Search results for collective attention

Cell & Microbiology May 10, 2024

Scientists link oocyte-specific histone H1FOO to better iPS cell generation

A joint research team led by Dr. Akira Kunitomi, a former postdoctoral fellow at CiRA (currently a researcher at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease), and ID Pharma Co., Ltd., has uncovered the crucial role ...

Social Sciences May 10, 2024

Worker rights are one of the least protected human rights, new research reveals

Worker rights are among the least protected human rights in the world, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Environment May 9, 2024

AI and social media may be fueling the climate crisis, say researchers

Generative artificial intelligence and social media can undermine efforts to address climate change, argue researchers in a new forum article published in the journal Global Environmental Politics.

Ecology May 9, 2024

New rhizobia-diatom symbiosis solves long-standing marine mystery

Nitrogen is an essential component of all living organisms. It is also the key element controlling the growth of crops on land, as well as the microscopic oceanic plants that produce half the oxygen on our planet. Atmospheric ...

Education May 6, 2024

Do good lessons promote students' attention and behavior?

Students are better able to regulate themselves in lessons that they consider to be particularly well implemented. This is the conclusion drawn from a study by the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in ...

Social Sciences May 5, 2024

How 'apocalypse' became a secular as well as religious idea

The exponential growth of artificial intelligence over the past year has sparked discussions about whether the era of human domination of our planet is drawing to a close. The most dire predictions claim that the machines ...

Social Sciences May 2, 2024

The people who are most active on social media are also the most active offline, shows study

Parents often worry about the use of social media among children and young people. Caring about this is a good thing, and there are several reasons why you should pay attention, but there is one thing that parents needn't ...

Condensed Matter May 2, 2024

Researchers find unexpected roadblock to conductivity in Mott insulators

In the realm of condensed matter physics, few phenomena captivate physicists' curiosity as much as Mott insulators. According to traditional theory, this odd class of materials should be capable of conducting electricity, ...

Education Apr 30, 2024

The academic sleuth facing death threats and ingratitude

Lonni Besançon devotes evenings and weekends to rarely appreciated sanitation work. By examining scientific articles after they are published and exposing shortcomings, he has made himself an enemy of both researchers and ...

Environment Apr 29, 2024

86% of Great Lakes litter is plastic, 20-year study shows: And the plastic is 'just getting smaller and smaller."

Heads down and attentively scanning the ground, a small group of schoolchildren walked through an expanse of grass dotted with yellow dandelions and toward the concrete steps leading to Lake Michigan.

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