While psychology is the science of human thought, sociology is the science of human relationships. Sociologists consider all social interactions and the structures that make up society itself, ranging from crime to religion to class - and even the way in which social activity impacts upon the development of scientific knowledge.
Sociology considers these issues on not only the societal level, but also from personal and global perspectives. What are the societal implications of gender identity, and how do they form? What are the causes behind migration? The resulting impacts upon both communities?
We've published 8 articles and 3 specialist blog posts about sociology so far, featuring 93 unanswered sociology questions! But we're not done yet as we still have another 6 sociology research areas in our database to write about, so come back soon!
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Planet Earth Report –“Signs Super-Powerful AI is About to Destroy Civilization to Gallup Polls UFO Reality”
25th February, 2020
Headline news by leading science journalists about the extraordinary discoveries, technology, people, and events changing our knowledge of Planet Earth and the future of the human species.
“Haunting” –‘Last & First Men’ -A Story of Humanity from Present Across Two-Billion Years
24th February, 2020
Before his death in 2018, Icelandic director and composer Johann Jóhannsson –director of Arrival and The Theory of Everything–adapted Last and First Men, a “future history” by British science-fiction author Olaf Stapledon –a “film that straddles the border of fiction and documentary.
The use of artificial intelligence in the drug discovery process is not new, but it is advancing in significant ways. Several weeks ago the BBC announced the...
“Coincidence?” –Climate Change May Have Powered Evolution of Human Intelligence (Weekend Feature)
16th February, 2020
Following the appearance of the neocortex some 250,000 years in our past, Homo sapiens evolved as the only species on planet Earth that created sophisticated technology from the clock to the radio and the quantum computer.
Ebola is one of the most contagious and dangerous diseases, but between outbreaks the disease must be hiding somewhere. Some suspect bats, but is this really true?
Animals certainly communicate – some using sounds, and others using body language, pheromones or even electricity. But does any of this actually constitute language?
Emotions are a vital part of society, but there are still plenty of mysteries surrounding them- from what they are for to whether it will be possible, or desirable, to create AI that experiences them.
We still don’t know how to engineer truly suitable shark tanks for the great white, used to travelling hundreds of kilometres daily. Large sharks have large appetites, are fussy, and kill everything.
Wild sharks have been observed cooperating, playing and courting. This suggests they communicate, yet they don’t emit sounds. Learn more about the other possible methods of communication being researched.
Despite its amazing ability to explain how species change and diverge there are some areas of evolution that scientists are still working to understand.
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Anthropology looks at the history of our species- how we evolved and the development of culture and societies around the world.
Criminology covers why people commit crimes, and the effects of punishment.
Cultural Studies considers the culture that surrounds us every day. By studying this culture, we can better understand how individuals experience the world.
Medical Sociology investigates how culture and society impact on human health.
Social Psychology focuses on how our behaviour is affected by the presence or absence of other people.
Sociobiology aims to explain human behaviour and culture by looking at evolutionary processes in other species.
Socioeconomics is the study of the interface between someone’s economic status and their social interactions.
Sociolinguistics is the science of how languages change and are shaped by society, and how society is shaped by language.
Anthropology looks at the history of our species- how we evolved and the development of culture and societies around the world.
