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After more than a year of isolation and empty schedules, some kids might be apprehensive or anxious about interacting with the outside world. Psychology experts provide tips to ease the transition.
Crowd size matters. When football games had thousands of fans in attendance, COVID-19 case numbers tended to spike within three weeks.
Negative political advertising can actually spark more curiosity about a policy issue.
Policies meant to improve public health – like mandatory face masks during the coronavirus pandemic – need to take into account how people might adjust other behaviors in response.
Teknologi bukan penyebab masalah; teori konspirasi sudah ada jauh sebelum internet.
The technology isn't the problem – conspiracy theories were around long before the internet.
We find out what psychological factors influence whether you believe in conspiracy theories or not.
L'utilisation généralisée de masques faciaux, de désinfectants pour les mains et d'autres mesures préventives pourrait contre-intuitivement encourager des comportements plus risqués.
Behavioral economists explain how widespread use of face masks, hand sanitizer and other preventive measures could counterintuitively encourage riskier behaviors around coronavirus.
Somewhere between the early Buddhist times and today, worries about game addiction have given way to scientific understanding of the benefits of play, rather than its detriments.
A mystery disease that struck US personnel in Cuba and China triggered fears of a sonic weapon. But two experts argue that this is just about leveraging a medical mystery for political gain.
When humans have conflicts with wildlife, the first reaction is often to cull them. But there's little evidence to show that it works, and removing predators can even backfire and make things worse.
New research on Latin America's four recent female presidents disproves the idea that merely putting a woman in power will improve gender equality.
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes et au-delà du mouvement #MeToo, il est crucial de rappeler qu’une majeure partie des violences faites aux femmes sont causées par leurs conjoints.
Intimate partner violence has tremendous negative consequences for women, their families and societies, yet it have not received the political attention it should.
Watching how people play a game against a computer opponent can help identify how humans use – or don't use – game theory principles to make decisions.
From the Amazon to Nicaragua, there are humans who never learn numbers. What can these anumeric cultures teach us about ourselves?
Malaria has long menaced the world, but gains have occurred. Those efforts could now be stymied by budget cuts, however. Here's how a disease that knows no borders could widen its deadly reach.
Under Fidel Castro, Cuba declared itself as an atheist state. Castro's relationship with religion, however, was far more complex. It left a deep impact on the religious identity of Cuba.
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Miami
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Chair of the Department of Sociology and Arts & Sciences Distinguished Scholar, University of Miami
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Assistant Professor of Clinical, University of Miami
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Miami
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Andrew Carnegie Fellow, Professor of Anthropology, University of Miami
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Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology, University of Miami
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Professor of Finance, University of Miami
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Professor of Psychology and Director of the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program, University of Miami
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Miami
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President, University of Miami
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Professor of Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Miami
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Knight Chair in Interactive Media; Associate Professor of Communication, University of Miami
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Associate Professor, University of Miami
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Assistant Professor of Business Technology, Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami
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Professor of Bioethics and Health Policy, University of Miami
