People often complain that their boss lacks understanding and compassion, thinking they would have approached the job entirely differently. But are leaders really deficient when it comes to empathy? And if so, why?
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2020
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Researchers from the UB published an article in the journal Scientific Reports which analyses, through the prisoner's dilemma game, the willingness of people to cooperate when in pairs. A total of 374 people took part in ...
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2020
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As teachers return to school, they're thinking about the students who they'll be getting to know. In our province, Manitoba, there are some students who are becoming more prominent in the minds of teachers, particularly the ...
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2019
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Do my friends find me funny? Am I making a good impression during this job interview? For most, such questions and concerns are a routine part of life.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2019
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Social media has become a useful tool for the rapid dissemination of information. Writing in the International Journal of Emergency Management, a UK team describes their investigations into whether or not the likes of Twitter ...
Internet
Jan 29, 2019
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Have you ever been around people who spend more time looking at their phone than they do at you? Then you know what it feels like to be "phubbed" – and you're probably guilty of doing it yourself.
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2018
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How people respond to the same situation can - at least in part - be explained by their cultural background. An often used framework to understand cross-cultural differences in how people feel, think and behave in social ...
Social Sciences
Oct 10, 2017
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Moving up the greasy pole in the office does not make people feel more personally free, new research has shown.
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2017
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During emergency situations like severe weather or terrorist attacks, local officials and first responders have an urgent need for accessible, reliable and real-time data. Rob Grace, a doctoral student in Penn State's College ...
Engineering
Jul 20, 2017
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While male and female mice have similar responses to physical stress, research from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary, Canada, suggests females, not males, feel stressed when alone.
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2016
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