Google refutes charges, says there is no gender pay gap
Google said it's "taken aback " by the government's claim that it doesn't compensate women fairly.
Business
Apr 11, 2017
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It's not just big business—crowdsourcing creates a 'win-win situation'
From Wikipedia to 99designs, and Google to LEGO, crowdsourcing has changed the way the world does business.
Economics & Business
Apr 11, 2017
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Assessing noise in Southern California whale habitat
A new study assessing the underwater soundscape off Southern California found that blue, fin and humpback whales experience a range of acoustic environments, including noise from shipping traffic as well as quieter areas ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2017
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When firms and customers share social responsibility, profits rise but donations can fall
Firms sharing social responsibility for the social good with customers is generally seen as a win-win - more patronage from socially responsible customers and larger benefits to society. A forthcoming study in the INFORMS ...
Economics & Business
Apr 11, 2017
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New bubbling mechanism discovered in physics
A group of researchers at Zhejiang University's State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, in Hangzhou, China, recently discovered that a new bubbling mechanism may exist within the realm of physics.
Soft Matter
Apr 11, 2017
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Precision chronology sheds new light on the origins of Mongolia's nomadic horse culture
According to new research, nomadic horse culture—famously associated with Genghis Khan and his Mongol hordes—can trace its roots back more than 3,000 years in the eastern Eurasian Steppes, in the territory of modern Mongolia ...
Archaeology
Apr 11, 2017
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Researchers at SSA discuss performance of earthquake early warning systems
The future of earthquake early warning systems may be contained in smartphones—and vehicles, and "smart" appliances and the increasing number of everyday objects embedded with sensors and communication chips that connect ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 11, 2017
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Infants show racial bias toward members of own race and against those of other races
Two studies by researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and their collaborators from the US, UK, France and China, show that six- to nine-month-old infants demonstrate ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2017
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Teaching case examines 'average is beautiful' doll as an entrepreneurial opportunity
Could an "average is beautiful" doll appeal to children and represent a potential business opportunity? A new teaching case appearing in the North American Case Research Journal follows the path of a young designer and entrepreneur ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2017
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Bombay beach event demonstrates difficulties in earthquake swarm forecasting
In September 2016, about 100 small earthquakes between magnitude 2 and 4.3 took place in Bombay Beach, rattling the region in Southern California and raising questions about whether the swarm's location near the southern ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 11, 2017
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