Category: Society

Giving mothers more cash changed a biological ageing marker in their children

Mothers with low incomes were randomly given either $333 or $20 a month from the...

Groups make better decisions when they break big problems into smaller ones

Groups produced more accurate estimates when they broke difficult problems into smaller parts and reasoned...

Children across cultures become more alike in how they treat others as they grow older

A major analysis covering children aged one to 18 across around 150 cultures found that...

The People Who May Benefit Most From Community Groups Join Them Least

Higher-income and better-educated adults were more likely to join voluntary organisations, but new research found...

South Africans May Be Overestimating How Much Harassment Other Commuters Accept

A South African study of approximately 1,000 public-transport users found that commuters may overestimate how...

South Africa Closed Some Racial Service Gaps. Others Remain Stubbornly Wide

More than seven million South African records show dramatic progress in electricity and basic education...

The surprising reason loneliness has become one of society’s biggest public health challenges

Loneliness is increasingly being recognised not simply as an emotional experience, but as a public...

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