Population dynamics

Social media images of culture can predict economic trends in cities

June 25, 2018

Images of exhibitions, festivals and other cultural events on social media can successfully predict the economic rise of certain neighborhoods in London and New York City - including gentrification: Frontiers in Physics

Images of exhibitions, festivals and other cultural events on Flickr can predict the economic rise of certain neighborhoods in London and New York City: Frontiers in Physics [...]

High numbers of elderly Japanese women will soon live in poverty

March 22, 2018

Behavior changes and an unfavorable pension system will disproportionately impoverish elderly Japanese women: Frontiers in Physics [...]

New study finds Americans fatter than ever

November 2, 2017

Research published in Frontiers in Public Health estimates that 91% adult Americans are ‘overfat’ - a term defined as having excess body fat sufficient to impair health. [...]

Study reveals risk factors for substance use problems, as well as resilience

October 17, 2017

A study of African-American and Latino adults in a high-risk urban community challenges stereotypes by revealing not only risk factors for substance use problems, but also resilience. [...]

What was the population of Easter Island?

September 26, 2017

Recent research in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution reveals Easter Island's population may have reached 17,500 people during its prime, far off early estimates of a much smaller population. [...]

Deeper than obesity: a majority of people is now ‘overfat’

January 4, 2017

Frontiers in Public Health: Scientists distinguish ‘overweight’ and ‘overfat', the latter including normal-weight people with enough fat to impair health

Scientists distinguish ‘overweight’ and ‘overfat', the latter including normal-weight people with enough fat to impair health: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

What really happened on Easter Island?

April 9, 2016

By K.E.D. Coan, Frontiers science writer Hundreds of iconic moai statues stand testament to the vibrant civilization that once inhabited Easter Island, but there are far [...]