Sociology
Americans Who Mainly Get Their News on Social Media Are Less Engaged, Less Knowledgeable
A new Pew Research Center analysis of surveys conducted between October 2019 and June 2020 finds that those who rely most on social media for political news stand apart from other news consumers in a number of ways. These U.S. adults, for instance, tend to be less likely than other news consumers to closely follow…
Read MorePoor Countries Are Running Out of Time to Get Rich
The United Nations currently predicts that by 2027, India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country. Estimates suggest India and Nigeria will together add 470 million people in the next three decades — almost a quarter of the world’s population increase to 2050. In many parts of India, for instance, the total fertility rate —…
Read MoreCoronavirus Hastens the Rise of the Cashless Economy
Across the globe, Covid-19 is fueling the rise of the cashless economy as employees and consumers alike worry that the direct handling of paper currency could spread the coronavirus.But while the change means convenience and fewer virus worries for some, concerns abound for people who don’t have sufficient bank, credit or digital access. In the U.K., the consumer…
Read MoreCOVID-19: This is when life will return to normal, according to the experts
After second-guessing everything from hugging our loved ones to delaying travel, there is one big question that everyone is likely thinking about: will we ever get back to the status quo? The answer may not be very clear-cut. Today’s graphic uses data from New York Times’ interviews of 511 epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists from…
Read MoreWhat New Research Says About Race and Police Shootings
In the U.S., African Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white people. For black women, the rate is 1.4 times more likely. That’s according to a new study conducted by Frank Edwards, of Rutgers University’s School of Criminal Justice, Hedwig Lee, of Washington University in St. Louis’s Department of…
Read MoreHow Germany contained the coronavirus
From its healthcare system to technology, there are 3 keys reasons for its relatively successful management so far. First, the German health-care system was in good shape going into the crisis,everyone has had full access to medical care. This is a merit not just of the current government but of a system that was built…
Read MoreOnline child abuse rising during lockdown warn police
Police forces across the world are warning that criminals and paedophiles are using the coronavirus lockdown to target children.In the UK, where 300,000 people are considered a threat to children, there were nearly nine million attempts in the last month to access child sexual abuse websites which had been previously blocked by the Internet Watch…
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