Category: News
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The Covid Pandemic: Black Swan or Neon Swan? That Depends….
The Covid pandemic was horrifying. The only thing more horrifying is to think it – and deadly disease events like it – are completely random. From a socionomic perspective, they’re not.
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Rhetoric to Reality, Russia Draws – and Crosses – More “Red Lines”
In 2024, Russia waged a perceived “war with the west” as the U.S. and NATO lent military support to its adversary, Ukraine. But the proverbial shot over the bow wasn’t fired in February 2022. It was first heard in 2007, vis a vis the chart of the RTSI!
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Nancy Reagan Who? Americans “Just Say ‘Yes!’” to Reefer
How negative social mood stoked the shift in public perception and pro-legalization policies.
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Polarization Nation: Why Can’t We Just Get Along?
Wildfires ravage the western U.S. while arctic blasts leave the east on ice. The U.S. is polarized on all fronts… and not just weather. Socionomics sheds light on why!
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Global Democracy is on Shaky Ground
Freedom: For an increasing number of countries across the world, this is the only thing left to lose. Our “Must-Read Highlights from the Socionomist” report threads the decline of global democracy through the socionomic needle.
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The Next Villain of Negative Social Mood: Popeye!
First came a murderous Mickey Mouse, an axe-wielding Winnie the Pooh, and now… a serial-killing Popeye the Sailor Man. This new crop of horror movie villains fits negative social mood to a T.
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It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s a… Flying Saucer? The Conversation Just Got Real
Let the record show: conversation around unidentified anomalous phenomena has gone from the dark web to the White House. Have we been here before? The Oct. Socionomist puts the “Flying Saucer Mania” into historical context.
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Disneyland to Grisleyland: The Horror Movie Renaissance is Here
Happy Horrorween! The Nov. Socionomist treats you to a thrilling report on the historic correlation between horror movie popularity and negative social mood. Read on if you dare!
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The Black Box of Social Mood: Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) Crashes & Burns
In early 2019, our sociometer for Boeing flashed red: the Big Board heavyweight was headed for a painful bear market. Today the American icon is an American eyesore, riddled with scandal and gripped by an 80% stock selloff to multiyear lows. The full story takes off from here.