Women in statistics classes do better academically than men over a semester despite having more negative attitudes regarding their own abilities, according to our recent study in the Journal of Statistics and Data Science ...
Mathematics
Jul 29, 2022
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Analogous to Santa Klaus in the West, every December, the saint Sinterklaas brings gifts to the good children in the Netherlands. However, the latter is not assisted by a Christmas elf, but by what appears as a 'devilish' ...
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2022
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Videos of shark attacks are popular—some of Discovery's "Shark Week" videos of sharks attacking cages or people have attracted millions of views online. But according to a new study from North Carolina State University, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2022
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New research has discovered that Muslims' so-called "sociocultural attitudes" cannot explain their poor labor market outcomes in the British labor market.
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2022
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Many people have strong opinions about abortion—especially in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, revoking a constitutional right previously held by more than 165 million Americans.
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2022
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The same four factors that explain how people change their beliefs on a variety of issues can account for the recent rise in anti-science attitudes, a new review suggests.
Other
Jul 11, 2022
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People form judgements about others from the way they speak, yet listeners are often unaware of their deeply embedded "implicit" biases.
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2022
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Opinion remains divided regarding how guns should factor into American society, especially those weapons designed for military warfare.
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2022
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200
Researchers in Brock's Department of Psychology are investigating how partisan news can affect people's views on polarizing social and political issues, regardless of their existing attitudes or ideologies.
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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91
Boeing's Starliner capsule was preparing to dock with the International Space Station Friday, in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight key to reviving the US aerospace giant's reputation after a series of failures.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2022
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