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How managers of social media platforms could slow the spread of misinformation
A team of researchers at the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public has found social media platform managers could dramatically reduce the spread of misinformation on their sites by combining just a few ...
What the end of Roe v. Wade means for reproductive rights and privacy
On June 24, the Supreme Court released a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, upholding the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The court also ruled ...
Social Sciences
Jul 01, 2022
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Where do the ingredients for your chocolate, smartphone and clothes come from?
A bar of chocolate in the U.S. might have been made in Belgium, with cocoa from the Ivory Coast, almonds from Morocco, vanilla from Madagascar and sugar from Brazil. Were forests cut down for it? Were forced or child laborers ...
Social Sciences
Jul 01, 2022
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Americans more likely than those in the UK to feel threatened by China's development as a world power, survey shows
Americans were more likely than people living in the UK to feel threatened by China's growth as a world power, a new survey shows.
Social Sciences
Jul 01, 2022
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Coronavirus pandemic has led to more 'microworking,' study shows
The coronavirus pandemic has led to more people choosing to become "microworkers," a new study shows.
Economics & Business
Jul 01, 2022
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Overturning Roe disproportionately burdens marginalized groups
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, not only did it abolish the constitutional right to an abortion, but it also triggered restrictions in 13 states, more than half of which are in the Southern United ...
Social Sciences
Jul 01, 2022
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Companies have a simple and legal way to help their workers living in anti-abortion states—expanding paid time off
Employers looking for ways to support their workers seeking abortions in states where it's now illegal or soon will be don't have it easy.
Economics & Business
Jul 01, 2022
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Research reveals the complexity of loneliness during lockdown
A study exploring loneliness and solitude during lockdown highlights how different people experienced social restrictions as either "hell or bliss."
Social Sciences
Jul 01, 2022
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How COVID-19 put poverty reduction back on the agenda
Lower income people bore the brunt of the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, efforts to reduce poverty were adopted in Canada and the United States. But how did partisan politics shape each government's ...
Social Sciences
Jul 01, 2022
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Algorithm predicts crime a week in advance, but reveals bias in police response
Advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence have sparked interest from governments that would like to use these tools for predictive policing to deter crime. Early efforts at crime prediction have been controversial, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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Ancient DNA yields surprising findings on world's earliest seafarers
New genetic research from remote islands in the Pacific offers fresh insights into the ancestry and culture of the world's earliest seafarers, including family structure, social customs, and the ancestral populations of the ...
Archaeology
Jun 30, 2022
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Research into oldest known burial field in the Netherlands sheds new light on traditional gender roles
New archaeological research into grave goods and skeletal material from the oldest grave field in the Netherlands shows that male-female roles 7,000 years ago were less traditional than was thought. The research was conducted ...
Archaeology
Jun 30, 2022
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Perceptions of happy and sad music may not be universal across cultures, new research finds
New research led by Western Sydney University has found that perceptions of major and minor chords and melodies—what Western culture commonly thinks of as "happy music" and "sad music"—may not be universal and is likely ...
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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Clashes of inference and perspective explain why children sometimes lose the plot in conversation
Children who suddenly appear to lose the thread of an otherwise obvious conversation often do so because they cannot combine two key communicative skills until surprisingly late in their development, researchers have found.
Education
Jun 30, 2022
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Could a Neanderthal meditate?
Emiliano Bruner, a paleoneurologist at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has led a study published in the journal Intelligence on how attention evolved in the human genus, which analyzes ...
Archaeology
Jun 30, 2022
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Theater provides body image boost for children
New research has found for the first time that theater productions can help to promote healthier body image in young children.
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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Peru home build vexed by 'the neighbors'—Inca-era mummies
Hipólito Tica had saved for decades to finally build himself a proper house in a working class neighborhood of Lima. His problem was what to do about "the neighbors"—as he called the centuries-old mummies buried below.
Archaeology
Jun 30, 2022
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This one simple trick can improve your musical performance
Music performance is enhanced when musicians concentrate on the sounds they make, not on the movements of their fingers, according to a study led by researchers at the University of St Andrews.
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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Researchers seek to advance anti-racist school counseling, offer guidelines
Dismantling inequality in U.S. educational systems requires ongoing, active, intentional participation in anti-racist practices by not only teachers but also school counselors, according to a College of Education faculty ...
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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More income support needed for young people experiencing homelessness, study finds
Life improved for young people experiencing homelessness once they were housed through the Government's Housing First program, with fewer admissions to hospital and visits to emergency departments, although their incomes ...
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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