A University of Houston psychology researcher is reporting that the salary gap between men and women may be due to certain personality traits, specifically—assertiveness.
Economics & Business
Aug 9, 2021
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A new report co-authored by University of Liverpool ocean scientists highlights why the ocean matters in climate negotiations and suggests positive actions nations can take as the countdown to COP26 is underway
Environment
Jun 8, 2021
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With increased media attention and political campaigns focusing on the gender pay gap, the fact that women—on average—are paid less than men, has become an important public discussion. While much of the focus has been ...
Social Sciences
May 5, 2021
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Very few people look forward to the negotiations that are part of the car-buying experience. Consumers often think the car salesperson is giving them a high price that they'll have to negotiate down. But new research from ...
Economics & Business
Oct 30, 2020
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Following yesterday's successful launch of ɸ-sat-1—Europe's first artificial intelligence Earth observation mission—plans are already underway for the next innovative state-of-the-art technology, ɸ-sat-2.
Space Exploration
Sep 7, 2020
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If you've ever taken advantage of a nice discount thanks to a promotion from Groupon or LivingSocial, you've tapped the power of the daily deal market yourself. You, the consumer, benefited from the prior bargaining that ...
Economics & Business
Aug 3, 2020
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Every year, the Global Carbon Project analyses the global sources and sinks of CO2 and their trends. The latest figures, as well as those from the UNEP emission gap report published last week, are disconcerting: global CO2 ...
Environment
Dec 4, 2019
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Climate negotiations opening next week in Madrid must prioritise funding for nations already dealing with the cost of drought, floods and superstorms made worse by rising temperatures, more than 150 environmental groups said ...
Environment
Nov 29, 2019
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Anger, the faux, feigned kind, has been a tool in negotiations for generations. The idea that pretending to be angry can coerce the counterpart into conceding to your terms. Those thinking about using such a tool, though, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2019
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In ransomware cyberattacks, hackers steal a victim's sensitive data and threaten to publish or block access to it unless a ransom is paid. Across the globe each year, millions of ransomware attacks are carried out on businesses, ...
Security
Mar 5, 2019
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