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Study reveals pay gap between mothers and fathers that persists long after children grow up
Across America, the pandemic threw into sharp relief the challenges that parents—particularly mothers—face when balancing work with child rearing. But for professor Claudia Olivetti, that tension has been her life's work.
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Networked friendships may lower loneliness, research suggests
Loneliness is on the rise in the U.S., with a third of Americans reporting they've experienced "serious loneliness" in recent years. Lonely people are twice as likely to become depressed, and loneliness is a key risk factor ...
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By first grade, children begin to perceive collective punishment as unfair
New University of Virginia research is pinpointing when young children begin recognizing what they believe to be unfair treatment in the classroom.
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Why parents need to be like Big Ted and 'talk aloud' while they use screens with their kids
Screen use and internet safety are two of the top concerns Australian parents have about their kids' health and well-being—even ranking ahead of diet, exercise and depression.
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Why some countries are more likely to believe nuclear war won't happen to them
The war in Ukraine has just edged up another notch. It has not been going well for Ukraine in recent months, and this week Joe Biden's administration made the decision to allow Ukraine to fire US-supplied army tactical missile ...
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Human exclamations of pain are similar across the world, new study reveals
We all know what words we might shout out when we stub a toe or touch something hot. For those of us who speak English, it's probably "ouch."
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Australia in a baby bust? It's not that simple—and a panic won't help
There is a seemingly endless stream of news headlines about plummeting birth rates. Many have alarmist narratives about the perils of "baby busts" and "population decline." This reflects a deep-seated anxiety about what declining ...
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New book on the sociology of death, dying and bereavement
While death, dying and bereavement are universal life events, the social conditions under which death takes place are fundamental in shaping how it is experienced by the individual.
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Social media buzz may predict election results earlier in tight races
With social media platforms serving as soapboxes for politicians, campaigns and voters alike, pollsters may be able to better predict election results by tracking the buzz around each candidate on social media, according ...
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Is 'bypassing' a better way to battle misinformation? Researchers say new approach has advantages over the standard
Misinformation can lead to socially detrimental behavior, which makes finding ways to combat its effects a matter of crucial public concern. A new paper by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) in the Journal ...
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Survey participants are turning to AI, putting academic research results into question
When academics and other researchers need to recruit people for large-scale surveys, they often rely upon crowdsourcing sites like Prolific or Amazon Mechanical Turk. Participants sign up to provide demographic information ...
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Black men—including transit workers—are targets for aggression on public transportation, study shows
Black men on buses and trains—whether as passengers or transit workers—face hostile encounters that threaten their sense of safety and well-being, according to a new study by a Keough School of Global Affairs sociologist. ...
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Wildlife monitoring technologies used to intimidate and spy on women, study finds
Remotely operated camera traps, sound recorders and drones are increasingly being used in conservation science to monitor wildlife and natural habitats, and to keep watch on protected natural areas. But Cambridge researchers ...
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Five common misconceptions about women and entrepreneurship
Women entrepreneurs are essential for the Canadian economy, a fact recognized by the government's Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. This strategy was launched in 2018 and has seen nearly $7 billion be put toward supporting ...
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Nov 24, 2024
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Healthy elbow room: Social distancing in Neolithic mega-settlements
The term "social distancing" spread out across the public vocabulary in recent years as people around the world changed habits to combat the COVID pandemic. New research led by UT Professor Alex Bentley, however, reveals ...
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Nov 23, 2024
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Peaches spread across North America through Indigenous networks, radiocarbon dating and document analysis show
Spanish explorers may have brought the first peach pits to North America, but Indigenous communities helped the ubiquitous summer fruit really take root, according to a study led by a researcher at Penn State.
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Nov 22, 2024
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Study: Brilliant white male characters more believable, some viewers say
Brilliant characters often play key roles in movies and TV shows. However, when these characters are played by women and people of color, some audience members dismiss them as unrealistic, even if they portray real people ...
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Nov 22, 2024
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Educating young people about social media could be far more effective than a ban—Finland can show us how
The federal government's proposed social media ban for under-16s has sparked widespread debate, affecting millions of young Australians, their families and educators. But will it actually work?
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Nov 22, 2024
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Broadcast police communications may pose privacy risks, especially to Black men
Police radio transmissions contain personally identifiable information that could pose privacy risks for members of the public, especially Black males, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State and the University ...
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Nov 21, 2024
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Smarter city planning: Researchers use brain activity to predict visits to urban areas
Urbanization, the process by which cities and towns expand in size and population, is rapidly advancing globally, and the percentage of people living in urban environments has increased from 33% in 1960 to 57% in 2023.
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Nov 21, 2024
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