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Study highlights importance of social media influencers in information dissemination during mpox outbreak
A recent study shows social media influencers are more important than previously thought when it comes to getting out vital information in a crisis.
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'Digital pause': France pilots school mobile phone ban
Tens of thousands of pupils in France are going through a slightly different return to school this autumn, deprived of their mobile phones.
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Voting as a social determinant of health
Approximately 244 million Americans will have the opportunity to vote in the 2024 elections. In the 2020 election, an unprecedented 67 percent of those eligible turned out to vote. If turnout reaches that level again, it ...
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Simulation study explores how gift giving drives social change
New findings provide quantitative criteria for classifying social organizations in human history, together with potential explanatory variables that can be empirically measured for anthropology, history and archaeology, according ...
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How new words arise in social media
The more centrally connected someone is within their social media network, the more likely that new words they use will become adopted into mainstream language, according to a new study published in PLOS Complex Systems by ...
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The right to be wrong: How context or human rationality may influence our decisions
Conventionally, decision-making is portrayed as a rational process: individuals calculate potential risks and aim to maximize benefits. Yet, our brains do not always endorse rational action, particularly when an immediate ...
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Early exposure to diverse faces helps babies overcome prejudices later in life, study suggests
Babies who have more diverse social contacts in the first years of their life can get over their prejudices more easily by the age of 17. That's according to research published in npj Science of Learning by neuroscientist ...
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Warning labels from fact checkers work—even if you don't trust them—says study
Do you trust fact-checkers? It might not matter. A new Nature Human Behaviour paper from MIT Sloan School of Management Ph.D. candidate Cameron Martel and professor David Rand reveals a surprising truth: fact-checker warning ...
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Companies with emotionally intelligent managers make more money, research shows
Companies with emotionally intelligent managers are not only nicer places to work, but also make more money, new research says.
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Research explores whether 'everything as a service' will live up to its great expectations
It's no secret that the composition of the American economy is changing. As the manufacturing sector continues to decline, the balance is slowly tipping even further away from goods and towards services. In line with this ...
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People in financial distress behave more morally, says study
A new study conducted at Reichman University, in collaboration with Aarhus University in Denmark, challenges the negative stereotypes associated with individuals facing economic hardship. The study, led by Prof. Guy Hochman ...
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For a young child, the first day in day-care center opens the door to a new world
A study at the Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has investigated the contribution of young children beginning in early childhood education and care (ECEC) during their first days in the new environment. ...
Education
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Going down: A drop in rankings matters more than a rise for organizations, study finds
People love rankings—but do they really mean all that much? Sometimes they do, depending on several factors, according to Wyatt Lee, assistant professor in the Nolan School of Hotel Administration, in the SC Johnson College ...
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Research reveals huge volume of sports gambling advertising on social media in the US
Sports fans are being bombarded daily with gambling advertising via social media in the United States—and the majority of ads could be in breach of regulations, according to a new study.
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Examining experiences of the pandemic requires a more critical eye, says researcher
The coronavirus pandemic was, in many ways, a unique period whose impacts are still being seen and felt today. The effects of the pandemic live on in people's memories, fears, hopes, and bodies.
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Study finds program boosts cognitive engagement of students with language and attention difficulties
A new study has found high school students with disabilities impacting language and information processing were able to better comprehend content when teachers adopted evidence-based strategies to increase the accessibility ...
Education
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When is a good time for a child to start music lessons?
There are many reasons a child should learn a musical instrument. Not only does it give them the opportunity to make music, a significant body of research points to benefits for cognitive and academic achievement.
Education
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Locking up young people might make people feel safer but it doesn't work, now or in the long term
The treatment of Australia's children and young people is back on the national agenda.
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Communication helps parent relationships with new college students but has limits
When young adults first go off to college, more communication with parents generally leads to better relationships, but parents should avoid always initiating it, according to a study led by Washington State University researchers.
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Miscategorization fuels discrimination within organizations and workplaces, say researcher
How does discrimination arise? A new paper by Muhammed Alperen Yasar, Ph.D. student at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University offers valuable insights into the development of discriminatory ...
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More frequent financial reporting benefits investors
Unveiling the molecular mechanisms linking aging with neurodegenerative diseases
Mexican bat found to have photoluminescent feet
New species of pāua found
Hawk defies expectations in the face of habitat decline
