A new study has revealed how social media creators are turning anger into entertainment, and what that means for public debate. Research by Dr. Nicholas John from the University of Manchester and Dr. CJ Reynolds from the ...
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Confidence in specific judgments can predict resistance to misinformation, but a general tendency toward overconfidence might predict susceptibility to believing false claims.
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A chatbot can reduce prejudice against trans people—at least temporarily. Prejudice toward marginalized groups can be reduced through storytelling and empathetic, one-on-one conversations. Prior work has shown that these ...
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Parole candidates may be evaluated more favorably when they discuss their crimes using cultural frames more common among White Americans than among Black, Hispanic and East Asian Americans, according to a study.
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With Canada Day almost upon us, some new Canadians will celebrate in nationwide citizenship ceremonies—but countless migrants are facing the reality that they may never reach that milestone.
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By their eighth birthday, an estimated 9 in 10 New Zealand children will have experienced some form of serious adversity. They might have been neglected, grown up with family violence, lived through a separation or coped ...
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Older people are defying stereotypes of aging by playing walking soccer, research from Cardiff University shows. Walking soccer is advertised as an accessible sport that provides a safe, sociable and inclusive physical activity. ...
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Outright smartphone bans in schools are likely to be ineffective and undermine students' trust without addressing core issues like harmful online content, cyberbullying and addictive platform design, a new UCL report finds.
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Working from home could improve family well-being, gender equality, fertility and staff retention, but only if fathers can use it without stigma or career penalties, new research from King's College London finds. The researchers ...
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Women remain vastly underrepresented in tourism transport jobs worldwide, making up just 3% of land passenger transport workers (such as bus and train staff) in countries with available data, according to a University of ...
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