Society – latest in science and technology | New Scientist /subject/society/ Science news and science articles from New Scientist Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 242057827 What to read this week: the excellent Beyond Belief by Helen Pearson /article/2525065-what-to-read-this-week-the-excellent-beyond-belief-by-helen-pearson/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 06 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 http://mg27035940.700 2525065 Game theory explains why the US’s goals in Iran keep changing /article/2523786-game-theory-explains-why-the-uss-goals-in-iran-keep-changing/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:57:39 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2523786 2523786 My life as a meteorologist in Chernobyl under Russian occupation /article/2520451-my-life-as-a-meteorologist-in-chernobyl-under-russian-occupation/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:05 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2520451 2520451 The real reasons birth rates are declining worldwide /article/2516629-the-real-reasons-birth-rates-are-declining-worldwide/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:52 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2516629 2516629 We were wrong about being able to ‘nudge’ people to improve the world /article/2511930-we-were-wrong-about-being-able-to-nudge-people-to-improve-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000 http://mg26935790.100 2511930 Can we battle the downsides of a rule-based world, asks a new book /article/2511933-can-we-battle-the-downsides-of-a-rule-based-world-asks-a-new-book/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000 http://mg26935790.400 2511933 Should Europe boycott US tech over Greenland, and is it even possible? /article/2512224-should-europe-boycott-us-tech-over-greenland-and-is-it-even-possible/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:05:07 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2512224 2512224 Why does the United States want to buy Greenland? /article/2510896-why-does-the-united-states-want-to-buy-greenland/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:36 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2510896 2510896 Russia-US nuclear pact is about to end and we won’t see another /article/2504635-russia-us-nuclear-pact-is-about-to-end-and-we-wont-see-another/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:32 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2504635 2504635 Bill Bryson on why he has updated A Short History of Nearly Everything /article/2508622-bill-bryson-on-why-he-has-updated-a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=society&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000 http://mg26835752.100 2508622