#social-science

#social-science

Gifts are more effective than conversations for providing emotional support, as they signal care and promote social support while offering a pleasant distraction.

"The line between explanation and excuse is very porous, and very thin."

The ethics of loneliness have been largely neglected, despite its recognition as a significant issue by social scientists and philosophers alike.”},{

Imagine standing in a virtual world where your every move is tracked, your emotions are analyzed, and your subconscious biases come to the surface.

"Utilizing large and complex datasets or advanced modeling approaches to understand the health of populations requires transdisciplinary collaboration that unites social scientists and health researchers... This kind of collaboration does not come easily, however. It requires time in the same spaces, it requires the building of trust, the development of shared language..." - Michelle Birkett, PhD.