//www.koonmotors.com/news/science_society/political_science/ Scientific viewpoint on politics. Read summaries of recent research on political parties, policies and projections. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:56:12 EDT Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:56:12 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/science_society/political_science/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230720124604.htm A new study finds that only a small number of U.S. policies consider ultra-processed foods, lagging behind countries such as Belgium, Brazil, and Israel. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:46:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230720124604.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142008.htm Research finds 'AI-tocracy,' China's increased investments in AI-driven facial-recognition technology, both help the regime repress dissent and may drive the technology forward. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:20:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142008.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113832.htm When unethical behavior is criticized, demands are often met with defensiveness and denial. How can we overcome this reaction? New research demonstrates that criticism is more persuasive when it is expressed with concern for the welfare of those being criticized. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:38:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113832.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112611.htm People might be more positive to the removal of fuel subsidies if told where the money would be spent instead. This has been shown in a study which investigated attitudes towards removing fossil fuel subsidies in five developing countries. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:26:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112611.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230306143509.htm The first global study to investigate how gender equality may be associated with life expectancy has found that both women and men live longer as it improves. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:35:09 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230306143509.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201195347.htm People who share a political ideology have more similar 'neural fingerprints' of political words and process new information in similar ways, according to a new analysis. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:53:47 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201195347.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221123114201.htm In a new study, researchers find a significant societal impact of the pandemic beyond the domain of health and raise concerns about the ability of democratic societies to cope with future crises such as the climate crisis. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:42:01 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221123114201.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221117102827.htm An artificial intelligence tool could help governments decide whether or not to bail out a bank in crisis by predicting if the intervention will save money for taxpayers in the long term. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:28:27 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221117102827.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109151935.htm In an experimental study, participants' first impressions of photos of strangers' faces were strongly influenced by disclosure of the stranger's political partisanship. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:19:35 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109151935.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221107192311.htm Researchers show how major sociopolitical events can have global impacts on sleep that are associated with significant fluctuations in the public's collective mood, well-being, and alcohol consumption. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:23:11 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221107192311.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221107114452.htm With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, people were plunged into a situation that required them to acquire information about an emerging scientific issue to assess the adequacy of government actions and programs of significant personal import to each individual. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:44:52 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221107114452.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221103140820.htm A new global COVID-19 study provides actionable recommendations to end the public health threat without exacerbating socio-economic burdens or putting the most vulnerable at greater risk. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:08:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221103140820.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221031124624.htm There has long been an assumption that a connection exists between affective polarization and anti-democratic attitudes. A new study tests several depolarization interventions and finds that, while they depolarize, they do not affect anti-democratic attitudes. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:46:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221031124624.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221027093257.htm When groups of people need to reach a decision, they will often take a straw poll to test opinions before the official vote. New research shows that one specific voting method proved more effective than others in identifying the best choice. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:32:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221027093257.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221013194105.htm An interdisciplinary team of researchers reports on how social norms -- 'patterns of behaviors or values that depend on expectations about what others do and/or think should be done' -- can be harnessed to bring about collective climate action and policy change. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:41:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221013194105.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221006141452.htm A new study identifies the political factors that allow some countries to lead in adopting cleaner sources of energy while others lag behind. By analyzing how different countries responded to the current energy crisis and to the oil crisis of the 1970s, the study reveals how the structure of political institutions can help or hinder the shift to clean energy. The findings offer important lessons as governments race to limit the impacts of climate change. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:14:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221006141452.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221005132939.htm Trying to understand people we disagree with can feel like a lost cause, particularly in contentious political environments. But new research finds that valuing empathy across party lines can make our political arguments more persuasive. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:29:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221005132939.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220915165307.htm New research shows that moral values predict regional differences in COVID-19 vaccination rates beyond structural, demographic and political barriers to vaccination. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:53:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220915165307.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907133221.htm A new study debunks the idea that wearing a mask to slow the spread of disease damages most everyday social exchanges. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:32:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220907133221.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220826131205.htm Italian citizens who exercised their democratic right to vote in the 2020 constitutional referendum may have unintentionally contributed to the spread of COVID-19, finds a new study. However, researchers found that the decision to delay an early general election in 2021 saved 23,000 lives. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:12:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220826131205.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220823123556.htm Just after the U.S. Congress passed the nation's most substantial legislation aimed at battling climate change, a new study shows that the average American badly underestimates how much their fellow citizens support substantive climate policy. While 66-80% of Americans support climate action, the average American believes that number is 37-43%, the study found. The study found that conservatives underestimated national support for climate policies to the greatest degree but, liberals also believed that a minority of Americans support climate action. The misperception was the norm in every state, across policies, and among every demographic tested, including political affiliation, race, media consumption habits, and rural vs. suburban. Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:35:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220823123556.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220711163156.htm The same four factors that explain how people change their beliefs on a variety of issues can account for the recent rise in anti-science attitudes, a new review suggests. 星期一,2022年7月11日16:31:56美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220711163156.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220707141902.htm Financial incentives play an important role in the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. New research, however, finds that not all financial incentives are created equal in the eyes of prospective car buyers, and the current federal incentive -- a tax credit -- is, in fact, valued the least by car buyers. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:19:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220707141902.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220609173704.htm Researchers examined mortality rates and federal and state election data for all counties in the U.S. from 2001 to 2019. The team found what they call a 'mortality gap' -- a widening difference between age-adjusted death rates in counties that had voted for a Democrat or a Republican in previous presidential and governor elections. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:37:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220609173704.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220603124906.htm With the accelerating evolution of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a growing role in decision-making processes. Humans are becoming increasingly dependent on algorithms to process information, recommend certain behaviors, and even take actions of their behalf. A research team has studied how humans react to the introduction of AI decision making. Specifically, they explored the question, 'is society ready for AI ethical decision making?' by studying human interaction with autonomous cars. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:49:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220603124906.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220602095055.htm Brain scans of people taken while they performed various tasks -- and even did nothing -- accurately predicted whether they were politically conservative or liberal, according to the largest study of its kind. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:50:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/06/220602095055.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220531102710.htm A new study finds anticipating stress related to political elections can affect people's emotional well-being before anything has even happened. But a related study shows that education can help protect people against those stresses -- even for individuals who are actively engaged in the political process. Tue, 31 May 2022 10:27:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220531102710.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220518171505.htm A new article looks at how producers of such products as commercial milk formulas, processed foods, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals and electronic gaming software have been ramping up efforts to influence United States policy toward the WHO. Wed, 18 May 2022 17:15:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220518171505.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220414110729.htm People may be willing to condone statements they know to be false and even spread misinformation on social media if they believe those statements could become true in the future, according to new research. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:07:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220414110729.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220413161818.htm A study initiated before the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has found that a $1000 incentive for the vaccine-hesitant could boost vaccine rates up to 87 percent. The study also speaks to how monetary incentives can be used to influence larger behavior change. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:18:18 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220413161818.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220408103150.htm A new study finds that liberals and conservatives differ in how they perceive dominance in women, which may influence their likelihood to vote them into political office. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:31:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220408103150.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220317172507.htm 在当地和国家公共卫生官员resigned or were fired during the first 11 months of the pandemic, more than one-third reported incidents of harassment, a new study finds. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:25:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220317172507.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220316132651.htm A communication researcher has developed a framework for measuring the slippery concept of social media public opinion. Murmuration identifies meaningful groups of social media actors based on the 'who-follows-whom' relationship. The actors attract like-minded followers to form 'flocks,' which serve as the units of analysis. As opinions form and shift in response to external events, the flocks' unfolding opinions move like the fluid murmuration of airborne starlings. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:26:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220316132651.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220216112307.htm Public perceptions of climate change, the future cost and effectiveness of climate mitigation and technologies, and how political institutions respond to public pressure are all important determinants of the degree to which the climate will change over the 21st century, according to a new study. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:23:07 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220216112307.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220208105227.htm Gabon's network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) provides a blueprint that could be used in many other countries, experts say. Since announcing a new MPA network in 2014, Gabon has created 20 protected areas -- increasing protection of Gabonese waters from less than 1% to 26%. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:52:27 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220208105227.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/12/211209142551.htm A global hacker 'red team' and rewards for hunting algorithmic biases are just some of the recommendations from experts who argue that AI faces a 'tech-lash' unless firm measures are taken to increase public trust. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:25:51 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/12/211209142551.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/11/211118203541.htm The heady days of rapidly rising prosperity may be coming to an end, according to an interdisciplinary group of scientists. Developed democracies in particular look to be first in line for a long-run economic slowdown through the 21st century, and that, according to the researchers, should prompt some preparation for the additional fiscal and social stress that it will bring. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:35:41 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/11/211118203541.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211008105716.htm A study leverages concepts from physics to model how campaign strategies influence the opinions of an electorate in a two-party system. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:57:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211008105716.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/07/210729083431.htm Conservation science and policy could be saving more biodiversity by shifting to measurements and decisions based on preventing the loss of ecosystems and species within protected areas. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:34:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/07/210729083431.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210630115436.htm Researchers can gather highly accurate information about social trends and groups by asking about a person's social circle rather than interrogating their own individual beliefs. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:54:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210630115436.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210625120413.htm Although the United States is the only wealthy nation that doesn't guarantee paid leave to mothers or fathers after the arrival of a new child, Americans endorse providing paid time off for parents nearly as much as people from other countries. About 82% of Americans support paid maternity leave, just slightly less than the 86% who support it in 26 wealthy nations, a new study shows. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:04:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210625120413.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210601151954.htm Aerosol reductions that would take place as countries meet climate goals could contribute to global cooling and prevent more than one million annual premature deaths over a decade, according to a new study. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 15:19:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210601151954.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210527145312.htm New estimates suggest that mass gatherings during an election in the Malaysian state of Sabah directly caused 70 percent of COVID-19 cases detected in Sabah after the election, and indirectly caused 64.4 percent of cases elsewhere in Malaysia. Thu, 27 May 2021 14:53:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210527145312.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210520133911.htm A new study shows that exposure to a stressful political election is strongly associated with an increase in potentially life-threatening cardiac events. Thu, 20 May 2021 13:39:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210520133911.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210513173538.htm 一项新的研究在政治极化显示如何n aversion to uncertainty is often associated with black-and-white political views. Thu, 13 May 2021 17:35:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210513173538.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210506105420.htm Researchers describe the improved mathematical methodology of an open source tool called Gerrychain, which can help observers detect gerrymandering in a voting district plan by creating an ensemble of alternate maps that also meet legal voting criteria. Thu, 06 May 2021 10:54:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210506105420.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210426140723.htm With climate change looming, what must people hear to convince them to change their ways to stop harming the environment? A new study finds stories to be significantly more motivating than scientific facts -- at least for some people. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:07:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210426140723.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210423095428.htm Attempts at restricting people's mobility to control the spread of COVID-19 may be effective only for a short period, researchers said. A new study examines people's mobility for seven months during the pandemic in the United States using publicly available, anonymized mobile phone data. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:54:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210423095428.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210421151226.htm Researchers have found that artificial intelligence algorithms can influence people's preferences for fictitious political candidates or potential romantic partners, depending on whether recommendations were explicit or covert. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:12:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210421151226.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210420160903.htm Concern tends to ratchet up a notch when pollution enters the river runoff discussion on a national scale, specifically when smaller, navigable intrastate bodies of water push pollution into larger interstate waters often involved in commerce (i.e. the Mississippi River, Great Lakes, Ohio River). Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:09:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/04/210420160903.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210323150819.htm New research shows that state laws designed to hinder union activity and indulge corporate entities do not enhance economic productivity. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:08:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210323150819.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210322174959.htm There are 12 essential attributes that explain why commercial carbon capture and sequestration projects succeed or fail in the U.S., researchers say. Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:49:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210322174959.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210322120110.htm Public participation is critical to the success of medical research. Yet recruiting volunteers for trials is increasingly challenging. New research suggests the widening ideological gap in the U.S. may be to blame. Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:01:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/03/210322120110.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210224143455.htm Politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic had a powerful influence over adherence to social distancing guidelines in the United States and why people did, or did not, comply during the lockdown days, a new study has found. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:34:55 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210224143455.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210219083837.htm The Biden administration is revising the social cost of carbon (SCC), a decade-old cost-benefit metric used to inform climate policy by placing a monetary value on the impact of climate change. In a newly published analysis, a team of researchers lists a series of measures the administration should consider in recalculating the SCC. Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:38:37 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210219083837.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210217151100.htm In ancient European settlements, livestock use was likely primarily determined by political structure and market demands, according to a new study. Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:11:00 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210217151100.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210211144352.htm Researchers found people are more successful at identifying language associated with Republican speech than Democratic speech patterns. Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:43:52 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210211144352.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/01/210107125303.htm Could the merging of humor and news actually help inform the public? New research found that young people were more likely to remember information about politics and government policy when it was conveyed in a humorous rather than non-humorous manner. They were also more willing to share the information online. Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:53:03 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/01/210107125303.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201214123611.htm According to new research, people tend to moralize COVID-19-control efforts and are more willing to endorse human costs emerging from COVID-19-related restrictions than to accept costs resulting from other restraints meant to prevent injury or death. The level of support -- and resulting outrage in response to perceived violations of this moral ideal -- differs between liberals and conservatives. Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:36:11 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201214123611.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201207102111.htm Industrial parks in China perform less well when developed on the apparent basis of preexisting ties among political leaders, according to a new study. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 10:21:11 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201207102111.htm