Political scientist Robert Putnam wants to fix the U.S.

November 2025 - As preparations intensify for the Second World Summit for Social Development, to be held from 4 to 6 November 2025, the Accelerating Social Progress campaign invited people from all ...

“This means that poverty alleviation is never a one-time achievement but a continuous process,” Dr Ramakumar says, ...

"Social scientists can collect data to help policymakers better understand problems in the world," said Alexander Hertel-Fernandez.

30 October 2025 - In a world grappling with growing inequalities, demographic shifts, and the fast pace of technological and environmental change, the Second World Summit for Social Development is ...

Amplified by social media, the overwhelmingly positive balance between population benefit and individual damage is forgotten. This has been the case for Covid vaccinations, where politics and health ...

Overall, 56% of U.S. adults now say they have a lot of or some trust in the information they get from national news organizations – down 11 percentage points since March 2025.

A recent study disputes the notion that conservatives are inherently more rigid in their beliefs, suggesting both ...

Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht, and Princess Máxima Center have each been awarded a Vidi grant worth up to €850,000.

The idea of falling asleep in 2 minutes sounds magical. Yet, sleep experts caution: there is no rigorous large-scale study ...

Teaching research methods to adult learners requires a shift in mindset: from covering content to building capacity.