Social Sciences

Smart handpumps predict depths of groundwater in Africa

Analysing handpump vibrations give clues to groundwater depths

'Smart handpumps' predict depths of groundwater in Africa

Bots have human-like qualities

'Computer bots are like humans, having fights lasting years'

Polling station 300

Why the working class voter may be turning away from Labour

Computer bots are more like humans than you might think, having fights lasting years

‘The death of working class political participation is due to parties, not voters’

Hospital corridor

'30,000 excess deaths in 2015 linked to cuts in health and social care'

Montane rainforest in the Central Highlands of New Guinea

New doubts on whether early humans were forced to start farming

The Seven Vices by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1526/1530–1569) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Is pride a sin or an incentive?

Mental health of low-paid workers who received a wage rise was compared with those who did not.

'Gaming affects standards of cleanliness in hospitals in England'

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