Using a new dataset, Rafael Prieto-Curiel of the Complexity Science Hub and colleagues analyzed the coordinates and surface of 183 million buildings in nearly 6,000 cities across all 52 countries in Africa. With their model, ...
Mathematics
Feb 27, 2023
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One year after the start of the war in Ukraine, researchers Maria Cristina Rulli of the Politecnico di Milano, Jampel Dell'Angelo of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Paul D'Odorico of the University of California at Berkeley, ...
Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2023
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Nobody likes waiting for services, whether it's a long line at the grocery store or an extra half-hour in a doctor's waiting room. Turns out wait times are not the same for everyone: Black Americans and lower income Americans ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2023
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A pair of applied scientists, one with Brand University of Applied Sciences in Germany, the other wtih Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, has found via experimentation that placing shaming tags on packages ...
A four-day working week is more productive for most staff and companies than the traditional five days, one of the biggest trials of its kind conducted in the UK reported on Tuesday.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2023
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A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change examines the potential cost of unrealized flood risk in the American real estate market, finding that flood zone property prices are overvalued by $121–$237 billion.
Economics & Business
Feb 16, 2023
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Soaring energy prices triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict could push up to 141 million more people around the globe into extreme poverty, a new study reveals.
Economics & Business
Feb 16, 2023
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Managers who want to keep employees from quitting should consider reordering their tasks, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences co-authored by Wharton management professor Maurice ...
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2023
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Candy, sweet and salty snacks, sugary drinks, and ice cream brands frequently appear in videos posted by top child-influencers on "made-for-kids" YouTube channels, according to a new paper from researchers at the Rudd Center ...
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2023
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White guests favor Airbnb properties with white hosts but are more inclined to rent from Black or Asian hosts if they see featured reviews from previous white guests, new research finds.
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2023
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