Challenges of food allergies connected to personality traits for first time
Openness, but not neuroticism, associated with more issues in managing food allergy: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Humanities
Phishing success linked to incentives and sticking to an effective strategy
Research on attacker motives -- a crucial aspect of phishing -- identifies effective strategies and the role of early and high rewards: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Humans will actually react pretty well to news of alien life
Research published in Frontiers in Psychology investigates humanity’s hypothetical reaction to the discovery of extraterrestrial microbial life [...]
US energy colonialism a key cause of Puerto Rico’s Hurricane María crisis
A colonial legacy, $73-billion debt crisis, outdated infrastructure and two hurricanes created a perfect storm of devastation in the country, says article in Frontiers in Communication. [...]
Culture-centered approach for community-driven health communication
Interview with Professor Mohan Jyoti Dutta on a culture-centered approach for community-driven health communication for addressing health disparities. [...]
“In each individual a dance occurs between environment and biology – social scientists shouldn’t be afraid to acknowledge that.”
Interview with Rosemary Hopcroft, Specialty Chief Editor of the Evolutionary Sociology and Biosociology section of Frontiers in Sociology [...]
Tree is life vs tree is cash
A paper in Frontiers in Communication looks at how changes in the way people view themselves and their place in their environment can affect conservation. [...]
“We need to depict women as victors rather than victims”
Interview with Tolulope Jolaade Adeogun on a new Research Topic in Frontiers in Sociology & Frontiers in Psychology [...]
“Humans aren’t really running the show anymore”
Interview with Professors Scott Schaffer and Nandita Biswas Mellamphy on a new Research Topic in Frontiers in Sociology [...]
Scientists list 50 terms you may be confusing
A paper in Frontiers in Education defines 50 terms that are commonly assumed to be similar, but in fact refer to very different concepts. [...]
Beyond the Score: Interview with Professor Johanna Devaney
Professor Johanna Devaney is new Specialty Chief Editor for Digital Musicology. In this interview, she discusses her goals and motivations for the section [...]
New Specialty Chief Editor for Digital Musicology: Professor Johanna Devaney
Professor Johanna Devaney new Specialty Chief Editor of Digital Musicology, specialty section within Frontiers in Digital Humanities. [...]
Immersive journalism in a post-truth world
Frontiers in Digital Humanities research analyzes the rise of immersive journalism and its challenges [...]
New Section in Frontiers in Digital Humanities: Digital Scholarship
Launch of new specialty section on Digital Scholarship in Frontiers in Digital Humanities. Pr. Eileen Scanlon (Open University) is Specialty Chief Editor. [...]
Is it okay for children to count on their fingers?
Frontiers in Education study suggests finger training intervention combined with exposure to number representations supports quantitative skills development [...]
The story of music is the story of humans
Research published in Frontiers in Sociology draws the ethnomusicological perspective on music development, from H. neanderthalensis to modern history [...]
The automation of art: A legal conundrum
A study in Frontiers in Digital Humanities shows how the rise of automated art opens new creative avenues, coupled with new problems for copyright protection. [...]
Can Birth Ever Be Completely Natural?
This is the question that researchers want to address in their inter-disciplinary Research Topic ‘Birth’. [...]
Medical Sociology: Highlighting the Move towards Interdisciplinary Research
Medical Sociology is the most recent section to be launched in Frontiers in Sociology and spans the fields of medicine, public health and the social sciences. [...]
Building a Facebook of the Middle Ages
Could ‘big data’ of the past allow us to build an historical social network? The Venice Time Machine Project is finding out — by Kevin Baumer Meet Battista [...]
Section on assessment methods for education open for submissions
Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement is the new specialty section in Frontiers in Education, led by Professor Gavin Brown [...]
The Dialogue Between Forensic Scientists, Statisticians and Lawyers
By Elliott Williams, Frontiers For forensic science, technology that assists in the analysis of complex and crucial evidence, such as DNA evidence, has seen rapid [...]
Announcing the launch of Frontiers in Education
We are very pleased to announce the launch of the first specialty sections of Frontiers in Education, a new peer-reviewed, open-access journal: Digital Education (led [...]
Medical Sociology now open for submissions
We are proud to announce the launch of the latest specialty section of Frontiers in Sociology, Medical Sociology. Led by Chief Editor Prof. Hannah Bradby, the section will [...]
“Mathematics of Computation and Data Science” section now open for submissions
Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics is proud to announce the launch of its newest section – “Mathematics of Computation and Data Science” led by [...]
In the aftermath of disaster, social media helps build a sense of community
By K.E.D. Coan Social media can disseminate critical information as well as unite disaster victims during their recovery efforts, suggests a study published in Frontiers in [...]
Announcing the launch of Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics
We are proud and delighted to announce the launch of the new specialty journal, Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. This specialty journal will be led by Specialty [...]
Digital Musicology innovator still breaking ground 30 years later
For nearly 30 years, Eleanor Selfridge-Field has been working in the field of Digital Musicology. She’s currently a Consulting Professor of Music and Symbolic Systems at Stanford in California and an Associate Editor for the Digital Musicology section of Frontiers in Digital Humanities. But the journey into her amazing career was one of serendipity. [...]
An Interview with Yannick Rochat on Digital Humanities
The Annual Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (#DH2015) – is currently taking place in Sydney, Australia from June 29 to July 3. Though [...]
