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Sydney housing unaffordable on median full-time income, study finds
New research suggests Sydney's housing market will remain unaffordable until at least the 2030s.
Economics & Business
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Researchers are exploring new ways to learn that make science more relevant to everyday life, and more fun
Frank Täufer, a scientific assistant at Campus Wiesengut—the University of Bonn's ecological teaching and research farm—asked a group of visiting 8-year-olds to speculate on why the rye plants in his field were all different ...
Education
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What a 'right to disconnect' from work could look like in the UK
The UK's new government has promised to take action to "promote a positive work-life balance for all workers," and to prevent homes "turning into 24/7 offices". The risk of "always on" working has grown since the pandemic, ...
Economics & Business
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Even in 'care work,' women face lower wages if they have kids
A new study that examined parenthood and "care work" has found that mothers get paid less than either men or women without children, even in fields that are traditionally thought of as being "women's work." Men, on the other ...
Social Sciences
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The effects of inadequate food, housing, and health care on student attrition
Researchers at CUNY SPH have published a study highlighting the compounded effects of unmet needs for housing, food, health care, and mental health treatment on CUNY students' academic success and persistence to graduation. ...
Social Sciences
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Double-prong approach better for workplace gender diversity
Workplaces need more women in management to create a pipeline of gender diversity, instead of relying on female board appointments, new research shows.
Social Sciences
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Crypto scams claim victims across the socioeconomic spectrum
A University of Queensland-led study has found consumer vulnerability to cryptocurrency investment scams has little to do with socioeconomic status.
Social Sciences
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It's hard to reach out to old friends, but doing so may help alleviate loneliness
Millions of Canadians are lonely. This is worrisome because loneliness, defined by the World Health Organization as "the social pain of not feeling connected," predicts both lower mental and physical health. Research shows ...
Social Sciences
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Five ways for governments to better tackle foreign disinformation
Responding to foreign disinformation poses many challenges. Recent revelations about foreign interference in Canada illustrate some of them.
Political science
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Unsure what to study next year? Six things to consider as you make up your mind
As Year 12 students begin term 3, they will be thinking increasingly about what to do next year. Throughout August, many universities have have open days as students investigate different courses and options for study.
Education
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Testing of red textile found in Israeli cave shows it was from the Middle Bronze Age
A team of archaeologists affiliated with several institutions in Israel has tested a sample of red fabric found in a cave in Israel in 2016 and reports that it is from the Bronze Age. Their paper is published in Journal of ...
Public advocacy helps musicians' fame and fortune, new study finds
Musicians often face skepticism from the public when they openly support charitable or social causes. There are often speculations that musicians only do this to serve their own self-interests for reputation or tax purposes. ...
Social Sciences
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Samuel Pepys' fashion prints reveal his guilty pleasure: Fancy French clothes
A collection of French fashion engravings offers precious new insights into the life of Samuel Pepys years after his premature final diary entry. The prints show the tailor's son remained fascinated by the power of fashion ...
Other
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How to stop released prisoners reoffending: What the evidence says
In the midst of a prison overcrowding crisis, the UK government has decided to release some prisoners early.
Political science
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How racialized women can tackle backlash when advocating for change
Racialized women are often at the forefront in the struggle for social justice. Yet that advocacy often comes with significant backlash and threats. In the United States, congresswomen like Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Alexandria ...
Social Sciences
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Saturday Citations: Scientists study monkey faces and cat bellies; another intermediate black hole in the Milky Way
This is not a rerun of last week's roundup; another group of astronomers found a second intermediate-mass black hole in the Milky Way and I can't avoid highlighting it. They're cool! They may have formed in the primordial ...
How conspiracy theories polarize society and provoke violence
In today's technologically interconnected world, the ability to concoct and spread conspiracy theories has become easier than ever before. This became evident after the recent assassination attempt on former U.S. president ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2024
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Results from Juukan Gorge show 47,000 years of Aboriginal heritage was destroyed in mining blast
In May 2020, as part of a legally permitted expansion of an iron ore mine, Rio Tinto destroyed an ancient rockshelter at Juukan Gorge in Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Archaeology
Jul 19, 2024
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International study highlights large and unequal life expectancy declines in India during COVID-19
A new paper published in Science Advances today finds that life expectancy in India was 2.6 years lower in 2020 than 2019, with women and marginalized social groups suffering the greatest declines.
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2024
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Adding to the story of ancient human migration: Evidence of early maritime activities in Indonesia's Tanimbar islands
New evidence of human occupation in southeast Indonesia dating back 42,000 years offers fresh clues about the route taken by some of the first humans to arrive in our region, according to a study from The Australian National ...
Archaeology
Jul 19, 2024
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