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Emotional content can improve how people process conversations

New in JNeurosci, Pyry Heikkinen and colleagues, from the University of Helsinki, explored how emotional meaning influences the way the human brain prioritizes information during naturally spoken conversations in a cocktail ...

Greenwashing fears may drive up the cost of climate finance

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from industries such as steelmaking, chemicals and energy production requires enormous investment. Unlike conventional green bonds, which typically finance clearly defined environmentally ...

Solving an ancient cold case: Roman was brutally murdered

This 2,000-year-old cold case offered a wealth of information, Leiden archaeologists Carol van Driel-Murray and Mark Driessen explain. Few skeletons from the late Iron Age and early Roman era have been preserved, making this ...

Mapping the hidden global labor powering AI

Most people know by now that artificial intelligence powers much of the online world, sifting through social media posts, planning driving routes or helping to choose a movie to watch. But what goes largely unseen is the ...

Assessment tool helps schools look at students holistically

Researchers in the Neag School of Education are bringing a whole child screening assessment to a company that provides schools with a connected set of solutions that turn every student signal into timely, equitable, coordinated ...

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Do we all see anger the same way?

Happiness, sadness, disgust, surprise, fear, contempt and anger. These are the basic emotions traditionally associated with facial expressions described as universal. As important social signals, facial expressions help us ...

Strong reading skills may help teens resist misinformation

Students with stronger reading skills are better able to spot misinformation online—and those skills may be especially important for teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a new study from the Brown School ...

AI skills not enough to level the playing field—study

Training in AI skills improves the chances of women from underrepresented backgrounds being invited to job interviews, but not enough to eliminate the inequalities they face in the labor market, according to a new study.