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Employment realities don't match people's dreams
When it comes to career aspirations for teenagers, a University of Houston psychology researcher believes it's best to shoot for the moon, so you can at least land in the stars. The truth is the moon may sometimes be unreachable.
Economics & Business
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Race, ethnicity not a factor in recent weapon-carrying behaviors at US schools
A study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School sheds new light on boys' weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools. The results indicate that weapon-carrying is not tied to students' race or ...
Social Sciences
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Experts discover camp used by 10,000 Roman soldiers sent to conquer Northwest Iberia
Pioneering technology has helped experts find a lost camp built and used by thousands of Roman soldiers sent to conquer Northwest Iberia.
Archaeology
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Connection between exposure and long-term sick leave
High levels of exposure lead to serious consequences for those who are exposed to gender-based or sexual harassment. A new large registry study shows a connection between exposure and long-term sick leave.
Social Sciences
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Increased organizational support for employees' adoption efforts yields positive benefits
When an organization supports its employees who choose to adopt children, the employees, their families, the adopted children and the organization itself experience positive benefits and outcomes, according to new research ...
Economics & Business
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Parents' belief in kids' academic ability can actually improve their grades
We have all met the parent who thinks their kid is the next Picasso or Einstein regardless of the evidence. But it's hard to know if these beliefs are helpful or harmful.
Education
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One million African girls 'may never return to school'
Girls' loss of schooling as a result of COVID-19 threatens to set back development, a report warns.
Social Sciences
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Low wages and gender wage gap contributed to women leaving the workforce during COVID-19
Nearly 350,000 Canadian women who lost their jobs during the pandemic hadn't returned to work as of February 2021, resulting in a drop in women's unemployment not seen in the last two decades, according to a new Simon Fraser ...
Social Sciences
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Researchers find 3,000-year-old shark attack victim
Newspapers regularly carry stories of terrifying shark attacks, but in a paper published today, Oxford-led researchers reveal their discovery of a 3,000-year-old victim—attacked by a shark in the Seto Inland Sea of the ...
Archaeology
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Powerful people are less likely to be understanding of mistakes, research finds
Those with power, such as the wealthy, are more likely to blame others for having shortcomings and they are also less troubled by reports of inequality, according to recent research from the University of California San Diego's ...
Social Sciences
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You can have too much of a good thing, says study of financial analysts' work-life balance
Last winter, Goldman Sachs reported it was working to make things better after a group of junior analysts revolted against 100-hour work weeks.
Economics & Business
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Study explores how readers at partisan news sites respond to challenging news events
Researchers from Bentley University have been exploring how readers at partisan news sites respond to news events that challenge their worldview.
Social Sciences
22 hours ago
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Cities 'must become car-free to survive'
Cities must become fully car-free in order to be liveable in the future, according to the UCL experts behind a new modeling report looking at urban car use.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2021
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Being Anglo-Saxon was a matter of language and culture, not genetics
A new study from archaeologists at University of Sydney and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, has provided important new evidence to answer the question "Who exactly were the Anglo-Saxons?"
Archaeology
Jun 23, 2021
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DNA from sediment reveals epic history of Denisova Cave
In a landmark study, scientists from Australia, Germany and Russia have used ancient DNA recovered from sediment samples from Denisova Cave in Siberia to reveal a detailed occupational history of this unique site by three ...
Archaeology
Jun 23, 2021
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Rembrandt's huge 'Night Watch' gets bigger thanks to AI
One of Rembrandt van Rijn's biggest paintings just got a bit bigger.
Other
Jun 23, 2021
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People willing to pay more for coffee that's ethical and eco-friendly, meta-analysis finds
Beyond how much cream and sugar to add to their morning brew, coffee lovers also face more serious decisions: one of those is whether or not to buy ecolabelled coffee, which advertises itself as more ethical and environmentally ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2021
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No language trade-off: Bilingual children reliably acquire English by age 5
In the United States, more than 12 million children hear a minority language at home from birth. More than two-thirds hear English as well, and they reach school age with varying levels of proficiency in two languages. Parents ...
Education
Jun 23, 2021
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Use of tobacco pipes by Native groups tells story of regional diversity
Nineteenth- and 20th-century archaeologists often made sweeping claims about Native cultures, suggesting that everyone who lived in a particular region at a given time shared the same attitudes and practices. A new study ...
Archaeology
Jun 23, 2021
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'Lady Luck': Does anthropomorphized luck drive risky financial behavior?
A new study published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research posits that increased accessibility to anthropomorphized luck (i.e., "Lady Luck") can lead consumers to be more likely to pursue higher-risk financial ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2021
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