Scotland are once again at risk of trauma and harm as the housing emergency threatens the return of old-style communal night shelters, experts fear.
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Computer science can help abuse and trafficking survivors regain safety
As technology becomes more ingrained in daily life, domestic abusers and perpetrators of human trafficking are using it in insidious new ways that can target their victims even from a distance. That’s why Nicola Dell, a computer and…
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How news language and social networks affect the spread of immigration attitudes
A study in Economic Inquiry reveals how changes in immigration attitudes in an area spread to other localities and highlights the role of media language and social networks in shaping political attitudes.
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United States and European Union aid cuts risk exacerbating links between aid, trade, and human and environmental crises
Distribution of aid ODA disbursements
The combined global disbursement of official ODA between 2020 and 2022 amounted to USD 322 billion in constant prices, of which about USD 83 billion (25.8% of total) came from the U.S., while USD 101 billion…
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