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Of Mice and Mood: Animation's History Through a Socionomic Lens 

Of Mice and Mood: Animation's History Through a Socionomic LensEuan Wilson walks you through animation’s first 40 years step-by-step and shows you how cartoon trends are actually reflections of waxing and waning social mood. This in-depth study will not only alter your perspective on cartoons, it will revolutionize how you look at popular media. Read more.

(Video) A New Perspective on Social Causality

A New Perspective on Social Causality from Robert PrechterDiscover why most methods of predicting the future are deeply flawed -- and how socionomics provides a better alternative -- in this 18-minute video from Socionomics Institute founder Robert Prechter. Watch the video.


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The Socionomist
Tahrir Square to the Tip of Your Taste Buds:
The Predictive Power of Socionomics

Anti-authoritarian protests and natural sweetener consumption may seem unrelated, but they have this in common: Socionomics accurately anticipated trends in both, as you'll discover in the new Socionomist. The same predictive power can help you anticipate -- and prepare for -- the trends that are coming next. Learn more about the issue and your discounted offer.


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Socionomics In The News

Practical applications using socionomics continue to pop up around the world. Most recently, an Australian entrepreneur applied for a U.S. patent for a multi-purpose device that analyzes popular music. The device tracks and compares musical trends over time and allows for correlations with other indicators like stock market prices, according to the patent request. Visit our Press Page for more “Socionomics In The News.” 

(Audio) Twitter Mood Predicts the Stock Market

Indiana University researchers Johan Bollen and Huina Mao speak with us about their groundbreaking work in computational social science. Their unexpected research results show further evidence that social mood motivates social events (including the markets). Listen to interviews with both researchers. 

Still Sorry, for Now: Historic Apologies Are Driven by Social Mood

The Obama administration recently apologized for barbaric medical experiments in the 1940s. What's most interesting about the apology is its timing. Get the full story -- plus an eye-opening chart of apologies plotted against the DJIA. Read more.

Socionomics in a Snap

What is socionomics, and why is it so important? Find out from the founder of the Socionomics Institute himself, Robert Prechter, in this succinct intro. Read more.

Mood in the Middle East

Before the government fell in Tunisia, and before the first can of tear gas was thrown in Egypt, analysts at the Socionomics Institute forecast an environment favorable to an increase in violence across the region. Read more.

Growing Expressions of Authoritarianism in the United States 

You can now access a timely update to our landmark research on authoritarianism that gives you three alarming new expressions of authoritarianism in the "Land of the Free." Read more. 

WikiLeaks Takes Center Stage; Government Reactions Intensify

In this free report, learn how socionomic research alerted Socionomist readers to trouble for websites like WikiLeaks as government authorities start to crack down on perceived threats. Access your free report on WikiLeaks and authoritarianism. 

The Coming Collapse of a Modern Prohibition 

This complimentary issue of The Socionomist takes you inside the Drug War, from its inception to the present day, showing you how social mood fuels its bloody path and will ultimately lead to its demise. Learn how to get your complimentary report on marijuana prohibition and the drug wars in Mexico.

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Why Economists Don’t See Recessions…
Until It’s Too Late

“This expansion will run forever.” So said an MIT professor of economics in The Wall Street Journal. Think about it. A respected leader in the field comes to a conclusion about economic behavior that defies the entirety of history. Find out why economists have such a poor record of foreseeing financial crashes and economic recessions.

Prechter's Research Paper Proposes New Model of Finance

Robert Prechter’s paper, “The Financial/Economic Dichotomy in Social Behavioral Dynamics: The Socionomic Perspective,” is now available at no charge courtesy of our colleagues at the Socionomics Foundation. The paper, co-authored with Wayne D. Parker, was originally published in The Journal of Behavioral Finance. You can read the full paper by clicking here.


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