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The high school prom, an American institution, has now been a mainstay in UK culture for over 25 years. A prom heralds the end of exams and the end of school altogether—and the beginning of […]

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the UK this week announced sanctions against two members of the Israeli cabinet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.This post was originally published on this […]

Our brains swear for good reasons: to vent, cope, boost our grit and feel closer to those around us. Swear words can act as social glue and play meaningful roles in how people communicate, connect […]

Traveling isn’t always easy for plus-size people. There can be accessibility issues, such as seats that are too small, but also lingering societal biases, that make the whole experience feel like it’s made for someone […]

Training for police officers and soldiers often focuses on exceptional situations—the so-called “split second” in which everything is decided. But in practice, this does not adequately prepare them for day-to-day work.This post was originally published […]

Nearly 40% of U.S. cities analyzed in a study in NPJ Complexity diverge from the common narrative that Republican-dominated areas have high levels of implicit racial bias while Democratic strongholds are more tolerant.This post was […]

People with higher levels of trust—in both others and institutions—report higher levels of subjective well-being, an important indicator of quality of life and predictor of health and longevity, than those with lower levels of trust, […]

A recent study by researchers at the University of Padua and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) has revealed that political differences between partners can significantly increase the risk of separation. Using long-term […]

Although living standards have generally improved globally over the past three decades, stark and persistent inequalities remain—both between countries and within them, particularly between urban and rural areas. These gaps highlight where efforts to reduce […]

Since becoming president, Donald Trump has aggressively sought to fulfill his campaign promise to reverse the Biden administration’s protection of transgender Americans.This post was originally published on this site