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The mathematics of growing a shell—recreating diverse mollusk shells with just three inputs
Kaushik Bhattacharya is an engineer and materials scientist, but he has always been fascinated by seashells. Part of the draw is the "beautiful" idea that even simple organisms like mollusks can construct wonderfully complex ...
Mathematics
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Extreme weather drives support for green voting in Europe
In representative democracies, it is important that climate change policies are developed through transparent processes and with citizen representation, which in turn requires an understanding of how climate-related events ...
Political science
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The upside of untidiness: Why a little mess can be good for your home
If we're to follow the philosophy of organizer extraordinaire Marie Kondo, a tidy home is a better home.
Social Sciences
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See no evil: How willful ignorance supports the illegal tobacco trade
Adopting a "don't ask, don't tell" approach to illicit tobacco enables people to avoid thinking about where cheap smokes come from, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.
Social Sciences
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Crowdsourced collaborations: Using AI, social media to find potential brand partners
Brand collaborations have been growing in popularity as a powerful marketing tool for businesses looking to generate hype and expand their customer base, but brand managers often rely on costly and time-consuming surveys ...
Social Sciences
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Growing up poor does not automatically shape how politicians understand inequality, study finds
A politician who grew up in poverty might be expected to see inequality differently from someone raised in comfort. But a new study finds that personal experience does not speak for itself: what matters is how politicians ...
Economics & Business
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Q&A: Is AI making it harder to learn? What a former executive wants every student to know
When Miriam Friedel started working at Capital One in 2020, generative AI was still largely a research curiosity. By the time she left the company as vice president of machine learning engineering in 2026, AI tools were writing ...
Education
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Lean Six Sigma framework for developing doctoral research problem statements outlined in white paper
University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has published a new white paper, "Building a Lean Six Sigma–Based Background of the Problem and Problem Statement," by James C. Rice, DM/IST, MBA, and Scott A. McCalla, DM, ...
Education
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Postal Service delays put tens of thousands of WA ballots at risk of rejection, research finds
There's still time to return your ballot for the 2026 general election, but if you're planning to vote by mail, you may want to hurry. That's according to a research brief posted Oct. 21 by a team led by the University of ...
Political science
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How a samurai classic shared Japanese values with the West
In 1899, Inazo Nitobe published a book in English called "Bushido: The Soul of Japan." Nitobe was born into a samurai family and later became a Christian. He wrote the book after a Belgian legal scholar asked him how Japan ...
Social Sciences
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Scientists produce less disruptive research as they age, but their breakthroughs are more likely to last
Science often advances in small steps, with researchers gradually building on previous discoveries. But every now and then, a breakthrough comes along that challenges conventional thinking and changes the direction of a field.
Audit reveals suspected fabricated references across physics, chemistry, engineering and computing journals
Months after a Columbia University School of Nursing–led audit published in the Lancet reported thousands of fabricated citations in medical papers, the same research team has found the same problem in the physical sciences, ...
Education
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Inside the narcissistic brain: fMRI research sheds light on the narcissist's struggle with empathy
Many people have narcissistic traits to some degree, for example, confidence in one's own superiority, a sense of entitlement and a desire to be the center of attention. However, some people have notably higher levels of ...
Social Sciences
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Skip-level meetings may win bypassed managers' support, but how they are done matters
Skip-level meetings (SLMs) seem common in some work environments but unheard of and norm-breaking in others. They entail both benefits and risks for employees, bypassed and skip-level managers, and organizations. Their effects ...
Social media analysis reveals how international solidarity shifts during prolonged conflict
Some of the best research questions begin in the classroom. A new publication by political scientist A. Burcu Bayram and psychologist Vivian P. Ta-Johnson (UT San Antonio) in the journal Political Psychology is an example ...
Social Sciences
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Stanford prison experiment: Why do controversial psychology studies still have such a hold on us?
Two of the most famous experiments in psychology, the Stanford prison experiment and Stanley Milgram's obedience studies, have been called a sham, a lie and a fraud.
Social Sciences
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Global happiness researchers reveal keys to a good life
Many of the world's leading happiness researchers say they consciously spend more time with loved ones after seeing the evidence, according to a new paper. "Happiness emerges from a symphony of factors, but if I had to pinpoint ...
Social Sciences
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Britain's 1972 school reform may have lowered dementia diagnoses half a century later
A new study provides perhaps the strongest evidence yet that education can help mitigate long-term dementia risk.
Social Sciences
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Social media on travel platforms can boost Gen Z well-being when it encourages positive emotional engagement
Social media communication on online travel platforms may contribute to customer well-being when it encourages participation and positive emotional experiences, according to a study of 210 Generation Z users reported in the ...
Social Sciences
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Spending in‑person time with friends is the biggest predictor of whether college students flourish
Exercise, avoiding alcohol or even getting enough sleep aren't the factors most connected to college students' well-being. Spending face-to-face time with friends and other people is the strongest predictor of their mental ...
Social Sciences
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