Societal behavior during, and after, the pandemic
"Humans are so fascinating, and that's why I study them."
Social Sciences
May 8, 2020
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Carnegie Mellon University
Considering how many firms can meet pollutant standards can spur green tech development
When a government agency considers tightening a standard on a pollutant, it often considers the proportion of firms that can meet the new standard, because a higher proportion suggests a more feasible standard. A new study ...
Economics & Business
May 6, 2020
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Effects of recommender systems in e-commerce vary by product attributes and review ratings
Recommender systems are used in e-commerce to guide consumers with messages like "People who purchased this item also purchased ..." Past research has shown that these systems affect consumers' choices and generally boost ...
Economics & Business
May 5, 2020
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Study on firms' return policies offers guidance on pricing, returns, refunds
Because customers who shop online cannot try on their purchases, a third of all Internet sales get returned. But handling these returns is costly, giving retailers that have both physical stores and digital sales a clear ...
Economics & Business
Apr 30, 2020
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'Bursty' email communication helps groups convert resources into results
Many organizations arrange employees into groups, and research has recognized the importance of groups having access to resources (e.g., labor, knowledge, raw materials, technology, financial capital), as well as how they ...
Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2020
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The desire for information: Blissful ignorance or painful truth?
We live in a time of unprecedented access to information. And in this era of sheltering-in-place around the nation and the globe, the desire for news may be higher than ever—at least for some people. But do we really want ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2020
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Study: Temporary work visas could deter illegal immigration of Mexican migrants
A new study examined how increasing the number of visas available to potential migrants would affect unauthorized immigration from Mexico to the United States. Current U.S. policy bans people who are deported from receiving ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2020
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To predict an epidemic, evolution can't be ignored
When scientists try to predict the spread of something across populations—anything from a coronavirus to misinformation—they use complex mathematical models to do so. Typically, they'll study the first few steps in which ...
Evolution
Mar 2, 2020
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Aerosol optical tweezers advance understanding of airborne particles
Two studies led by faculty in Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies show how aerosol optical tweezing can allow scientists to scrutinize the components of the atmosphere with new precision.
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 21, 2020
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Exploring a genome's 3-D organization through a social network lens
Computational biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have taken an algorithm used to study social networks, such as Facebook communities, and adapted it to identify how DNA and proteins are interconnected into communities ...
Biotechnology
Feb 20, 2020
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