Greta Thunberg, David Hogg and Malala Yousafzai, all teenagers when their activism caught the world's attention, are proof that leadership develops well before adulthood.
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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We often conceive of learning through the lens of cramming for an exam or teaching a dog to sit, but humans and other mammals aren't the only entities capable of adapting to their environment—schools of fish, robots, and ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2022
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Neoliberalism, which calls for free-market capitalism, regressive taxation, and the elimination of social services, has resulted in both preference and support for greater income inequality over the past 25 years, shows a ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2022
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The vast majority of Americans underestimate the magnitude of economic inequality between Whites and racial minorities, particularly Black and Latinx people, new data indicate.
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2019
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Just how far apart are Republicans and Democrats when it comes to views on climate change? Not all that far, as it turns out. They're just too party-focused to notice.
Environment
Jul 20, 2018
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When people work in socially homogeneous groups, they overestimate their own contributions to the group's success, according to a new study co-authored by an MIT scholar. In fact, in some cases such "self-serving bias" occurs ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Why does the effectiveness of punishment to promote contributions to public goods differ among countries? According to psychologists Daniel Balliet and Paul van Lange at VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2013
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(Phys.org) -- When evaluating job applicants, employers want to be sure that they choose the right person for the job. Many employers, from consulting firms to federal agencies, will ask prospective employees to complete ...
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2012
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