Sociology
Intentional learning in practice: A 3x3x3 approach April 19, 2021
What drives most of us to learn something new is curiosity and a desire to keep growing. Turning that desire into new capabilities, though, requires a plan. As we have noted in our earlier research about intentional learning, it’s essential to cultivate both the right mindset and the right skills to keep learning throughout our personal and…
Read MoreChina to ban kids from playing online games for more than three hours per week
Kids and teens under 18 years old in China will only be allowed up to three hours per week to play online video games, according to new rules published Monday by China’s National Press and Publication Administration. According to a translated notice about the new rules, people under 18 will be allowed to play video games one…
Read MoreChina’s Communist Party at 100: the secret of its longevity
On July 1st China’s Communist Party will celebrate its 100th birthday. It has always called itself “great, glorious and correct”. Not only has it survived far longer than its many critics predicted; it also appears to be on the up. When the Soviet Union imploded in 1991, many pundits thought that the other great communist…
Read MoreDo workers in richer countries work longer hours?
Economic prosperity in different places across our world today is vastly unequal. People in Switzerland, one of the richest countries in the world, have an average income that is more than 20-times higher than that of people in Cambodia.1 Life in these two countries can look starkly different.2 When considering such differences in prosperity, a…
Read MoreWhat’s next for remote work: An analysis of 2,000 tasks, 800 jobs, and nine countries
Can I work from home or am I tethered to my workplace? Quarantines, lockdowns, and self-imposed isolation have pushed tens of millions around the world to work from home, accelerating a workplace experiment that had struggled to gain traction before COVID-19 hit. Now, well into the pandemic, the limitations and the benefits of remote work…
Read MoreWhy Do People in Relationships Cheat?
Cheating: it’s the ultimate relationship violation and a notorious relationship killer.As researchers have recently demonstrated, cheating is rarely a simple affair. There are many reasons why people cheat, and the patterns are more complex than common stereotypes suggest. A fascinating new study sheds some light on these motivations. Around two thirds of participants (62.8 percent)…
Read MoreParis is turning its iconic street into pedestrian gardens
In Paris, the Champs-Élysées was originally designed as a place to stroll. But in 2021, around 64,000 cars travel down the eight-lane avenue each day. It’s polluted and noisy, and while the sidewalks are filled with tourists, it isn’t a place where people living nearby want to walk. As Paris transforms elsewhere—aiming for a vision…
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