Social Science

Thousands in Iowa are homeless, living without permanent shelter. On this episode of River to River, the findings of a new study on people who are unsheltered in our state.

It turns out a lot of what we believe about generational identity and differences is more myth than fact.

When you were born may not matter as much as you think. No, this isn't about astrology — it's about generations.

An annual survey that tracks civility in the United States recently found the vast majority of people believe civility continues to be a problem in the…

One day in 1968, the day after the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered, Jane Elliott, a teacher in the small town of Riceville, divided her…

Iowa Public Radio concludes it's summer series on Iowa's corrections system with a look at recidivism. Host Ben Kieffer learns why offenders in rural…