How much do you engage with others when you're out in public? Lots of people don't actually engage with others much at all. Think of commuters on public transportation staring down at their phones with earbuds firmly in place.
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Mark Zuckerberg recently suggested that AI chatbots could combat social isolation by serving as "friends" for people experiencing loneliness.
Social Sciences
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For decades, colleges, government agencies and foundations have experimented with recruitment and retention efforts designed to increase diversity in engineering programs.
Education
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Researchers have detailed the physics behind a phenomenon that allows them to create spin in liquid droplets using ultrasound waves, which concentrates solid particles suspended in the liquid. The discovery will allow researchers ...
Soft Matter
May 21, 2025
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Dr. Sha Zhou, Research Associate at the Manchester China Institute (MCI), has published a new open-access article exploring the experiences of British Chinese caterers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social Sciences
May 21, 2025
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New research from the University of Cincinnati demonstrates how specially engineered bacteria taken orally can operate as a delivery system for antiviral therapies and vaccines. The research, led by Nalinikanth Kotagiri, ...
Bio & Medicine
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Two important concepts in evolutionary biology, mutualism and altruism, were first made famous by the colorful anarchist prince Peter Kropotkin. He argued that cooperation could be an equally powerful driver of evolution ...
Ecology
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An international team of astronomers has successfully demonstrated a new technique to observe especially faint black holes by correcting for atmospheric effects on Earth. The technique, called "frequency phase transfer (FPT)," ...
Astronomy
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As global temperatures rise, many species are scrambling to adapt—or risk extinction. Scientists refer to these animals as "species on the move," but new research suggests the scientific community may be overlooking the wide ...
Evolution
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A new study from the Rady School of Management reveals that public exposure to reports of Congressional stock trading significantly reduces Americans' trust in Congress and their willingness to comply with the law—regardless ...
Economics & Business
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