CC BY-ND. Identifying with an activity is different from actually doing it. For example, 49% of Americans play video games, but only 10% identify as gamers. According to a recent survey we…
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What’s behind the astonishing rise in LGBTQ+ romance literature?
CC BY-SA A major transformation is underway in Romancelandia. Once upon a time, romance novels from major U.S. publishers featured only heterosexual couples. Today, the five biggest publishers regularly release same-sex love…
The Super Bowl gets the Vegas treatment, with 1 in 4 American adults expected to gamble on the big game
CC BY-ND A record 67.8 million American adults are expected to bet US$23.1 billion on Super Bowl LVIII, according to a new American Gaming Association survey. The estimated number of bettors has…
Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries
CC BY-SA You’ll often hear lawmakers, activists and pundits argue that many transgender people regret their decision to have gender-affirming surgeries – a belief that’s been fueling a wave of legislation that…
Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries
CC BY-ND A phone fixation may seem at odds with an attraction to books. But the latter may offer a much-needed reprieve from the former. In our recent study of American Gen…
What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains
The term “Luddite” emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there was a thriving textile industry that depended on manual knitting frames and a skilled workforce to create cloth and garments…