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Cuffing season: An evolutionary explanation for why people want to settle down for the winter months
Does the effort you invest in seeking a romantic partner intensify as summer ends? During the colder, darker months, people have been known to engage in "cuffing season," which means attaching yourself to or having a physical ...
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Survey experiment reveals celebrities and politicians could be the 'missing link' to mitigate climate change
Psychologists from Cardiff University have uncovered new insights into the role of celebrities and politicians in influencing public opinion on low-carbon lifestyles. The paper is published in the journal Humanities and Social ...
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Oct 4, 2024
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Best way to stay in the loop? Know people from other social circles
Do close friends or casual acquaintances help you stay the most informed? Contrary to a long-standing social science theory, new research from Michigan State University suggests that having people in your life who expose ...
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Oct 4, 2024
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Some online conspiracy-spreaders don't even believe the lies they're spewing, researchers find
There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there's a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies ...
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Oct 4, 2024
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As Yelp turns 20, online reviews continue to confound and confuse shoppers
For the past 20 years, Yelp has been providing a platform for people to share their experiences at businesses ranging from bars to barbershops. According to the company, in that time the platform has published 287 million ...
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Oct 4, 2024
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Study finds people are skeptical of headlines labeled as AI-generated
News consumers are averse to AI-generated headlines, which are seen as potentially inaccurate. AI-generated content is proliferating online, and social media companies have started to label it.
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Oct 4, 2024
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New article provides orientation to using implementation science in policing
Since the 2020 murder by Minneapolis police of George Floyd brought nationwide calls for change amid concerns that prevailing practices were not grounded in evidence and created harm, policing has been in turmoil. Implementation ...
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Oct 3, 2024
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Move over, heartfelt chats, it's the gift that counts
The next time you're looking to cheer up a friend or loved one, giving them a small gift—flowers, candy, a homemade treat—may lift their spirits faster and better than a supportive talk.
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Oct 3, 2024
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'Tough and uncompromising' training capable of transforming social work culture
Described as "tough and uncompromising", Grit Breakthrough Programs uses intensive group workshops and individual coaching to challenge assumptions, attitudes, and expectations, with the aim of helping participants break ...
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Oct 3, 2024
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Football can improve well-being of people in UK prisons, and could help stop reoffending
The prison overcrowding crisis in the UK has shown the public what researchers and those working in criminal justice have known for years: prisons are unsafe for those serving time and working there.
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Oct 3, 2024
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Decolonizing the curriculum hasn't closed the gap between Black and white students in the UK: Here's what might work
Students at UK universities are less likely to get a top degree—a first or 2:1—if they are from an ethnic minority.
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Oct 3, 2024
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Why climate activists keep targeting art galleries despite public outcry
Two Just Stop Oil activists were recently jailed for 27 months and 20 months respectively for throwing soup at one of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers paintings at London's National Gallery back in October 2022. Some commentators ...
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Oct 3, 2024
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People infer the past better than the future, study finds
If you started watching a movie from the middle without knowing its plot, you'd likely be better at inferring what had happened earlier than predicting what will happen next, according to a new Dartmouth-led study published ...
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Oct 3, 2024
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Opinion: When even fringe festival venues exclude people with disability, cities need to act on access
It's about time city councils did more to make our cities accessible. I recently tried to buy tickets to two Sydney Fringe Festival events, only to be told by the box office that the venues were not wheelchair-accessible.
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Oct 3, 2024
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Early foster care gave poor women power, 17th-century records reveal
A rare collection of 300-year-old petitions gives voice to the forgotten women who cared for England's most vulnerable children while battling their local authorities.
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Oct 2, 2024
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One in three Harris County, Texas residents face victimization: Report
New research from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research finds that nearly 50% of Harris County residents said they have been a victim of a crime or legal incident at some point in their lifetime, and one in ...
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Oct 2, 2024
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AI-generated college admissions essays tend to sound male and privileged, study finds
In an examination of thousands of human-written college admissions essays and those generated by AI, researchers found that the AI-generated essays are most similar to essays authored by students who are males, with higher ...
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Oct 2, 2024
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Survey reports on Jewish students' experiences at US colleges
The percentage of Jewish students on U.S. college campuses who said their Jewish identity was very important to them increased significantly from 2022 to 2024, according to a new study by a Tufts political scientist. An increasing ...
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Oct 2, 2024
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Loyalty influences support for indirect ties in moral dilemmas, study finds
In the complex network of human relationships, choosing to show allegiance to someone often shapes decisions and actions. But what happens when loyalty to one friend extends to their connections?
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Oct 2, 2024
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Scientists unlock secret of 'Girl With Pearl Earring'
Johannes Vermeer's "Girl With The Pearl Earring" is one of the world's most popular paintings—and now scientists believe they know why, by measuring how the brain reacts when the work is viewed.
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Oct 2, 2024
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