New & Noteworthy

• Do you find it hard to tell your family when you’re struggling, but easy to unpack your problems with a stranger on a plane? In The Weakness of Strong Ties, Tianhe Chen covers new research showing that people very commonly avoid talking to their closest friends and family when facing personal issues. {2 min read}
• Check out our Media Report by Jan-Rose Davis for recent news featuring social science experts. Last week, Sean M. Theriault on the legacy of Pope Francis, Danielle J. Lindemann on how reality TV changes your behavior, Zachary Levenson on the state censorship of sociology in Florida, and Megan Thiele Strong on how misinformation impacts sociologists in the age of Trump. {2 min read}

From the Archives

• Millions of people attended “No Kings” protests across the U.S. this past weekend. This 2017 article by Neeraj Rajasekar provides insights from social scientists on what makes protests successful. {2 min read}
• There’s a connection between the growing heat of March Madness and the growing discontent with President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies. Learn more in this 2017 Engaging Sports piece by Ryan Turcott, which explains the increasing internationalization of college basketball – a dynamic that has become more complicated with changes in transfer rules and NIL payments for student athletes. {5 min read}

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Council on Contemporary Families

• CCF reprinted a report from the Texas Population Research Center showing the demand for pill packs for self-managed abortions increased significantly after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. {5 min read}