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Genetic analysis reveals kinship in ancient Moche sacrifice
Harvard University-led researchers investigated an elite Moche burial group at Huaca Cao Viejo, uncovering new details on kin-based status within Moche society. The evidence centers on four generations of a family dated to ...
Study shows that 11- to 12-year-olds use smartphones mainly to talk to family and friends
The moment a child gets his/her first mobile phone as a gift is a source of worry for many parents. Concern about the risks associated with smartphone use has led to more and more initiatives trying to delay that moment.
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Researchers examine corporate social responsibility's impact on global online shopping
Online shopping is revolutionizing how we access and purchase products from international markets. Despite this growth, many consumers remain hesitant to purchase goods from foreign companies due to trust issues, cultural ...
Economics & Business
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Is university worth it? Yes, for both students and society
As we enter the holiday season, many young people are no doubt beginning to consider their future options. With a range of paths to pursue, a high rate of youth unemployment in Canada and a higher education sector facing ...
Social Sciences
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Work or play? The rise of online 'kidfluencers' is raising complex legal and ethical questions
Videos of children opening boxes of toys and playing with them have become a feature of online marketing—making stars out of children as young as two.
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Should you hire a life coach in 2025?
With the New Year fast approaching, many will be setting goals and ambitions for the next 12 months. This can be a daunting exercise, clouded by a cost-of-living crisis, economic turbulence and ever-moving societal shifts—not ...
Social Sciences
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Walking into stress in 2025? Take steps now to prepare
Five years ago, I began a research project into emotional labor, compassion fatigue and burnout in Alberta's educational workers.
Social Sciences
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Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters—and forget them
In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Acehnese interpreted the disaster in various ways.
Social Sciences
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AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as "rineanswsaurs" or sarcastic as "srkastik."
Education
Dec 26, 2024
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Ancient genomes provide final word in Indo-European linguistic origins
A team of 91 researchers—including famed geneticist Eske Willerslev at the Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Center, University of Copenhagen—has discovered a Bronze Age genetic divergence connected to eastern and western ...
Archaeologists uncover maize's significance to Casarabe people—and their ducks
A team of archaeologists affiliated with several institutions in Germany, working with a colleague from the U.K. and another from Brazil, has found new evidence of the importance of maize to precolonial people living in the ...
Europe's microstates: The medieval monarchies that survive in our midst
Continental Europe is home to four microstates with populations of between 30,000 and 80,000 people: Andorra, on the border between France and Spain; Liechtenstein, nestled between Switzerland and Austria; Monaco, which sits ...
Political science
Dec 25, 2024
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Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world
Climate and environmental protest is being criminalized and repressed around the world. The criminalization of such protests has received a lot of attention in certain countries, including the UK and Australia. But there ...
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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Gift-giving was practiced by early humans in Africa—how it spread and evolved
For many countries around the world, December is an intense, commercialized period of gift-giving. Not just within families but across all sorts of relationships, such as gifts between buyers and service providers.
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Dec 25, 2024
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From pop songs to baby names: How Simeulue Island's 'smong' narrative evolves post-tsunami
Off the southern coast of Aceh lies Simeulue, a small island with a powerful story of survival. When the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami killed hundreds of thousands across the region in 2004, only five people died on Simeulue—some ...
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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'House of the Dragon' and families fighting for power—it can happen in business, too
While most agree that HBO's hit fantasy show "House of the Dragon" (HotD) might be an interesting dive into the chaos of the Middle Ages, less has been said about its lessons for the contemporary business world.
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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Could trusting each other more unlock economic growth?
Trust in Britain's institutions is in bad shape, according to recent data from the European Social Survey.
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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Switching off from work can be difficult but taking a proper break is good for your health
It's never been easier to stay connected to work. Even when we're on leave, our phones and laptops keep us tethered. Many of us promise ourselves we won't check emails during our break. But we do.
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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Detroit's reparations task force has until 2025 to make its report, but going slow with this challenging work may help
The work of crafting reparations at the municipal level is fierce.
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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Businesses must stop caving to political pressure and abandoning their equity, diversity and inclusion commitments
Over the past year, several major corporations have scaled back their equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives amid shifting political pressures. Walmart is one of the latest major corporations to reduce its EDI ...
Economics & Business
Dec 25, 2024
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