Social Sciences

Russian and US Flags in a collage

June 14, 2021

Nuclear Arms Control Most Promising Topic for Biden-Putin Meeting

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Steven Herrera Tenorio, Ethan Shen and Anna Darwish

May 18, 2021

Scientific Detectives: Undergraduates Show Just How Versatile the Study of Statistics Can Be

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hands raised in a church service

May 13, 2021

Eat, Pray, Live: New Research Examines the Faith-Health Connection for African-Americans

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Montage of faces used in psychology study of snap judgments

May 11, 2021

Focus on Outliers Creates Flawed Snap Judgments

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Aaron Kay

April 21, 2021

How Studying Biases About Veterans Could Help Improve Their Post-Military Careers

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Grace Musila (left) and Eric Mvukiyehe will join the Trinity faculty this year.

April 8, 2021

Two Experts on Africa to Join Trinity Faculty

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photo of integrated classroom at Anacostia High School. Photographer Leffler, Warren K. Courtesy United States Library of Congress

April 5, 2021

For Some Black Students, Discrimination Outweighed Integration's Benefits

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briefing on political polarization

March 31, 2021

Don’t Like Online Outrage? Look Inward

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Christopher Bail found that the classic method of presenting contrary information doesn't work on social media.

March 24, 2021

Fighting Online Extremism

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graphic of the US Capitol fragmented by American politics

March 17, 2021

Understanding Democracy's Frailties

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book cover Chinese high speed rail

March 15, 2021

January Book: Bai Gao, "High-Speed Rail: An Analysis of the Chinese Innovation System

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Donald Taylor: Are Social Scientists Actually Scientists?

March 3, 2021

Donald Taylor: Are Social Scientists Actually Scientists?

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February 9, 2021

Student Data+ Team Quantifies Housing Discrimination in Durham

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Study suggests that young males who are concerned with their reputation are more likely to turn aggressive if they believe their manhood is being challenged.

January 28, 2021

'Be a Man': Why Some Men Respond Aggressively to Threats to Manhood

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gif file of rotating globe looking like a coronavirus

January 27, 2021

Using A Game Theory Mindset to Help Vaccinate the World

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How Our Goals Affect Our Emotions with Angie Vieth

December 8, 2020

Extra Credit: How Goals Affect Our Emotions

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