Queen’s researchers Susan Bartels (Emergency Medicine) and Sam McKegney (English Literature and Creative Writing) have been awarded nearly $5 million through the Social Sciences and Humanities ...

Scientists are crucial voices in the public debate about wicked problems—societal-scale, high-stakes issues with no clear ...

How can desertification be tackled effectively? And how can scientific findings be translated into practical action on the ...

Are opinions on controversial political issues as divided as many people perceive them to be? Researchers from the Leibniz ...

NASA satellite imagery has revealed the dramatic scale of the wildfires scorching parts of southwestern New Mexico, as two major fires—the Buck and Trout—continue to threaten homes, infrastructure and ...

Scale co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang will lead Meta’s new superintelligence unit.

Is social media harming my well-being? This is a question I often ask myself, wondering if I should keep using it or take a deliberate break from it. As someone who follows the science of well-being, ...

Above all, history needs to re-engage with the social sciences, incorporating theories and methodologies from economics, sociology, political science and psychology. This could lead to more robust ...

“ Social science research has the potential to shape policy and effect change on a global scale,” said Salovey, a distinguished psychologist who will return to social science research and teaching ...

Climate change is often seen as solely a technical problem. This is a misguided belief. Understanding how to build a better world begins, and ends, with understanding the societies which inhabit it.