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Children pay more attention to art when descriptions are playful and interactive, eye-tracking study finds
The description of a painting directly affects how children look at that artwork. This was discovered by psychologist Francesco Walker in the Rijksmuseum. Another finding of the study is that giving children information intended ...
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Review of English-language textbooks from 34 countries reveals persistent pattern of stereotypical gender roles
Gender biases around male and female roles and under-representation of female characters appeared in textbooks from around the world, with male-coded words appearing twice as often as female-coded words on average, according ...
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Study proposes a new bias: The tendency to assume one has adequate information to make a decision
New experimental data support the idea that people tend to assume the information they have is adequate to comprehend a given situation, without considering that they might be lacking key information. Hunter Gehlbach of Johns ...
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Satellite data show massive bombs dropped in dangerous proximity to Gaza Strip hospitals in 2023
Satellite data on the proximity of hundreds of M-84 bomb craters to hospitals in the Gaza Strip suggest that, as of November 2023, hospitals were not being given special protection from indiscriminate bombing, as mandated ...
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Q&A: 'Evacuating is a privilege.' Why some stay behind when hurricanes strike
Just two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and killed at least 230 people in its path, the southern state is bracing for another intense hurricane.
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Are ideas contagious? How the structure of human-interaction networks affects spread of both illness and information
The COVID-19 pandemic gave the global medical community the opportunity to take giant strides forward in understanding how to develop vaccines and implement public health measures designed to control the spread of disease, ...
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The pitfalls of passion: How it can backfire at work—and what managers can do about it
When plotting their career trajectories, young professionals are often encouraged to follow their passion. And in the entrepreneurial world, passion is often seen as a key ingredient for success. But figures such as Elon ...
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Refugees in east Africa suffer from high levels of depression, making it harder to rebuild lives
By the end of 2023, more than 100 million people globally had been forced to flee their homes due to war, violence, fear of persecution, and human rights violations.
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Turkey's plan to recycle more has made life hard for its informal waste pickers
Turkey's 500,000 or so informal waste pickers carry out around 80% of the recycling in the country. These workers, who are also known as çekçekçi, are essential for separating out waste in a country where this is rarely ...
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Local craft beer consumers lose loyalty when their favorite brands are acquired, finds study
Local craft beer consumers don't seem to like it when their favorite brands are acquired, showing displeasure through spending habits, according to a new study on brand loyalty and craft beers.
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Report spotlights urgent issues faced by Mobile Indigenous populations
Researchers from the University of Oxford have collaborated with the United Nations (UN) on a new report that focuses on the legal recognition, land rights and mobility (including transboundary movement) of Mobile Indigenous ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2024
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How a witch-hunting manual and social networks helped ignite Europe's witch craze
The sudden emergence of witch trials in early modern Europe may have been fueled by one of humanity's most significant intellectual milestones: the invention of the printing press in 1450.
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Oct 8, 2024
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Social media users opt for new privacy haven, study finds
Does it feel as if social media is becoming less social? The increasing number of brand ads and paid placement by influencers, as well as polarized public posts on various issues, is forcing more users to opt for private ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2024
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Can visiting genocide memorials make you more empathic?
Each year, people visit museums and memorial sites as part of educational interventions organized around the remembrance of a genocide or an atrocity. Many schools visit a concentration camp as part of Holocaust education, ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2024
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Why it's so hard to kick fossil fuels out of the sports industry
Governments and public relations firms are under pressure to, in UN secretary-general António Guterres's words, stop "fueling the madness" and ban fossil fuel advertising or cut ties with the industry.
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2024
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The political, social and psychological toll of family deaths in war
The hardship of war does not end when the shooting stops, as every wartime death leaves behind family members whose struggle will go on for decades, if not generations. Millions of these bereaved survivors have lost their ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2024
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Gender rating gap in online reviews study reveals women are less likely to share negative experiences
A new study led by Dr. Andreas Bayerl from Erasmus School of Economics, Dr. Yaniv Dover from The Hebrew University, and Prof. Hila Riemer and Prof. Danny Shapira from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has identified ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2024
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Kamala Harris has spoken of her racial backgrounds, but a shared identity may not be enough to attract supporters
In one of the most memorable moments of the current presidential campaign, Donald Trump in July 2024 contended that Democratic nominee Kamala Harris recently stopped identifying as Indian and "happened to turn Black."
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2024
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How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence people's views
Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Influence campaigns are large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, push false narratives ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2024
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Study questions link between cooperation and societal benefits
Until now, it was considered certain that people are more likely to cooperate if the benefits from cooperation are higher. A recently published, large-scale study involving researchers from Innsbruck has now called this finding ...
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Oct 8, 2024
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