Scorecarding the dictators: How rating countries' behavior can change it
Using data to rate countries doesn't just help us understand their behavior, it actually changes it.
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2019
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How an app can help fight loneliness in old people at Christmas
Loneliness, as a leading cause of depression and obesity, is believed to cost £6,000 per person in health and social care services. Loneliness is especially prevalent during the winter holidays, perhaps intensified by the ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2018
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Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an app for that
We're squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that's taking a serious toll on our mental and physical well-being.
Software
Dec 4, 2018
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Detoxify? Drink ginger? What to do after 10 days of bad air
As firefighters begin to gain control of the Camp Fire in Butte County and rain promises to wash away much of the unhealthy air in the Bay Area, a question remains:
Health
Nov 20, 2018
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Want to tackle climate change? Tackle your food waste first
What do Australians love more than food? Wasting it. Here's how we can change.
Environment
Nov 5, 2018
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Statistician's new book explores the meaning of luck in everyday life
When Joe Parker offered to take a photo of a vacationing family at a beach in Waikiki, he had no idea at first that he'd just met his half-brother. Rick Hill, the man he'd just photographed, had a noticeable Massachusetts ...
Mathematics
Oct 8, 2018
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Is there such a thing as an objectively 'bad' song?
Everyone has a song which irritates the hell out of them – but Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus was found by one 2005 study to have been nominated most often as "the worst song ever". The authors, academics from New ...
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2018
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Sensor detects whiff of bad breath
Ever wish you could do a quick "breath check" before an important meeting or a big date? Now researchers, reporting in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry, have developed a sensor that detects tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 6, 2018
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Companies that use conservative accounting principles less likely to face lawsuits, study finds
Firms that use accounting practices that basically require more verification for good news than bad news can more easily avoid securities class-action lawsuits and improve the outcomes of litigation, according to a study ...
Economics & Business
Mar 14, 2018
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Now there's a game you can play to 'vaccinate' yourself against fake news
The term "fake news" is everywhere these days. After gaining steam during the 2016 US election, it's become a catch-all phrase used by people from across the political spectrum. Yet "fake" stories – or stories that have ...
Internet
Feb 20, 2018
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