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Evolution Jul 1, 2022

Study begins to unravel the mysterious evolution of fatherless male insects

It's not often that you see genetic systems described as "bizarre" in the title of a scientific research paper. That is unless it's from the lab of San Francisco State University Associate Professor of Biology Scott Roy, ...

Economics & Business Apr 12, 2022

Professors' book addresses role of prejudice in plight of ride-hail drivers

Race and gender are major factors why taxi and ride-hail drivers are "Spent Behind the Wheel," write Women and Gender Studies Professors Julietta Hua and Kasturi Ray

Social Sciences Mar 24, 2022

Stability and security: The keys to closing the mental health gap between renters and home owners

That renters have poorer mental health than home owners is well-documented. But how much of this is due to being in rental accommodation itself, rather than other factors such as lower incomes?

Social Sciences Feb 28, 2022

Atheists more likely to hide beliefs if they're women, Republicans, southerners or were previously religious

Atheists in the United States are more likely to conceal their beliefs if they're women, Republicans, southerners or if they've previously been religious, according to new research from Rice University and West Virginia University.

Social Sciences Feb 17, 2022

Study finds married couples now less likely to uproot wives' careers in favor of husbands'

The long-standing expectation that a husband is the sole breadwinner of a household has shifted dramatically during the last few decades, with married couples enjoying a more egalitarian flexibility in their roles.

Social Sciences Feb 2, 2022

Study finds few hourly workers compensated for shift cuts as required by law

In California and seven other states, and Washington, D.C., some hourly workers, by law, have to be compensated if they report to work only to have their shift cut short. But some hourly workers may not be receiving this ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 20, 2022

Towards quantum simulation of false vacuum decay

Phase transitions are everywhere, ranging from water boiling to snowflakes melting, and from magnetic transitions in solids to cosmological phase transitions in the early universe. Particularly intriguing are quantum phase ...

Social Sciences Dec 15, 2021

60 years of children's books reveal persistent overrepresentation of male protagonists

An analysis of thousands of children's books published in the last 60 years suggests that, while a higher proportion of books now feature female protagonists, male protagonists remain overrepresented. Stella Lourenco of Emory ...

Social Sciences Oct 28, 2021

Poor parents receiving universal payments increase spending on kids

When given cash with no strings attached, low- and middle-income parents increased their spending on their children, according to Washington State University research. The study, published in the journal Social Forces, also ...

Molecular & Computational biology May 19, 2021

Study on bizarre rodent genetics solves a mystery and reveals another

Open up Scott Roy's Twitter bio and you'll see a simple but revealing sentence: "The more I learn the more I'm confused." Now the rest of the scientific world can share in his confusion. The San Francisco State University ...

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