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Study finds consumers pay extra for cars just under multiples of 10,000 miles
Think you're shopping intelligently for a used car? New research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin suggests you might be overly influenced by the first digit on the odometer, when you're ...
Economics & Business
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Could glass be dethroned as wine's top packaging? Researchers unbox consumer perceptions of wine packaging
With nearly 400 years under its cork, glass is still the top choice for consumers when it comes to packaging preferences for wine, but sustainability concerns may open the way to other container types, a study by food science ...
Economics & Business
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The 'resource curse': Why natural resource abundance can be a double-edged sword
Natural resources—such as fossil fuels, water, and minerals—are materials found in the environment that are essential for life and highly utilized in production. Though these resources are viewed as essential to economic ...
Economics & Business
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Clearing crowded supermarket aisles lifts sales by 11.5% in field tests
Additional product displays in supermarket aisles—so-called secondary placements—are intended to encourage impulse purchases. However, a new study by Mathias C. Streicher of the University of Innsbruck shows that excessive ...
Economics & Business
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Rethinking augmented reality for children: Study finds key design gap
For decades, technology in schools meant desktop computers and basic digital instruction. Today, more immersive tools are beginning to reach children, changing how they interact with information and their surroundings. As ...
Education
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Why a county's basic income program provided reprieve from poverty but not financial independence
A basic income program in Yolo County—one of the first such programs nationwide—lifted unhoused families above the California poverty line for two years. Families could, for a while, spend less time worrying about money and ...
Economics & Business
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QR codes can influence whether older customers return
Older adults and technology haven't always had the smoothest relationship. From learning to use email to operating smartphones, each new wave has brought fresh challenges and frustrations. Now, mastering QR codes is the latest ...
Economics & Business
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Ancient chicken bones reveal human management in Korea 2,000 years ago
Chickens and eggs are among the most common foods on modern Korean tables. Understanding their history can enrich our understanding of Korean food culture, agriculture, and animal domestication. It has been widely assumed ...
Archaeology
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Understanding incel culture, and how schools can address it
Incels—involuntary celibates—believe they have been unconditionally excluded from the dating market and are doomed to remain virgins. This has negative implications for their mood and self-esteem, as well as the women and ...
Social Sciences
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In age of AI, art's real power no longer lives in image alone but in who chooses what survives
Every year on 21 April, World Creativity and Innovation Day invites us to celebrate human ingenuity. Traditionally, that meant celebrating creativity through art, science, and new ideas. Today, it also means asking a more ...
Social Sciences
21 hours ago
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Research shows AI can catch financial errors before they cost millions
What if auditors could predict when errors are more likely to occur in financial reporting? Instead of simply improving techniques for detecting errors, they could focus on how to stop them from happening.
Economics & Business
22 hours ago
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Lessons from Finland: Researcher reveals gaps in special education math instruction
Students with special needs are often missing out on critical areas of math instruction—especially data processing, statistics and probability—raising concerns about their readiness for real-world problem-solving. A new study ...
Education
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Do crypto traders lack financial savvy?
Millions of Americans trade cryptocurrency, but a new study from the University of Iowa finds many of them may not be very savvy when it comes to finance, acting more like meme stock traders and failing to report gains on ...
Economics & Business
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Using escape rooms to promote student engagement
A group of Monash University researchers have come up with a novel and highly successful way to get tertiary students to engage with both the course content and their peers, revealing that using an escape room scenario led ...
Education
23 hours ago
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Why do some people act on climate change while others stay silent?
While millions of people care deeply about the environment, only a fraction take action on climate change. New research published in the journal Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology has uncovered the psychological ...
Social Sciences
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White paper translates 'sandwich generation' research into employer strategies to improve retention, workforce stability
University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has released a new white paper, "How Organizations Can Help Sandwich Moms Achieve Work-Life Balance," authored by TaMika Fuller, DBA, and Victoria Lender, DBA, both affiliated ...
Economics & Business
Apr 22, 2026
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North African-linked stone tools reached Iberia 700,000 years ago, evidence suggests
Members of the Atapuerca Research Team from the Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES), the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), the University of Burgos, and the ...
Archaeology
Apr 21, 2026
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Collagen analysis finds wider prey use by Neanderthals and modern humans
The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has taken part in a study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology that provides new insights into subsistence strategies during the ...
Archaeology
Apr 21, 2026
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Half of America sits in democratic limbo—and that silent middle may decide what breaks next
If you were to ask democracy scholars what they consider the greatest threat to American democracy, you might assume it is voters who support undemocratic practices or policies. But the real answer may surprise you: These ...
Political science
Apr 21, 2026
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What Bronze Age people ate and drank: South Caucasus pottery reveals a surprisingly diverse menu
What culinary practices prevailed in the South Caucasus during the Bronze Age? A new study shows that the cuisine was remarkably diverse. The evidence highlights a multi-ingredient cuisine alongside the central role of dairy ...
Archaeology
Apr 21, 2026
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