Arts and Culture
Are parents spending less time with their kids?
The last 50 years have seen large changes in family structures. Sociologists feared this could lead to parents spending less time with their children, but is that the case?
Esteban completed his DPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford and is a Research Associate at Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government.
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Future of Work
These charts show how our working hours have changed
Research shows that in many major economies, like the UK and Germany, working hours have steadily declined over the past couple of centuries.
Behavioural Sciences
Who do you spend the most time with? This chart shows how that may change
Who we spend time with evolves across our lifetimes. In adolescence we spend the most time with our family and friends, but as we age, we spend more time alone.
Mental Health
Is there a link between 'individualistic' societies and loneliness?
It's a common misconception that countries with individualistic societies will have more people who describe themselves as lonely.
Agenda in Focus: Civil Society
Why humans are increasingly choosing to live alone
More than half of the households in Stockholm and London are lived in by just one person.
Media, Entertainment and Sport
The importance of social networks for innovation and productivity
Social networks facilitate the diffusion of ideas across individuals and firms, which in turn plays an important role in productivity growth.
Media, Entertainment and Sport
Over 2.5 billion people use social media. This is how it has changed the world
Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram contributed to the explosive rise in social media use over the last 15 years, with one in three people using some form of online social plat...
Mental Health
更多时间与别人相处，是否会使我们更快乐？
1938年，哈佛大学研究人员开始了一项研究计划，追踪一群年轻人的生活，该研究最终成为历时最久、最著名的纵向研究之一。通过定期访谈和医疗检查来追踪一群少年男孩的发展，该研究旨在了解他们在成长过程中的健康和幸福情况。 80多年后的今天，这一研究成为社会科学中历时最久的研究项目之一，叫做哈佛成人发展研究，现在仍在进行着。这个项目从对724名男孩的研究开始，时至今日，研究人...
Health and Healthcare
Social isolation is linked to higher mortality rates and illness
With loneliness being compared to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, psychologists have gathered evidence of the effects that 'painful isolation' can have on us.
Mental Health
Are we happier when we spend more time with others?
Researchers have explored the link between social interaction and our mental well-being, and how other factors such as income can play a supporting role.
Economic Progress
Are emerging economies deindustrializing too quickly?
This paper suggests that the patterns of structural transformation in developing countries are different to those of advanced, post-industrial economies.
You're probably wrong about other people's happiness
This chart shows the huge gap between recorded and perceived happiness.