https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Artisanal and small-scale mining plays a critical role in supplying the world with minerals vital for decarbonization, but this kind of mining typically lacks regulation and can be socially and environmentally harmful. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-qa-case-artisanal-small-scale.html Social Sciences Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:17:05 EDT news644678221 Consumer sentiment was essentially unchanged this month, edging up less than two index points from March, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-consumer-sentiment-unmoved-persistent-high.html Social Sciences Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:26:19 EDT news601907176 Exposure to automation led to an increase in support for radical-right parties in Western European countries between the late 1990s and 2016, according to a newly published study byBocconi professors Massimo Anelli, Italo Colantone and Piero Stanig. They find that individuals that, due to their characteristics and to those of the labor market in which they are inserted, are more exposed to the automation shock are significantly more likely to vote for a radical right party. The observed difference in vote for the radical right between individuals at the 25th percentile in terms of exposure to automation, and individuals at the 75th percentile is 3.5 percentage points—a very strong effect if we consider that the average support for the radical right in the sample is around 5%. https://phys.org/news/2021-11-robots-europe-vote-radical.html Social Sciences Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:07:04 EST news556974420 Some studies claim that declining economic conditions cause people to become less concerned with climate change, while others find little relationship. New research published in Economic Inquiry demonstrates that both results are valid, but they hold for different groups.   https://phys.org/news/2021-10-opinions-climate-adjust-economic-conditions.html Economics & Business Wed, 06 Oct 2021 03:48:35 EDT news552710912 A UCLA-led study of informal laborers in six countries found that despite differences in local laws and cultures, domestic workers and construction workers in each of those countries, who are most often migrants, are often exploited by their employers because government labor protections are weak or not enforced. https://phys.org/news/2021-03-workers-globe-stacked-deck-labor.html Social Sciences Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:30:01 EDT news535706880 From 1347 to 1351, Europe was in the grip of a pandemic, later known as the "Black Death," that killed millions, leaving doctors struggling to understand its origins and cities struggling to bury the dead and isolate the sick. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-reveals-political-wrought-black-death.html Social Sciences Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:19:42 EDT news511085975 (AP)—A labor group Apple Inc. joined to assess working conditions at three manufacturing plants in China, where its products are made, says conditions are improving. But employees are still working more hours than the country's legal limit. https://phys.org/news/2013-05-labor-group-apple-foxconn.html Business Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:03 EDT news287944137 Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with the late Steve Jobs, predicted "horrible problems" in the coming years as cloud-based computing takes hold. https://phys.org/news/2012-08-apple-co-founder-wozniak-cloud.html Software Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:36:18 EDT news263367356 The existence of harsh labor conditions in factories around the world is a pressing moral issue. But to improve those conditions, we should regard it as a logistical issue, too. https://phys.org/news/2009-10-labor-political-scientist-factory-conditions.html Economics & Business Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:00:01 EDT news174720241