In the midst of ongoing protests against racial injustice, a new study shows Hollywood movies perpetuate a lack of inclusive representation of those from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, girls and women, the LGBTQ community, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2020
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Researchers led by Dr. Kong Hongzhi from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the mechanisms underlying elaborate petal development and specialized character formation in Nigella damascena, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2020
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China is celebrating the completion of its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System that could rival the U.S. Global Positioning System and significantly boost China's security and geopolitical clout.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2020
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Even though they may seem benign ways to communicate emotions in text conversations, emoji reveal technology is shaped by cultural ideologies about race, according to research from the University of Alabama.
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2020
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The UK public feel that any sense of 'community togetherness' that has been built during the coronavirus crisis will disperse as soon as it is over says a new study commissioned by the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2020
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Young children understand dinosaurs and The Wiggles are (or were!) real, and that fictional characters like Peter Pan and Spongebob are not real—but cultural figures like Santa or the Tooth Fairy occupy an ambiguous place ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2020
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Newly discovered creatures can often be as impressive and exciting as the ones from the Japanese movies and shows. Many of those fictional characters, including inhabitants of the famous Pokémon universe, might have their ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2020
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Polling undertaken by Populus for The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, at the University of Birmingham, has found that the UK public value the short-term care for life during the current coronavirus crisis ahead ...
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2020
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China has gradually emerged out of its shadow of despair as the epicenter where the coronavirus pandemic started. Now, there is face saving required—as well as agenda-setting in the global power play.
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2020
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Indonesia does well compared to other Muslim countries in getting girls into schools. Female enrollment in primary and secondary education is around 90% and 80% respectively, while the proportions of boys and girls in school ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2020
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