Trust is key to understanding the dynamics of social relations, to the extent that it is often
viewed as the glue that holds society together. We review the mounting sociological …

The social cohesion literature repeatedly criticizes a lack of consensus regarding the
theoretical conceptualization of the construct. The current paper attempts to clarify this …

The remarkable progress in algorithms for machine and deep learning have opened the
doors to new opportunities, and some dark possibilities. However, a bright future awaits …

Economics, like I imagine other scientific disciplines, normally moves in incremental steps,
and always without a central guide. Much like practitioners of other disciplines, we …

While degraded trust and cohesion within a country are often shown to have large socio-
economic impacts, they can also have dramatic consequences when compliance is required …

This paper highlights the enormous economic and social impact of COVID-19 with respect to
articles that have either prognosticated such a large-scale event, and its economic …

Background The effective implementation of government policies and measures for
controlling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires compliance from …

Well-designed technologies that offer high levels of human control and high levels of
computer automation can increase human performance, leading to wider adoption. The …

Successful campaigns to combat the COVID-19 pandemic depend, in part, on people's
willingness to be vaccinated. It is therefore critical to understand the factors that determine …

Blockchain technology was created as a response to the trust crisis that swept the world in
the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Bitcoin and other blockchain-based systems were …