Research chat: Dan Ariely and Malcolm Gladwell on writing about social science
Duke economist Dan Ariely and New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell in conversation about social science and journalism.
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Kindergarten children’s friendships: Child adjustment in the early school years
2010 study from the University of Illinois in Infant and Child Development on the impact of friendship quality on future social skills and behaviors.
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Have disaster costs increased due to climate change?
2011 metastudy by the Institute for Environmental Studies on peer-reviewed studies on economic losses from weather events and their potential connection to global warming.
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Minority vulnerability in privileged occupations: African-American financial advisers
2012 study by the University of Illinois, Chicago, on dynamics behind wage disparities between whites and African-Americans at a financial services firm.
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Mormons in America: Certain in their beliefs, uncertain of their place in society
2012 study from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life on Mormon attitudes on religion, politics and American society.
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Federal student loans: patterns in tuition, enrollment and federal Stafford loan borrowing up to the 2007-08 loan limit increase
2011 study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office on changes in the federal student loan program.
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New Internet world: Global perspectives on freedom of expression, privacy and trust
2011 study from INSEAD and the Oxford Internet Institute exploring the Internet attitudes and behaviors of more than 5,400 respondents in 13 countries.
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Public participation, procedural fairness and local governance
2012 study from the University of Nebraska examines how outreach efforts by local authorities can increase satisfaction with government and use of tax dollars.
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Estimated HIV incidence in the United States, 2006-2009
2011 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the annual number of new HIV infections in the United States.
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Quantifying global transfers of copyrighted content using BitTorrent
2011 study from Carnegie-Mellon University on BitTorrent online downloads of copyrighted material.
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