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Experts call for more pragmatic approach to higher education teaching
Millions of students around the world could benefit if their educators adopted a more flexible and practical approach, say Swansea University experts.
Education
Jan 22, 2021
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The influence and importance of language
In the hours immediately following the events at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, no one quite knew how to describe what had happened. It wasn't simply because nothing like it had occurred in a century, but also because ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2021
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Navigating uncertainty: Why we need decision theory during a pandemic
During a pandemic, decisions have to be made under time pressure and amid scientific uncertainty, with potential disagreements among experts and models. With COVID-19, especially during the first wave, there was uncertainty ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2021
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Do promotions make consumers more generous?
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and University of Hong Kong published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines why and how charitable organizations ...
Economics & Business
Jan 22, 2021
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Research shows preference for male children is declining in Bangladesh
Research from the University of Kent has demonstrated a decline in 'son preference' by women of childbearing age in Bangladesh. However, the study also shows that fertility decisions are still influenced according to son ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2021
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'Fact-checkers' proposed for Nobel peace prize
With truth famously known as the "first casualty of war," a Norwegian parliamentarian announced Thursday that she is nominating "fact-checkers" for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
Other
Jan 21, 2021
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Significant number of Americans believe false narratives about validity of election, surveys find
Joseph R. Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, but a series of Indiana University surveys found that a significant number of Americans believe false narratives about the validity of the election ...
Political science
Jan 21, 2021
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Burial practices point to an interconnected early Medieval Europe
Early Medieval Europe is frequently viewed as a time of cultural stagnation, often given the misnomer of the 'Dark Ages'. However, analysis has revealed new ideas could spread rapidly as communities were interconnected, creating ...
Archaeology
Jan 21, 2021
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Early humans used chopping tools to break animal bones and consume the bone marrow
Researchers from the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University unraveled the function of flint tools known as "chopping tools," found at the prehistoric site of Revadim, east of Ashdod. Applying ...
Archaeology
Jan 21, 2021
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A mathematical framework enables accurate characterization of shapes
In nature, many things have evolved that differ in size, color and, above all, in shape. While the color or size of an object can be easily described, the description of a shape is more complicated. In a study now published ...
Mathematics
Jan 21, 2021
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Rethink immigration policy for STEM doctorates
A streamlined process for awarding green cards to international STEM doctoral students graduating from U.S. universities could benefit American innovation and competitiveness, including leveling the field for startups eager ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2021
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How clicks on a job platform can reveal bias
Scientists at ETH Zurich have leveraged big data from recruitment platforms and machine learning to study hiring discrimination. They show that discrimination against immigrants depends, among other things, on the time of ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2021
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When football clubs are less successful, fans are more loyal to each other
Football fans tend to be highly loyal to their group, just as the kin groups of our ancestral past would have been. This intense state of belonging, when a person feels as one with their group, is called identity fusion.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2021
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Embedded counseling services can improve accessibility for students
Kerry Karaffa is the first MU Counseling Center psychologist to be embedded specifically within the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, where he provides tailored counseling services for professional students ...
Education
Jan 21, 2021
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Ten suggestions for female faculty and staff during the pandemic
When university campuses sent students, staff and faculty members home in March, Padmini Rangamani, a professor at the University of California San Diego, suddenly found herself running her research lab remotely, teaching ...
Education
Jan 21, 2021
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How fellow students improve your own grades
Better grades thanks to your fellow students? A study conducted by the University of Zurich's Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics has revealed that not only the grade point average, gender and nationality peers ...
Economics & Business
Jan 21, 2021
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Study finds treaties help developing economies spur investment
Developing economies suffer from a paradox: they don't receive investment flows from developed economies because they lack stability and high-quality financial and lawmaking institutions, but they can't develop those institutions ...
Economics & Business
Jan 21, 2021
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What happens in communities during large-scale quarantines
Early in the pandemic, many nurses in Wuhan, China, cut their hair short or shaved their heads in an effort to reduce transmission of the COVID-19 virus. At the same time, groups of volunteers supported Wuhan residents sequestered ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2021
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Men shared more equally in housework early in pandemic, study reveals
COVID-19 continues to fundamentally disrupt our way of life, and many observers are concerned about its current and long-term impacts on gender equality.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2021
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Americans want government to address COVID-19 above all else, survey finds
Headed into 2021, COVID-19 tops the list of Americans' priorities for government to address. Health care, in general, and economic issues continue to be high on the public's agenda as well. Compared to prior years, Americans ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2021
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