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Is AI making us stupider? Maybe, according to one of the world's biggest AI companies
There is only so much thinking most of us can do in our heads. Try dividing 16,951 by 67 without reaching for a pen and paper. Or a calculator. Try doing the weekly shopping without a list on the back of last week's receipt. ...
Social Sciences
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The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse.
Archaeology
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Three statistical stuff-ups that made everyday items look healthier (or riskier) than they really are
Conducting scientific studies is never easy, and there are often major disasters along the way. A researcher accidentally spills coffee on a keyboard, destroying the data. Or one of the chemicals used in the analysis is contaminated, ...
Other
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Family caregivers hiding harm by vulnerable relatives due to guilt and fears of state care
Some family caregivers are hiding physical and emotional harm by vulnerable relatives because they fear intervention by the state, experts have warned.
Social Sciences
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Saturday Citations: One tough neutrino; time palindrome time; sizing up animal brains
How's your weekend? Have you read about the muscular neutrino? It's so great. This week, we also reported on male stick insects losing their reproductive function. Researchers are seeking cheaper approaches to creating a ...
Want to make sure you don't swelter in your next home? Check these 12 features before you rent or buy
Hot on the heels of the warmest spring on record, Australia is baking through another scorching summer. Heat waves around the country contributed to the second-warmest January on record. Hot, dry, windy weather again swept ...
Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2025
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TV show 'Severance' looks at workplace personalities—there are healthier ways to separate home and office life
The highly anticipated season two of Severance, released in weekly installments, has continued to draw interest among viewers around the world.
Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2025
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Report documents devastation of ancient city of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site, after the fall of the Assad regime
Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed during the war. Following ...
Archaeology
Feb 14, 2025
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'Work flow' music designed to improve performance does just that
A small team of neuroscientists, psychologists and musicologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. reports that music created specifically to enhance work performance does just that. In their study, published ...
Looking to the past to understand the impacts of human land use in South Asia
Whether through agricultural practices, deforestation, or urbanization, how modern humans use land has had an unprecedented impact on the planet. But historical information on human land use is lacking, impacting the quality ...
Archaeology
Feb 14, 2025
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Tech has changed. Dating? It's complicated
Moira Weigel began researching the history of dating in the early 2010s during a pivotal cultural moment in the U.S. The effects of the Great Recession were still deeply felt, mobile phone apps were taking off, and the internet ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2025
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New study challenges effectiveness of midyear tests in schools amidst national shift away from standardized assessments
As the national conversation around standardized testing intensifies, new research published in the INFORMS journal Management Science raises critical questions about the effectiveness of midyear "interim" assessments in ...
Education
Feb 14, 2025
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Man from uncontacted Indigenous tribe emerges in Amazon, and villagers demonstrate a lighter
In a rare encounter, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe approached a riverine community in Brazil's Amazon, the country's Indigenous affairs agency and local witnesses said Thursday.
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Feb 14, 2025
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Divorce can be predicted by interactions between cultural and personal values, study finds
Divorce, the legal dissolution of marriage, can be driven by a variety of factors, ranging from changes in the economic status or health conditions of spouses to contrasting values. The end of a marriage can often be challenging ...
New radiocarbon dates establish 6,000-year time span for human remains pulled from River Thames
Chronology efforts led by researchers at Natural History Museum, London, and Historic England have produced 30 new dates for human remains pulled from the River Thames, establishing a chronological framework that spans nearly ...
'Woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet': Smell of ancient Egyptian mummified bodies reveals new insights into embalming practices
Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana, revealing new details about mummification practices.
Archaeology
Feb 13, 2025
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Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London skyscraper
Work to give 21st-century London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces—in fact chunks—of the city's origins almost 2,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Feb 13, 2025
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Discrimination can arise random differences, such as a coin flip
Research from the University of Sydney has found people tend to discriminate in favor of individuals who show a similarity to them, even when the similarity arises from a random event like the flip of a coin.
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2025
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New study of effect of CCTV cameras on crime in Newark, NJ, highlights value of longer-term evaluations
Place-based crime-prevention interventions have been critiqued for the short duration of reductions in crime they produce. In a new study, researchers evaluated the long-term impacts of a large public closed-circuit television ...
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2025
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Valentine's Day: The economic value of romantic tradition
We may never know if St. Valentine, a martyr beheaded for officiating the forbidden weddings of persecuted Christians, was keen on chocolate and flowers. But we do know that millions of people around the world will be using ...
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2025
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