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Oxford has three new fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

Oxford has three new fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

When we care about some plane crashes and not so much others

When we care about some plane crashes and not so much others

Public interest in plane crashes only predicted ‘if death toll is 50 or higher’

Public interest in plane crashes only predicted ‘if death toll is 50 or higher’

Being kind to others does make you 'slightly happier'

Being kind to others does make you 'slightly happier'

Research looks at the physical facts behind fiction's fascination

Research looks at the physical facts behind fiction's fascination

Rise of online work captured in the first Online Labour Index

Rise of online work captured in the first Online Labour Index

Conclusions about the effects of electronic cigarettes remain the same

Conclusions about the effects of electronic cigarettes remain the same

The economy's improving but many Ethiopian boys still 'feel hopeless'

The economy's improving but many Ethiopian boys still 'feel hopeless'

50-year study pinpoints countries where women are doing the least housework

50-year study pinpoints countries where women are doing the least housework

Global income inequality down in relative terms, up in absolute sums

Global income inequality down in relative terms, up in absolute sums