As thousands of children start high school, experts have called for children to be given more opportunities for independence before they reach adolescence.
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Do you think it's fair that some people are better off financially than others? Does it perhaps matter whether those earnings stem from a lottery win or hard work? These are the kinds of questions economist Ingvild Almås ...
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Sep 9, 2026
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Decisions such as whether to cut prices, launch a product, open a new facility or make an acquisition are among those companies that consider in pursuit of a competitive edge. New research from Texas A&M University suggests ...
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Sep 9, 2026
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Trust in scientists in the UK is strong overall, with 63% indicating they have high trust in scientists in general—but a major new study finds this trust is closely shaped by people's values, identity and politics, showing ...
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Sep 9, 2026
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Why do travelers choose one hotel over another, and what makes them return?
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Sep 9, 2026
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The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law has released a human rights assessment of the use of large language models (LLMs) in the fields of law, journalism and education.
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Sep 9, 2026
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Caring for others without caring for oneself is associated with lower levels of well-being and may not be sustainable, a new study found.
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Sep 9, 2026
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On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child's first-grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: "Draw something you remember."
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Sep 9, 2026
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Viewing "thinspiration" content on TikTok increases self-objectification and worsens mood, while viewing body-positive content also increases self-objectification but is linked to a more positive mood, according to a new ...
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Sep 9, 2026
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More than 3,000 scientific article titles across disciplines have made use of Beatles song titles and lyrics, according to a study published in PLOS One by Gabriel Budel of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands ...
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Sep 9, 2026
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