New BYU research commissioned by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows a number of highway features that make accidents less likely. Among them are some that are intuitive: minimal hills and curves, paved right ...
Other
Nov 17, 2017
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At Jacob Rawlins's first job, he learned he would be preparing food for "guests," not "customers." And to straighten up he'd use "cleaning cloths," not "rags." It's language, he said, that the company's management encouraged ...
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2017
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Scroll through Twitter or watch an NFL game and you'll quickly remember we live in a time of unprecedented political polarization. Who's to blame for the lack of unity? According to BYU researchers, politicians' penchant ...
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2017
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Ever tried to sell something you've owned for a while on Craigslist and found that no one is willing to pony up what you're asking?
Economics & Business
Oct 16, 2017
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You know you want to end your relationship, but you're nervous and don't want to be hurtful. So you spend the first 10 minutes of your dinner date making friendly and fidgety small talk before diving into the matter at hand.
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2017
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As many YouTube videos show, striking the top of a liquid-filled bottle can shatter the bottom. Now researchers are hoping to use new knowledge of that party trick to help fill a gap in something much more serious: brain ...
General Physics
Sep 13, 2017
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BYU researchers have created a miniaturized, portable version of a tool now capable of analyzing Mars' atmosphere—and that's just one of its myriad possible uses.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 29, 2017
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What if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat diabetes? It's crazy enough to laugh off.
Biochemistry
Aug 25, 2017
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When a husband thinks his wife spends too much money, whether it's reality or perception, financial and marriage problems follow.
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2017
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It may not be as catchy as chains and weak links, but physicists and engineers know "a material is only as strong as its weakest grain boundary."
Materials Science
Aug 8, 2017
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