Consumers don't seem to mind paying sales taxes on things like food and clothing. Marijuana may be a different story.
Economics & Business
Sep 20, 2019
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A highly specialist laser capable of analyzing potentially deadly diseases as never before is under development at Heriot-Watt University.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 20, 2019
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Since "2001: A Space Odyssey," people have wondered: could machines like HAL 9000 eventually exist that can process information with human-like intelligence?
Evolution
Sep 20, 2019
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Over the past few years, thermoelectric generators have become the focus of a growing number of studies, due to their ability to convert waste heat into electrical energy. Quantum dots, semiconductor crystals with distinctive ...
The sense of smell is one of the most poorly understood of the five major senses. But now an international team of scientists led by Laurel Yohe of Stony Brook University suggests a new method to quantify olfactory receptors ...
Evolution
Sep 20, 2019
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"Strike for climate action" is the watchword coming not from the shop steward but the C-suite as many companies publicise their support for Friday's mobilisation, but positioning to capture consumers that isn't translated ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2019
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Storytelling that educates and entertains—aka "edutainment"—is a powerful communications tool that can lead to positive health-related changes among multicultural millennials, according to a new marketing study from Baylor ...
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2019
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Jesse Keenan, a social scientist at Harvard University, who also specializes in climate risk and adaptation strategies, is publicly calling out climate services technology (CST) firms for their questionable methodologies. ...
A trio of researchers with Boston University and Dartmouth College has found that one of our ancient ancestors likely had a much easier time giving birth than modern humans. In their paper published on the open-access site ...
Writing in the International Journal of Technology Marketing, Georgios Tsekouropoulos of the Hellenic Open University, in Patra, Greece, discusses the notion of viral advertising. Specifically, he addresses the relationship ...
Economics & Business
Sep 20, 2019
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