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Social Sciences Jul 10, 2023

Ageism, sexism, classism and more: Seven examples of bias in AI-generated images

If you've been online much recently, chances are you've seen some of the fantastical imagery created by text-to-image generators such as Midjourney and DALL-E 2. This includes everything from the naturalistic (think a soccer ...

Social Sciences Jul 5, 2023

Online 'sexual double standard' disadvantages women

Young people on social media may be posing for their friends—but potential employers and others who could impact their professional lives are viewing these posts, too.

Economics & Business Jun 26, 2023

States are weakening child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce

A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022. By June 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Jersey and New Hampshire had enacted this kind of legislation, and lawmakers in at least another eight ...

Plants & Animals Jun 15, 2023

New butterfly species named after Smithsonian's retired museum specialist

When introducing a new species to science, taxonomists always get to choose its scientific name. And while there are some general rules to naming, there's also relative freedom.

Social Sciences Jun 7, 2023

What your likes and posts really say about you: Researchers create tool to evaluate social media use

The myriad ways in which we use social media can be grouped into four broad categories, each of which is associated with a cluster of specific personality and behavioral traits, suggests new research from Washington University ...

Economics & Business May 26, 2023

Embracing chatGPT in the financial technology classroom

ChatGPT has been a topic of great discussion in academia, particularly about how to prevent its unauthorized use in classes. However, students can benefit from understanding how to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Social Sciences Apr 26, 2023

Dodging justice: Characteristics of repeat child sex offenders

Many crimes are obvious, with those responsible soon apprehended, but with most sexual abuse (including child sexual abuse) remaining unreported or undetected, Griffith University researchers have investigated the characteristics ...

Social Sciences Apr 12, 2023

New research finds altering language of job descriptions may not help organizations address diversity issues

It looks like the "best practice" of removing gendered language from job listings may simply have been a "best guess" by managers seeking to increase diversity of applicant pools for their organizations. New research in Management ...

Ecology Feb 22, 2023

New angle on theory explaining species diversity in rainforest trees

A new study led by a researcher of the Oranim Campus of the University of Haifa, published in the journal Nature, has found that in conditions of high soil humidity the chances of survival of young tree seedlings growing ...

Economics & Business Feb 13, 2023

Dispersed marketing responsibility found to enhance the profitability of firms in the early stages of their operations

A recent study found that young firms should disperse marketing responsibility between different personnel groups in the early stages of their operations. These groups often have the ability to produce in-depth market information ...

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