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sociology

  • Male dolphins hang out with acquaintances and family, but they also spend a lot of time with their best friend. Adult male bottlenose dolphins often bond in duos or trios.
  • Why do some kids become bullies or the victims of bullies? How closely is this linked to how their parents raised them?
  • According to scientists, belief in a divine god makes people more generous.
  • Host Aaron Cain speaks with Medical Sociologist Elaine Hernandez about inequalities in healthcare, and about finding a way to work together in a crisis.
  • A new study suggests that people eat more when they eat with family and friends. When eating with strangers, however, people take smaller portions in order to make a good impression.
  • Are you annoyed by that guy in your office who plays solitaire all day and never actually accomplishes anything? Then you'd really be aggravated in the work environment of the Damraland mole-rats of the Kalahari Desert, where up to 40 percent of a colony is "that guy."