Society

Feeling ready for a committed relationship is a key step in dating. But do your friends agree that you’re ready for a long-term relationship? As this week is Valentine’s Day, newer couples may be considering […]

Multifamily residential buildings with multiple floors are common in South Korea. These buildings usually have pilotis—support structures like pillars that elevate the building, creating an open ground floor generally used for parking vehicles. These piloti […]

I broke its neck. When making a vase at the potter’s wheel, I torqued its slippery neck clear off the pot as I tried to thin it into a graceful curve.This post was originally published […]

Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One area that hasn’t been explored much yet is how extreme weather events are creating conditions for a rise in modern slavery.This […]

Citizen science projects are meant to involve the public in research, but researchers are starting to ask if the name itself is exclusionary. Could “citizen” discourage Indigenous people and immigrants from participating? Does “science” scare […]

Developmental psychologists like Catarina Vales want to know how kids understand the world.This post was originally published on this website.

The ageist and sexist trope of the cougar, milf, or Mrs. Robinson—a desperate older woman pursuing a relationship with a younger, less interested man—is being challenged by a spate of Hollywood movies pairing older women […]

Late last year, ChatGPT was used by a Victorian child protection worker to draft documents. In a glaring error, ChatGPT referred to a “doll” used for sexual purposes as an “age-appropriate toy.” Following this, the […]

Australia’s LGBTIQA+SB (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual, sistergirl, brotherboy) communities have long been overlooked in discussions about the prevention of and responses to sexual violence, despite evidence they are at increased risk.This post […]

In our digital times, as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people’s reputations than direct criticism, according to research published in […]