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“#Theft law needs reform to reduce the risk of judgements which lack ‘common sense’” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Theft law needs reform so the crime is based on consent not dishonesty—reducing the risk of judgements which lack “common sense”—a new study warns. At the moment technically “putting a can of beans into a shopping basket…
“#Long-term survey reveals Chinese government satisfaction” Beijing’s skyline. Credit: Zhang Kaiyv/Unsplash Understanding what Chinese citizens think about their own government has proven elusive to scholars, policymakers, and businesspeople alike outside of the country. Opinion polling in China is heavily scrutinized by the government, with foreign polling firms prohibited from directly conducting surveys. Given China’s global…
“#Global viruses: Promoting old hatreds” “We must learn to live in this new reality and the uncertainty that it brings over time. At the same time we must be wary of people who exploit crises in order to spread distrust and xenophobia,” says Ms. Thorleifsson. Credit: UiO In 2015, anthropologist Cathrine Thorleifsson traveled to England…
“#Black homeownership is lowest since 1968; what that means in an election year” BYU sociology professor Jacob Rugh studied home ownership for Black, White and Latino populations. Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU As the United States gears up for a general election in one of the most tumultuous years in recent history, a new BYU study by…
“#Study: Hospital security guards employ excessive physical violence, require training” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Security guards employed at hospitals may be ill-prepared to deal with Code Black situations where patients or visitors appear threatening or violent, says Flinders University Professor of Nursing (Mental Health) Eimear Muir-Cochrane. A study of medical and surgical wards in a…
“#Political divide? Not much when it involves negative news” Stuart Soroka. Credit: University of Michigan Here’s positive news during these times of turmoil, strife and political divide: in some ways, conservatives and liberals are not that different. Well, at least when it comes to how they react to negative versus positive information. In fact, people…
“#A new theory about political polarization” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The ever-deepening rift between the political left- and right-wing has long been puzzling theorists in political science and opinion dynamics. An international team led by researchers of the Complexity Science Hub Vienna (CSH) now offers an explanation: Their newly developed ‘Weighted Balance Theory’ (WBT) model…
“#To persuade an opponent, try listening, Berkeley scholar says” With the nation deeply polarized, research by David Broockman and Joshua Kalla has found that advocates for hot-button issues can improve their chances of changing an opponent’s mind when they ask questions, listen sincerely and engage them with stories. Credit: Tania Liu via Flickr | CC…
“#During WW II, African American soldiers made England a less racist place, lasting until this day” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Can racial prejudice be reduced or is it a constant of the human condition? And can interventions unfold effects that persist? Especially in light of recent events such as the Syrian refugee crisis, and more…
“#Another short-sighted attack on planning?” Credit: University of Liverpool As regular as clockwork, recent weeks have seen the latest promises to reform the English planning system. The language on this occasion, as befitting the Prime Minister’s short-sighted chief advisor, Dominic Cummings, may be colorful, but the sentiment is anything but new. Since the 1980s the…