A Morality Evolutionary Game Theory Can Model - Volume 93 Issue 4

It may paradoxically be easier to claw back well-known findings, since they’re the ones people like to talk about.

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

The world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published on Thursday, as ​the burning of coal could decline at a slo...

The Center for Philosophy of Science invites you to our Featured Former Fellow online lecture presented by: Featured Former Fellow: Cailin O’Connor Tuesday, September 22nd @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST Title: Closing the Loop on Social Influence in Science Abstract: The prevalence of social influence in science is widely documented. But this influence is not one-sided. Social beliefs and values shape science, and at the same time are shaped by scientific findings. This mutual influence raises the possibility of dynamical interplay between science and society. But while this possibility has been mentioned numerous times in the literature, there is relatively little work attempting to analyze and outline how this mutual influence might work. This talk argues that two-way influence between science and society is promiscuous, occurring via a wide range of mechanisms that start with both values and related cultural background beliefs, and influence both values and related cultural background beliefs. I’ll discuss three sorts of general patterns at play—positive feedback, polarizing feedback, and amplification. This talk will be available online only: Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/91092965122 YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

Anthropic is offering $200M to the funding-starved social sciences, but at what cost?

For Canadians, one expert said the most noticeable effect will likely be a milder winter dominated by Pacific rather than Arctic air

“If we act now we can limit overshoot,” the report said. “Not a safe world, but safer than remaining above” 1.5 degrees for the long term.

A close textual reading of the work of Smith

Follow live updates from the March on Washington 2026 at the Lincoln Memorial, featuring Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, AOC and Bernie Sanders.

The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.

It's amazing the things we reveal when we think no one is listening.

Join us for a discussion about the rollback of the Clean Air Act and what it means for public health in communities across America.

Charles Murray, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, has become one of the most influential social scientists in America, using racist pseudoscience and misleading statistics to argue that s...

I don't have time to blog much nowadays, but I want to keep this place active. One recurring use for the site is to outline to things th...

TikTok's global growth has made it a prime platform for both entertainment and political discourse, prompting increased social science research. However, this rapidly evolving research field faces a f...

We often treat scientists as hapless, unwitting targets of industry influence. But the truth is far more complex. Scientists can gain tremendous career advantages by working with industry.

A tribute to the works in my book stack cum side table, and a great reading list for those interested in background beliefs about gender, race, fat, parenting, sexual orientation, and so on in science

To what extent is social media research independent from industry influence? Leveraging openly available data, we show that half of the research published in top journals has disclosable ties to indus...

For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.