Alex Shashkevich

Alex Shashkevich writes about humanities and social sciences at Stanford News Service. She previously worked as a reporter at the Chicago Tribune for over three years.
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Alex Shashkevich writes about humanities and social sciences at Stanford News Service. She previously worked as a reporter at the Chicago Tribune for over three years.
Researchers discovered an important factor that influences how contagious emotions are.
According to a new paper, the health care industry could serve patients better by paying more attention to psychology.
Yes, says sociologist Robb Willer—but the effort needs to be respectful and mutual.
In a new study, researchers saw Jewish- and Palestinian-Israeli students cooperating better after a simple lesson.