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Social & Behavior

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Nov-2025 03:11 ET (15-Nov-2025 08:11 GMT/UTC)

30-Sep-2025

Intergovernmental platform on biodiversity issues an urgent call to stem decline of nature

Human-caused biodiversity loss has accelerated over the past fifty years. An opinion article published September 30^th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by a team of renowned international authors, including Anne Larigauderie, former Executive Secretary of Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), concludes that stopping biodiversity loss is contingent on transformative social and cultural changes across multiple scales.

Journal: PLOS Biology

30-Sep-2025

New AI tool scans social media for hidden health risks

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new artificial intelligence tool can scan social media data to discover adverse events associated with consumer health products, according to a study published September 30^th in the open-access journal PLOS Digital Health by John Ayers of the University of California, San Diego, U.S., and colleagues.

Journal: PLOS Digital Health

30-Sep-2025

What helps fuel children’s ambitions to become political leaders? Their sense that they will be supported

New York University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study of 5- to 11-year-olds in the United States and China, the authors found that children’s belief that their family and friends would support their pursuit of political leadership as adults predicted their expressed motivation to become political leaders—specifically, “president” for children in the US and “chairman” for children in China. In both countries, this relationship was particularly strong for girls compared to boys.

Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology General
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation, NIH/National Institutes of Health

30-Sep-2025

Your trust in government shapes where you get your news

Binghamton University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In times of violent conflict, how do you get your news: television broadcasts and newspapers, or social media? The answer, according to new research from Binghamton University Political Science Professor Seden Akcinaroglu, may depend on how you view the effectiveness of your government.

Journal: Media War & Conflict

30-Sep-2025

When a machine makes a mistake – how do we forgive it?

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When a machine fails, our first reaction is often frustration. A computer freezing at the worst possible moment, a navigation app leading us straight into a traffic jam, or a washing machine suddenly stopping mid-cycle – all are everyday situations that trigger anger and irritation. But a new study by two Israeli researchers offers a different perspective: it turns out that we also apply mechanisms of forgiveness toward technology, much like we do with people.

Journal: Frontiers in Computer Science

30-Sep-2025

Major cosmetic injection survey finds safety gaps

Anglia Ruskin University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The largest survey of its kind has found alarming differences in the quality of care and advice given to individuals receiving cosmetic injections in the UK.

Published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, the study involved a survey of 919 adults from across the UK who had undergone botulinum toxin treatment, commonly referred to by the brand name Botox.

Amongst the findings are that 9% said they were not provided with a written consent form, while only 28% recalled receiving advice on how to manage potential side effects.

Journal: Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum

30-Sep-2025

MIT joins giant Magellan telescope international consortium

GMTO Corporation
Business Announcement

MIT Joins Giant Magellan Telescope International Consortium