News Archive - Social Sciences

Mass Education Was Designed to Quash Critical Thinking

In her book "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education," political scientist Agustina Paglayan argues that schools around the world are failing to cultivate critical thinking skills in students — and that these institutions are actually designed to promote conformity.

Online E-Cigarette Retailers Fail to Comply with Sale Regulations

Online e-cigarette retailers are not consistently adhering to laws aimed at preventing the sale of vaping products to minors, including regulations on age verification, shipping methods and flavor restrictions, report researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego.

CalIT2 Workshop Looks to the Future of Health and Medicine

Throughout the day-long event, participants exchanged views on current issues in health and medicine, from addiction to hospital cybersecurity.

How Sustainable Are Typical Electric Vehicle Batteries?

UC San Diego experts weigh in on each stage of a typical EV battery’s life cycle and share their thoughts on what the future might hold.

UC San Diego Researchers at the Forefront of the EV Battery Revolution

The transition to electric vehicles is coming, and researchers at UC San Diego are focused on how to best help the region, the state and the world make that transition in a sustainable, affordable way.

A New Kind of Authoritarianism: Democracy in Decline at Home and Abroad

UC San Diego based faculty are leading the Future of Democracy initiative, which brings together multiple disciplines and perspectives from across the University of California to better understand why illiberal regimes—governing systems that hide their nondemocratic practices behind formally democratic institutions and procedures—are increasingly on the rise and what the consequences are for populations around the globe.