social science

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In law and social science, we call this impact a chilling effect – the behavioral tendency for people in face of a threat to self-censor and restrain their activities for self-protection.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Professor David Voas, emeritus professor of social science at University College London, was one of those who raised suspicion over the Bible Society's findings.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Low teacher morale directly affects students, said Alex Robins, a social science teacher at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The good news is that social science has answers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

So, the highest of all our complex technologies in the hardest of our sciences will soon be engaged, full scale, in what is essentially biologic research—and with some aspects of social science, at that.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas