In 2016, when Amazon workers began organizing at a warehouse in Chester, Virginia, the company tracked where employees gathered, posted anti-union messaging in bathroom stalls and held town halls to discourage them. The National ...
Economics & Business
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People in Vancouver experienced an increase in police drug seizures during the first year of British Columbia's drug decriminalization pilot project, according to a Simon Fraser University study.
Political science
Sep 9, 2026
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Some people seem naturally tidy. Their keys are always in the same place, clothes make it into the closet, and their kitchen counter remains mysteriously visible.
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2026
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Scholasticide—deliberate attacks on a society's education system in armed conflict—is a war crime that must be publicly condemned and its perpetrators held to account, insists an editorial published by The BMJ.
Education
Sep 9, 2026
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A new study shows that some U.S. police officers often use the term "bad guys" to describe people who commit crimes, especially when faced with ambiguity in their work. It is a label officers may use to reduce complex and ...
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2026
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The construction of new data centers is shaping up to be a defining issue in the 2026 midterm elections. Politicians in both parties have been distancing themselves from data centers in the face of public discontent around ...
Economics & Business
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 ...
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2026
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Piling sight, sound, touch, smell and taste into digitally enhanced tourist attractions does not automatically make visitors more engaged, according to research from the University of Surrey.
Economics & Business
Sep 9, 2026
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Drawing on 14 years of data, we examined whether access to broadband internet could improve Americans' use of time and found that a 10% increase in broadband adoption across a community corresponds to a 1.19% reduction in ...
Economics & Business
Sep 9, 2026
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A new Flinders University study of primary school children shows a science-based digital phonics reading app can accelerate early reading while helping teachers quickly identify students needing extra support.
Education
Sep 9, 2026
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