Search results for skeptical attitude

Economics & Business Apr 16, 2024

How can companies address consumers who are averse to products using a novel technology?

Researchers from IE Business School and Indian Institute of Management Shillong have published a new study that examines why certain consumers are averse to products using a novel technology and what strategies marketers ...

Space Exploration Apr 16, 2024

Space exploration: A luxury or a necessity?

"Oh, come on Daniel, space travel is so expensive, and pointless!" These were the words of my friend Max, during a Christmas party where I was discussing my thesis project: studying places on Earth where the living conditions ...

Economics & Business Mar 26, 2024

The Body Shop shouldn't have failed in an age when consumers want activism from their brands. What happened?

We are in an era of brand activism and conscious consumerism. More than 70% of consumers expect brands to publicly stand for sociopolitical issues.

Social Sciences Mar 11, 2024

Political rage on social media is making us cynical: Study

Political anger and cynicism are rising in the United States and in many democracies worldwide, and both are associated with exposure to political attacks on social media, a new University of Michigan study shows.

Social Sciences Mar 5, 2024

Religion and science beliefs affect attitudes toward mental illness, study finds

Beliefs about the relationship between religion and science may be a key factor in people's views on mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, especially in minority racial communities, according to new research ...

Social Sciences Mar 4, 2024

Although trust in science remains high, the public questions scientists' adherence to science's norms

Science is one of the most highly regarded institutions in America, with nearly three-quarters of the public expressing "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of confidence in scientists. But confidence in science has nonetheless ...

Social Sciences Mar 4, 2024

Nearly half of Britons say women's equality has gone far enough

Nearly one in two Britons (47%) say that when it comes to giving women equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in Great Britain—compared to 38% who said the same last year. And for the first time in this data ...

Earth Sciences Feb 12, 2024

Clear evidence aquifer exploitation is causing serious impacts on the most iconic national park in Spain

A team led by the Doñana Biological Station and the Geological and Mining Institute of the Spanish National Research Council has reviewed more than 70 studies related to groundwater and the conservation status of one of ...

Social Sciences Feb 1, 2024

How preferences for Indigenous policies differ between the Indigenous and majority populations in Norway and Sweden

On the international level, there is broad consensus that it is essential to recognize and implement Indigenous rights as well as to correct inequalities and historical injustices. Yet many nation-states struggle with effective ...

Social Sciences Jan 25, 2024

Chats with AI shift attitudes on climate change, Black Lives Matter

People who were more skeptical of human-caused climate change or the Black Lives Matter movement and who took part in conversation with a popular AI chatbot were disappointed with the experience, but left the conversation ...

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