2014

reportFeb 8, 2014

A small breath of fresh air
short readsFeb 7, 2014

Chart of the Week: How the Winter Olympics has raised its ‘cool’ factor

Since the early 1990s, as the Economist chart above shows, Olympics organizers have steadily added more and more freestyle skiing, snowboarding and other X Games-style events in a bid to appeal to younger viewers.
short readsFeb 7, 2014

Sochi Olympics shine spotlight on Russia’s Muslim population

Security has been among the main storylines leading up to the Winter Olympics, set to begin in Sochi, Russia. Sochi is not far from the city of Volgograd, the target of several recent suicide bombings, and according to The Associated Press, up to 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to guard against potential terrorist acts. […]
short readsFeb 7, 2014

Data Feed: Low-wage breadwinners, record expatriations, Texas Hispanics

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
short readsFeb 7, 2014

Parenthood and happiness: It’s more complicated than you think

Social science research offers a more complicated view of the relationship between being a parent and being happy.
short readsFeb 7, 2014

Who smokes in America?

CVS’ decision to stop selling tobacco products comes as smoking continues to decline and smokers are consuming fewer cigarettes.
reportFeb 7, 2014

The Global Map of Homophobia
reportFeb 7, 2014

Retirement Planning for the Very Long Term
reportFeb 6, 2014

Census Data Show Rise in New Marriages

This posting links to a FactTank article about American Community Survey data showing that the rate of new marriages rose in 2012 after declining for the previous three years. The rise is concentrated among certain groups.
presentationFeb 6, 2014

Participatory Research

Susannah Fox will be a guest lecturer for a course on patient engagement design at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

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A small breath of fresh air

Chart of the Week: How the Winter Olympics has raised its ‘cool’ factor

Sochi Olympics shine spotlight on Russia’s Muslim population

Data Feed: Low-wage breadwinners, record expatriations, Texas Hispanics

Who smokes in America?

The Global Map of Homophobia

Retirement Planning for the Very Long Term

Participatory Research