Tendency to select targeted retirement fund ending in zero may impact wealth
New research shows that selecting a targeted retirement fund that ends in a zero could negatively impact your retirement savings.
Economics & Business
Jul 28, 2020
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Exchange bias in van der Waals heterostructures
NUS scientists have discovered the exchange bias phenomenon in van der Waals CrCl3/Fe3GeTe2 heterostructures. The exchange bias phenomenon has a number of applications in magnetic sensors and magnetic reading heads, which ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 14, 2020
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How to elect the right leader by getting rid of our cognitive biases
Many countries are still holding elections despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Singapore just concluded its general election on Friday. Singapore's neighbour, Indonesia, plans to hold its biggest regional election in December ...
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2020
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Children's books must be diverse, or kids will grow up believing white is superior
Global support for the Black Lives Matter movement isn't only about standing up against the injustice done to George Floyd, or Indigenous Australians in custody. People are also standing up against the entrenched racism that ...
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2020
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Prospective teachers misperceive Black children as angry
Prospective teachers appear more likely to misperceive Black children as angry than white children, which may undermine the education of Black youth, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Social Sciences
Jul 2, 2020
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Studies examine how race affects perceptions of law-involved Black people, school discipline
The extent of discriminatory treatment Black adults and children experience at every point of contact within the legal system and the biases that result in Black children's behavior being managed more harshly in school are ...
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2020
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Gender bias kept alive by people who think it's dead
Workplace gender bias is being kept alive by people who think it's no longer an issue, new research suggests.
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2020
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Confrontation may reduce white prejudices, study finds
Confronting a white person who makes a racist or sexist statement can make them reflect on their words and avoid making biased statements about race or gender in the future, Rutgers researchers find.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2020
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New analysis of human portraits reveals shift in culture, cognition
Throughout history, portraits featuring the human profile have evolved to reflect changing cultural norms. A new study led by Helena Miton, a Santa Fe Institute Omidyar Fellow, and co-authored by Dan Sperber of Central European ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2020
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First impressions can sway financial professionals' forecasts of firms for up to 6 years
First impressions can have long-term effects on people's perceptions and behavior. A new study looked at the influence among finance professionals of first impression bias of firms' performance, which spurs people to place ...
Economics & Business
Jun 10, 2020
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