The scope of rising violence in Kansas City continues to escalate as a recent spate of gunfire violates social norms even amongst the criminal class. Here's a glimpse at the aftermath as the ...

A new cross-cultural study reveals that people living in societies with strict social norms are less skilled at creating humor. This suggests that comedic ability is heavily shaped by our cultural ...

When you make a small mistake that doesn't harm anyone else—such as tripping over a curb or misremembering a name—people will like you more if you can laugh at yourself rather than act embarrassed, ...

Digital societies face profound challenges as technological disruptions like AI-generated content and deepfakes erode trust in information ecosystems. Right ...

A new study published in the journal Addiction shows that cannabis use among Swedish adolescents appears to follow the same population-level pattern previously observed for alcohol. The findings ...

Scholars argued that the alternative media ecosystem is reshaping ideas about gender, politics and beauty at an event on ...

Extreme norms such as negativity, intergroup hostility, polarization, unrealistic beauty standards and outrageous benchmarks ...

Generation Z is reshaping the American landscape with new norms and habits. From mental health awareness to digital ...

Certain markers of high status may more strongly boost attitudes toward women versus men, and low status markers may more strongly worsen attitudes toward men versus women—with both findings more ...

But structure is not cruelty. For many students, especially those without stable external supports, structure is scaffolding. When everything becomes flexible, nothing feels binding. I now encounter ...

The Warren County Historical Society announces Norm Chamberlain as the organization’s Volunteer of the Year for 2025. Chamberlain was born and raised in Warren County, Pennsylvania. A 1973 Warren Area ...