Index – Homeland – Zsuzsa Ferge has died

Index – Homeland – Zsuzsa Ferge has died

The Széchenyi Prize-winning sociologist and academic died on April 4, and his family is taking care of his limited funeral. Zsuzsa Ferge was born as Zsuzsanna Kecskeméti in an intellectual family in Budapest in 1931, and began her higher education in 1948 at the University of Economics. One of his teachers invited him to work … Read more

Upcoming Events in New Mexico: Balloons & Tunes Festival, Halloween Celebrations, and More!

Upcoming Events in New Mexico: Balloons & Tunes Festival, Halloween Celebrations, and More!

Artesia Nov. 3-5 Balloons & Tunes Festival The Artesia Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 40th anniversary of Balloons & Tunes Festival. Sunrise flights take off from Eagle Draw Park. For more information, visit artesiachamber.com. Poplars Oct. 29 Halloweekend The last day of Halloween celebration in Los Alamos — Halloweekend — is today, featuring nostalgic, … Read more

Upcoming Events in New Mexico: Santa Fe Day of the Dead, Mescalero Haunted House, and More

Upcoming Events in New Mexico: Santa Fe Day of the Dead, Mescalero Haunted House, and More

Santa Fe Oct. 27-29 Day of the Dead ¡Bienvenidos! to the city of Santa Fe’s newest tradition on the Plaza, Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead, a unique City of Santa Fe celebration. Said to have originated in Mexico, Día de los Muertos represents a time to honor and reconnect with loved ones in … Read more

The Controversy Surrounding Serotonin’s Role in Depression: A Sociologist’s Perspective

The Controversy Surrounding Serotonin’s Role in Depression: A Sociologist’s Perspective

Written before translating the article: This controversy began in 2022. A research team from the University of London conducted an “Umbrella Review” study and published it in the journal “Molecular Psychiatry” under Nature——The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence. This article brings together all the different areas of evidence to … Read more

The Controversy Surrounding the Theory of Evolution: Debunking the Science and Unveiling Political Manipulation

The Controversy Surrounding the Theory of Evolution: Debunking the Science and Unveiling Political Manipulation

A caricature from the 1870s expressing Christian opposition to the idea that humans and apes share a common ancestor. (Image source: Public domain) It is forbidden for Chinese websites to create mirror websites. When I was a graduate student at Texas A&M more than twenty years ago, I had the chance to studyEvolution. When studying … Read more

The French philosopher and anthropologist Bruno Latour (75 years old) died.

AFP News from the NOS•today, 16:30 The French philosopher and anthropologist Bruno Latour (75) died. He was considered one of the most important contemporary thinkers in France and one of the greatest innovators of the social sciences. Latour dealt with the most diverse topics, such as the (social) construction of scientific facts, and was one … Read more

Home office, homeschooling, household: are women the losers of the corona crisis?

“You just can’t work concentrated” Denise’s story is just one example of many. It symbolizes all the mothers “who report a high level of stress”, as Heike Ohlbrecht says. In the first lockdown, the sociologist carried out a large online survey, which also looked at the well-being of working from home. – One finding: “For … Read more

The stars align for astrology and that says a lot about our time

ASTROLOGY – They have hundreds of thousands of subscribers, are solicited by large publishing houses … These accounts on social networks do not talk about fashion or beauty, they specialize in astrology. On Instagram, they are called Astrotruc, Astro.lya, Invente ton ciel or Sophie Keller. On YouTube, Emma Bossé and Shera Kerienski do the same … Read more

“Understanding the effect of confinement on living conditions”

Articulate health data and social conditions: since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic in France, no study had been launched to jointly assess the two aspects of the epidemic, and even less on the scale of the whole population. Co-led by sociologist Nathalie Bajos, director of research at Inserm, and Josiane Warszawski, epidemiologist at Inserm, … Read more