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Social Sciences May 29, 2024

Researchers conduct Wikipedia study to motivate experts to contribute to open content

Getting experts to contribute to open content, such as Wikipedia, is not an easy task as experts often have high demands on their time. But one way to increase expert contributions is to understand what motivates them to ...

Space Exploration May 29, 2024

New technique offers more precise maps of the moon's surface

A new study by Brown University researchers may help redefine how scientists map the surface of the moon, making the process more streamlined and precise than ever before.

Economics & Business May 29, 2024

Companies can improve the sustainability of their products in the earliest product-design stages

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Lithuanian and Italian universities propose a tool that allows companies to assess the circularity of their future products. The self-assessment tool emphasizes the co-creation ...

Social Sciences May 29, 2024

Pronatalism is the latest Silicon Valley trend. What is it—and why is it disturbing?

For Malcolm and Simone Collins, declining birth rates across many developed countries are an existential threat. The solution is to have "tons of kids," and to use a hyperrational, data-driven approach to guide everything ...

Archaeology May 29, 2024

Who has the largest burial mound? Study examines differences among the upper classes of prehistoric societies

A study by the ROOTS Cluster of Excellence has revealed, for the first time, differences in wealth within the upper classes of prehistoric societies.

Quantum Physics May 29, 2024

Research team demonstrates modular, scalable hardware architecture for a quantum computer

Quantum computers hold the promise of being able to quickly solve extremely complex problems that might take the world's most powerful supercomputer decades to crack.

Social Sciences May 29, 2024

Study suggests children are often exposed to problematic click bait during YouTube searches

When a child peruses YouTube, the content recommended to them is not always age appropriate, a new study suggests.

Nanophysics May 28, 2024

New metasurface-based edge detecting filter for remote sensing could transform crop monitoring

New work by researchers from the ARC Center of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) and City University of New York (CUNY) published May 27 in Nature Communications realizes a new, tunable edge-detecting ...

Social Sciences May 27, 2024

Over 300 million young people have experienced online sexual abuse, exploitation, finds metastudy

It takes a lot to shock Kelvin Lay. My friend and colleague was responsible for setting up Africa's first dedicated child exploitation and human trafficking units, and for many years he was a senior investigating officer ...

Social Sciences May 27, 2024

Spectator racism is still rife in Australia's major football codes—new research shows it may even be getting worse

The annual Indigenous rounds in the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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