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We showcase how HSS research shapes our world—featuring insights from current publications, diverse voices, and timely debates. Follow us for curated content from Nature, Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, J.B. Metzler, Apress, Springer VS & BMC.
🗃 This book by Ryosuke Yokoe challenges theories which disassociate the reputation of alcohol with scientific knowledge around its effects and harms. Honored to work with Prof. Yokoe during Academic Press Week at the University of Tokyo last year. bit.ly/4qSFCki #BookSky #PublicHealth
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Personality intervention affects emotional stability and extraversion similarly in younger and older adults.' This study examines processes and age differences in personality interventions. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/4qYWm9x. #PsySky #ResearchPublishing
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Indigenous people need to be informed about the project which their consent is being sought. 🌍
'Handbook on Business, Human Rights, and the Environment in Africa' by Jean-Claude N. Ashukem. bit.ly/49EijUg #HumanRights #BookSky #AcademicSky @springer.springernature.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Preisgekrönt und lesenswert: Ben Dammers @bendammers.bsky.social erhält den Offermann-Hergarten-Preis für „Bilderbuchperipherien“! Jetzt erschienen bei J.B. Metzler – ein Blick lohnt sich! 👏📖 bit.ly/4bvg9c0 #BookSky #Literatur
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What was the historical significance of the socialist system formed in China over the course of the twentieth century? 📚 Explore 'Shanghai under the Socialist System' by J. Kajima. bit.ly/4qiuGww
#EconomicHistory #ChinaStudies #Socialism #PlannedEconomy #ShanghaiHistory #BookSky
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'How Stem Cell Research Is Revolutionizing the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia.' Stem cell research is transforming androgenetic alopecia treatment by promoting hair follicle regeneration & addressing limitations of drugs & hair transplantation. 🔗bit.ly/4qrB9Fl #MedSky
How Stem Cell Research Is Revolutionizing the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia
The last few years have seen an increase in the number of research studies involving stem cells due to the favorable outcome of clinical trials. Parents facing limited treatment options for serious pediatric conditions are increasingly willing to invest in advanced therapies that might offer lasting solutions.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Transparency in EU food law is not merely a procedural requirement; it is a foundational principle that affects how laws are drafted, implemented, and enforced. 🔍 'Transparency in EU Law' by Marianna Vanuzzo: bit.ly/3LoTALI. #EULaw #FoodLaw #Transparency @springer.springernature.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Brains in the Branches: how chickadees outsmart our harsh winters.' Did you know chickadee have an astonishing memory? 🌍 In the harsh eastern Sierra Nevada, these tiny birds survive by hiding & retrieving thousands of seeds. 🔗 bit.ly/4aVt8Ue #EvoSky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ysc73isz7jkgr4ozyn6azo77" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@springer.springernature.com
Brains in the Branches: how chickadees outsmart our harsh winters
You’ve probably heard of a chickadee, but did you know they have an astonishing memory? In the harsh eastern Sierra Nevada, these tiny birds survive by hiding and retrieving thousands of seeds—making them a powerful model for studying how specialized brain functions evolve. Tune in to learn more!
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January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“Crises matter.” 🌍 'Regional Integration and Institutional Change in East Asia and the European Union' addresses the drivers and mechanisms of institutional change in Europe and East Asia during times of international crisis. bit.ly/49OknKy #Geopolitics #AcademicSky
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Mapping the Hidden Geography of High-Risk Fertility in India: What District-Level Data Reveals.' This study uncovers hidden fertility hotspots and explains why child marriage and education matter most.🔗 bit.ly/4pEwEpR #SocSci #AcademicSky
January 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
'How can we ensure that innovation does not undermine customer protection?' ⚖️ From 'Emerging Legal Frontiers in Insurance: Digital Transformation, Cross-Border Challenges, and Market Innovation', edited by Pierpaolo Marano 📖🔓. bit.ly/4pv3QQw #LawSky #BookSky @springer.springernature.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Global Creative Ecosystems: A Critical Understanding of Sustainable Creative and Cultural Production.' Research on Abu Dhabi’s performing arts shows how intermediaries sustain cultural production, resilience, and value. 🔗 bit.ly/3LG0yfi #ResearchPublishing
Global Creative Ecosystems: A Critical Understanding of Sustainable Creative and Cultural Production
The present text summarises my third annual intervention as part of New York University Abu Dhabi’s Community-Based Learning (CBL) courses, reflecting on our 2021 research on Abu Dhabi’s performing arts ecosystem and its translation from a qualitative report into an academic book chapter.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
'Why did some states emerge as democracies, while others became various forms of dictatorship?' 🌏Read Decolonization and Regime Change in Asia: Historical Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship by Yuko Kasuya. bit.ly/4juaULM @yukokasuya.bsky.social #BookSky #AcademicSky
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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A feature in Nature examines what could come in science before 2050, including nuclear fusion and people on Mars. 🧪
Science in 2050: the future breakthroughs that will shape our world — and beyond
Nuclear fusion. People on Mars. Artificial general intelligence. These are just some of the advances that could come by the mid-century mark.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'On working across disciplinary boundaries: PFAS as state-facilitated corporate environmental crime.' 🛟 Shows how a criminological lens helps explain how PFAS pollution emerged and how responsibility is still shifted onto affected communities.🔗 bit.ly/3N8OJyF #AcademicSky
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
'Longitudinal Data Infrastructures in Europe', an #OpenAccess book, explores panels, infrastructures, open science, and the opportunities they offer. bit.ly/3NhTeH7 #DataScience #BookSky #AcademicSky
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Teaching Cancer Prevention Where It Matters.' Adolescents are the only U.S. group with rising cancer incidence, yet prevention often comes late—after behaviors like tobacco use, diet, and environmental exposures are ingrained. 🔗 bit.ly/4jupiU9 #CanSky #EduSky
Teaching Cancer Prevention Where It Matters: Inside the CARES4You Study
What if cancer prevention started in a middle school science classroom, not a clinic? Adolescents and young adults are the only U.S. group with rising cancer incidence, yet prevention often comes late—after behaviors like tobacco use, diet, and environmental exposures are ingrained.”
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January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Why do novelists write about themselves? 'Literary Autobiography', by @melissaschuh.bsky.social, explores the narrative strategies developed by novelists as they cross generic boundaries of fiction and non-fiction. bit.ly/49wLjOP #BookSky #ReserachPublishing
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Can We Disrupt the “Climate-Debt Doom Loop” in U.S. Cities?' The authors outline governance reforms and disclosure tools to strengthen municipal resilience. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/4aJvoxO. #ClimateChange #ResearchPublishing
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Check out our latest! 'Social Media in Society' is about the role that social media plays in the lives of individuals, societies, economies, and polities. bit.ly/4bnKsRZ @dhutchman.bsky.social #BookSky #SocSky
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Navigating the Intersection of Law and Innovation: The Criminal Legal Framework for Self-Driving Cars in the AI-Driven Automotive Industry.' Analyzes SDCs as a transformative technology, posing significant challenges to criminal liability. 🔗 bit.ly/3LnkUtz #AI #LawSky
Navigating the Intersection of Law and Innovation: The Criminal Legal Framework for Self-Driving Cars in the AI-Driven Automotive Industry
The chapter analyzes SDCs as a transformative technology, posing significant challenges to criminal liability. It calls for urgent legislative and regulatory frameworks to clarify responsibility for accidents, regulate developers and operators, and adapt traffic laws to technological change.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Discover the mystery behind a #microbe that shaped #medicine and #mysticism. 'The Mystery in the Rye,' by Frank Petersen, traces the cultural and scientific journey of the ergot fungus—from medieval poisonings to the birth of LSD and psychopharmacology. bit.ly/4jtvKLo #BookSky #MedSky
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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A study published in August in Nature shows that the earliest known ankylosaurs had elaborate body armour, including a spiky ornament on their tail. These extreme armour features are unlike those of any other vertebrate, including other ankylosaurs later in their evolutionary history. #Paleosky 🧪
Extreme armour in the world's oldest ankylosaur - Nature
The ankylosaurian dinosaur Spicomellus afer possessed a tail weapon and uniquely elaborate dermal armour.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'The "Stela Effect" of bright and dark narcissism on educational innovation in higher education: exploratory psychometric validation.' This research has a story, like all research. And it is, above all, a human story, like all of them. 🔗 bit.ly/4q1os3X #EducationResearch
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM