Explaining variation in Twitter adoption among a diverse group of young adults
2011 study from Northwestern University on different motivations among teens who use Twitter.
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Evidence for evolution in response to natural selection in a contemporary human population
2011 study for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on evolution and natural selection in human beings within recent generations.
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Educational and psychological outcomes between LGBTQ and straight students in middle and high school
2011 study on gay teens and greater risk of emotional problems and negative educational outcomes.
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Effects of social networks on religious belief and practice
2011 study by Baylor University published in Sociology of Religion on social relationships and higher levels of religiosity.
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Inequality of opportunity in Egypt
2011 study by the World Bank Economic Review on the contribution of inequality of opportunity to earnings inequality over time.
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New structural economics: A framework for rethinking development
2011 World Bank paper on a new theory of economic development emphasizing both industrial improvements and country-specific flexibility.
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United Nations 2011 global study on homicide
2011 U.N. report on rates of homicide per capita in 207 countries based on data from the World Health Organization, the Global Burden of Injuries Project; and other sources.
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Decision-making capacities in older adults
2011 study from Texas A&M and U.T. Austin in Psychological Science on decision-making abilities in younger and older adults.
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New politics of protection? Côte d’Ivoire, Libya and the responsibility to protect
2011 report in International Affairs Journal on changes to global and regional conflict intervention policies.
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After unipolarity: China’s visions of international order in an era of U.S. decline
2011 report from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School on China’s rise to power and its implications.
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