Experiencing the texture of skateboard sounds can mediate divisions new research says
Experiencing the harsh sounds of skateboarding can help bridge the gulf between the joy and distaste of the noises created...
Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Explore human relations through magic at the British Science Festival
Experts will use magic tricks to explain human actions and to illustrate how they help people to make sense of...
Strategies of kleptocrats and their enablers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, experts warn
International assessments of corruption can’t properly show the increasingly sophisticated way elite people from rogue states use global networks to...
University of Exeter academics appointed to expert Dartmoor panel
Two University of Exeter experts have been appointed to an expert panel which will advise how to improve Dartmoor’s Sites...
WhatsApp campaigning replicates existing political structures in Ghana and Nigeria, study shows
Existing patrimonial political structures in Ghana and Nigeria are being replicated as campaigning moves to WhatsApp, analysis shows. The empowerment...
Continued use of illicit finance by Russia threatens international security and democracy new report warns
The continued use of illicit finance is giving Russia an advantage in its invasion of Ukraine and will undermine security...
Social media helped contribute to UPND gains in 2021 Zambia elections, analysis shows
Social media helped contribute to the UPND’s impressive victory in the 2021 Zambia elections, new analysis shows. The party’s online...
Managing domestic and wildcats is likely to remain fraught, new research warns
Current efforts to protect and restore native biodiversity is being threatened by difficulties in identifying wild and domestic cats, and...
Trump’s ascendency down to America’s racial divide not cult leadership, study says
The power given to Donald Trump is a result of America’s racial divide rather than because he is a “cult”...