Community
Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering
Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering New volunteers get trained in Lexington, Ky., to help out at CASA of Lexington in April 2023. AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel As gerontologists – social scientists who study aging populations – we envision a future in which older people leave a doctor’s visit with […]
🏥 Health
Spanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of formal and informal speech in signs around town
Spanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of formal and informal speech in signs around town Spanish-language signs in Philadelphia contradict the grammar lessons most of us were taught. Daniel Guarin Buitrago, CC BY-ND I’ve discovered something fascinating about how Spanish speakers in Philadelphia address each other and communicate through public signs. The discovery is […]
📚 Education
Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction
Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction Bots can be helpful in online communities, but they can also come between people. mathisworks/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images When bots – automated agents that perform tasks on behalf of humans – become more active in online communities, it has profound effects on how humans interact with […]
💻 Technology
Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead
Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead As Americans' social worlds grow further apart, stereotypes intensify – driving an even deeper wedge between red and blue America. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus Are you angry about politics right now? Seething? You’re not alone. According to the […]
🏛️ Politics