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• MIT Sloan Researchers Deploy Integrative Experiment Design to Resolve Decades of Conflicting Social Science Data

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Research

  A team at the MIT Sloan School of Management has introduced a new experimental framework that uses machine learning and systematic sampling to identify complex interactions in huma...

• Massive Global Meta-Science Collaboration Reveals Significant Challenges to Research Credibility Across Social and Behavioral Sciences

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  The SCORE program, a DARPA-funded initiative involving 865 researchers, has released a comprehensive assessment of 3,900 scientific papers, finding that only about half of studied...

• Digital Migration Simulations Successfully Shift Student Attitudes and Empathy Toward Global Refugees

  Published: Mar 20, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A study by Uppsala University involving 148 teenagers has demonstrated that computer simulations can provide a deeper social understanding of migration than traditional statistics....

• Victim Naming Strategy Drives Public Support for Legislation Despite Potential Policy Flaws Study Finds

  Published: Feb 23, 2026

  Section: Other

  A new study published by the American Psychological Association explores why bills named after victims of tragedy, such as Megan’s Law, receive significantly higher public approval...