38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Parasocial relationships are one-sided, unreciprocated emotional bonds that develop despite having never interacted directly. Their prevalence has increased via the rise of influencers, who…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Psychiatric diagnosis remains largely subjective, with diagnostic agreement rates as low as 65% for major conditions. This research addresses the lack of quantifiable biomarkers in psychiatr…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
The global mental health crisis, affecting over 970 million people, presents significant societal and economic challenges, highlighting the urgent need for effective mental health assessment…
AJAS · 2025
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has long been the cornerstone of psychiatric diagnosis, yet its relevance in the modern era of 2024 is increasingly questioned…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
As reading habits among U.S. students decline, various interventions have been proposed, yet many overlook the role of economic conditions on reading behavior. This research investigated how…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Olfaction or the sense of smell plays a fundamental role in the animal kingdom's survival and may serve a marker for human disease, including mental disorders. This study’s objectives are: 1…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study investigates the impact of social media use on university students' mental health using statistical analysis and AI-based predictive modeling. The research aims to identify social…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Cognitive decline is common in aging populations, but early screening is critical to slowing its progression. Current screening tools like MoCA and MMSE are limited by their reliance on read…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
According to the National Institutes of Health, 1 in 14 children has Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). It interferes with language learning in children, delaying their academic and soci…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder affecting over 10 million people worldwide. Gait impairments are a key indicator of brain-body dysfunction in PD. However, ea…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The study of linguistics, specifically that of perception and production of non-native languages, helps researchers better understand language learning mechanisms. By utilizing uncommonly sp…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Marginalization of historically disadvantaged communities manifests in academia through inequitable funding structures. Scientists identifying as members of minority groups face greater diff…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this research was to determine how different types of puzzles—Sudoku and jigsaw puzzles—affect memory retention and concentration, and whether engaging in both leads to greate…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this study was to assess how visual information impacts the accuracy of short-term memory recall. As memory is an essential human function, the project aimed to examine how to…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Music induces emotions, and emotions affect people's behavior and mental health. This project studies how different musical key signatures influence listeners' emotions. A survey was designe…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this study is to isolate the specific population of an all-girls, private, Catholic high school to determine the effects of school climate on mental wellbeing of teachers and…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) suffer disproportionately from cardiometabolic health conditions, with diabetes mortality rates 3.32 times higher than the general population, ye…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
WHO states that the global life expectancy (LE) is 73 years, with chronic diseases responsible for 75% of all deaths globally. Beyond individual wellbeing, this reality places substantial bu…
AJAS · 2025
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by social and verbal impairments, affecting 1 in 36 children in the United States, with males being diagnosed 4…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In many scenarios, from democratic governance to decision-making in corporate boards and international organizations, voting plays a crucial role. However, not all votes carry the same weigh…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
elf-cognition, or the perception of one’s thoughts and identity, plays a fundamental role in cognitive processes such as memory, attention, and decision-making. Psychological and neuroscient…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Geriatric populations living with Alzheimer’s disease often experience low mood levels that can exacerbate their symptoms and shorten their life spans. The most common treatments for these l…
AJAS · 2025
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
We examine the distribution of architectural and artifactual patterns across the Postclassic city of Mayapan (A.D. 1150-1450), located in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. We analyze 356,722…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
As our societies age, the number of people living with Alzheimer's disease across the world is expected to rise from 55 million in 2019 to 139 million in 2050, according to the WHO. This dis…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Roughly 296 million individuals suffer from substance addiction, while another broad spectrum contends with behavioral addiction. The addict encounters myriad challenges throughout the thera…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This science fair project aims to explore the impact of early exposure to the environmental toxin Bisphenol A (BPA) on the neurobehavioral development of Drosophila melanogaster. Drawing par…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Dyslexia, a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting up to 20% of the global population, presents unique challenges for Arabic speakers due to the language's distinctive properties. The scarcit…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in teens and young adults, emphasizing the urgent need for effective adolescent mental health care. Three hundred seventy-four teenagers assessed…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The project addresses the challenge of managing meltdowns in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a condition marked by difficulties in communication and social interaction. Globall…
CSEF · 2024
Cognitive Science Second Award