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Gains in consumer confidence continue, depend on job growth

(Phys.org) -- Consumer confidence improved in each of the past nine monthly surveys, rising to its highest level this month since October 2007, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Unconscious racial attitudes playing large role in 2012 presidential vote

After the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, many proclaimed that the country had entered a post-racial era in which race was no longer an issue. However, a new large-scale study shows that racial attitudes have already ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (9) | comments 6

The search for a job begins and ends with you

Staying motivated is always tough, but it certainly gets easier when you start seeing results. That's why keeping your spirits up during a job search can be extremely difficult. Candidates often face repeated rejection and ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Students need to be 'switched on' to maths, say researchers

(Phys.org) -- The precarious decline in children's participation in mathematics can only be reversed by tackling a complex mix of factors, including positive and negative attitudes of a student's parents, peers and teachers, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why are action stars more likely to be Republican?

Fighting ability, largely determined by upper body strength, continues to rule the minds of modern men, according to a new study by Aaron Sell from Griffith University in Australia and colleagues. Their work explores the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 12

Consumers misunderstand 'cruelty-free' labeled products, researchers find

Based on a recent study, University of Missouri and Oregon researchers believe a legal definition for what constitutes "cruelty-free" labeled products should be determined and manufacturers should be required to abide by ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

NRL tests robotic fueling of unmanned surface vessels

Engineers from the NRL Spacecraft Engineering Department (SED) successfully demonstrate the robotic fluids transfer from a stationary platform to an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) in wave heights greater than ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Australians concerned for online privacy: study

Australians have a high level of internet use but are wary of websites that collect too much information about their visitors, a large-scale University of Queensland survey has revealed.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Egyptians want democracy, but not U.S. efforts to promote it: researcher

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Egyptian trial of employees of four American groups that were promoting democracy was abruptly postponed earlier this week. But the crisis in U.S.-Egyptian relations continues, for reasons, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boys' cynicism towards school increases at upper secondary school

According to a recent study, the negative and cynical attitude of boys towards school increases dramatically as they advance in their upper secondary studies. Boys are very enthusiastic about their studies at the start of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Education doesn't increase support for affirmative action among whites, minorities

Highly educated whites and minorities are no more likely to support workplace affirmative action programs than are their less educated peers, according to a new study in the March issue of Social Psychology Quarterly, which ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Survey tracks '55+' attitudes about the environment

An international survey led by Simon Fraser University's Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) and the University of York's (UK) Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is tracking attitudes about the environment among those over ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Republicans and democrats less divided than commonly thought

Republicans and Democrats are less divided in their attitudes than popularly believed, according to new research. It is exactly those perceptions of polarization, however, that help drive political engagement, researchers ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Emotional news framing affects public response to crises

When organizational crises occur, such as plane crashes or automobile recalls, public relations practitioners develop strategies for substantive action and effective communication. Now, University of Missouri researchers ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Most people still don't trust online info

Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed the rise of social networks and mobile technology that's put the Internet at an arm's reach, day and night - yet a new study has found that people are even more distrustful of ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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