An email pops up on your screen. It's a client sharing a project update. A Slack message appears. It's your boss asking a question. A text alert beeps. A colleague wants to know if you will be attending a meeting.
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2019
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Employees who are treated rudely at work get their revenge by withholding important information from colleagues and managers, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2019
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Goats can probably distinguish subtle emotional changes in the calls of other goats, according to a new study led by Queen Mary University of London.
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2019
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Media coverage of mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef may have been a major tipping point for public concerns around climate change, according to research published today.
Environment
Jun 25, 2019
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Homophobic language runs rampant on social media, but UO sociologist C.J. Pascoe wanted to investigate whether the trend actually reflects a widespread sentiment about homosexuality.
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2019
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4
A new study by Dr. Keon West tested the arguments of those who dismiss negative responses to potential slights as 'hypersensitivity' and claim that ethnic minorities' responses to these events are excessive, or even pathological.
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2019
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The phenomenon tremendously important for a person's self-perception is referred to as the "Big Fish, Little Pond Effect" (BFLPE). A fish perceives itself as big when it swims in a comparatively small pond. This means: If ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2019
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Shame is more common among people who have financial difficulties and is often accompanied by behavior that actually can perpetuate poverty. For example, money is spent on status symbols instead of basic necessities, and ...
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2019
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Facial recognition technology has progressed to point where it now interprets emotions in facial expressions. This type of analysis is increasingly used in daily life. For example, companies can use facial recognition software ...
Machine learning & AI
Jan 3, 2019
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10
Social media sites often present users with social exclusion information that may actually inhibit intelligent thought, according to the co-author of a University at Buffalo study that takes a critical look not just at Facebook ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2018
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