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Seeking an ethical approach to ancient DNA analysis

The study of ancient DNA provides valuable insights into human history, including how ancient populations migrated and merged with each other. But discoveries drawn from this ancient genetic data can directly impact the living ...

Study identifies keys to success of evidence-based decision making

Evidence-based decision making (EBDM)—using the best available evidence from multiple sources to make informed decisions—is critical to the success of any organization. In a new study, researchers have explored what makes ...

Model highlights three roots of online toxicity

In 2022, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Dean Mobbs began to investigate the relationship between social media use and mental health and well-being. As his research program ramps up to test brain activity and physiological ...

Fostering creativity in the scientific research process

How can creativity be implemented in the scientific research process from the outset? By equipping students with creativity tools during their training. This is the message of a prominent group of researchers, which they ...

Why feelings of isolation have skyrocketed in the US

Being alone doesn't automatically equate with misery. French writer Michel de Montaigne famously removed himself from public life and retreated to a tower on his country estate, where he wrote about the joys of sitting with ...

How to control your screen time and make technology work for you

Many of us feel that we, or our children, spend too much time staring at a screen. From gaming to social media use or "doomscrolling," it can sometimes feel that we are mindlessly spending hours going down a rabbit hole of ...

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Errors detected in several historical consumer price indices

Research from Lund University found several inaccuracies in historical CPIs in popular online databases. The findings, appearing in Cliometrica, can have major consequences for future research. Faults in the data might already ...