Most people have heard the famous phrase "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Now, Northwestern University researchers have used statistical physics to confirm the theory that underlies this famous ...

Briefly, the coherence theory says that a statement is true if it is consistent with a larger system of beliefs. The ...

In the early 19th century, the French visionary Auguste Comte proposed a scientific chain of being, ranging from the physical sciences at the bottom up through biology to the “queen” of sciences, ...

Applications of social science theory and concepts are central to today’s public life, from social networks to employee trainings to voting reforms. Social science methods using big data and ...

America needs better strategists. And if that wasn’t clear enough from the past two decades of U.S. strategy, the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s new vision and guidance statement for professional military ...