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When it comes to COVID-19 misinformation, not all nations are the same. Some are peddling a larger variety of myths than others - and each seems to have its own personal favourite.
Small-scale dairy farmers are struggling across the US – but in New Jersey they’ve developed a model that keeps their products and their customers local.
The ethnic and religious composition of our societies is increasing rapidly. How will these changes impact our quality of life?
Sea levels could rise by two metres by 2100, sparking a refugee crisis unlike anything the world has ever seen.
Les populations se sentent privées de tout pouvoir face à une élite qu’elles perçoivent comme corrompue. Une solution : repenser le marché et l’entreprise privée.
Populism is currently attractive because it contains a grain of truth. If we want to be prepared for the post-populist period and hasten its coming, we must address these real issues.
In April 2017 the IPSP surveyed a representative sample of US adults about what makes a job a good one. Respondents put money and atmosphere first, two very different and complementary criteria.
In April 2017 the IPSP conducted a survey on how cooperation and competition were perceived and how respondents felt in cooperative versus competitive situations.
La política y religión pueden coexistir, colaborar o destruirse. Según estas expertas, no hay una religión que condene o promueva la democracia. La actitud de los ciudadanos ante el régimen político no depende de su credo.
In Theravada Buddhism, ordaining to be a monk and donating the merit thus gained is one of the greatest honors that a person can give to another – in this case to the late Navy SEAL officer.
The support for the key values that pervade the discourse about social justice is overall very strong but it may be surprising that democracy and solidarity receive less support among respondents.
An April 2017 survey explored Americans’ opinions about government intervention and welfare policies. It found that on average, they want more from their government, but are highly polarised.
The results of our survey reveal that people are rather liberal in moral affairs and have mixed views about religious institutions.
Are Americans ready for a new media model? A new survey indicates that, surprisingly, those who are more willing to pay for news include women and the young.
Comment les Américains perçoivent-ils les médias?
In Theravada Buddhism, ordaining to be a monk and donating the merit thus gained is one of the greatest honors that a person can give to another - in this case to the Navy SEAL officer, who died.
A scholar, who has conducted research on the Thai caves in which 12 children were recently trapped, explains their power and appeal, including the rituals and myth surrounding these sacred sites.
La démocratie américaine est-elle vraiment moribonde ?
Is democracy really dying in the American mind?
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Lecturer and Post Doctoral Researcher in Biological Anthropology, Princeton University
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Professor, Princeton University
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NASA Hubble Fellow, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Princeton University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
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Professor at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University
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PhD Candidate, Politics, Princeton University
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Global Fung Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University
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Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Princeton University
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PhD Student, Princeton University
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Professor of Bioethics in the Center for Human Values, Princeton University
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Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
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Postdoc in Biogeochemistry, Princeton University
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Graduate student researcher, Princeton University
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Assistant Director for the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China, Princeton University
