Gift cards from politicalized brands dampen recipients' gratitude
Even gift cards aren't immune from America's sharp political divisions.
Even gift cards aren't immune from America's sharp political divisions.
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2022
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After the pandemic and now a cost of living crisis, it seems unthinkable that the economic situation could get worse. But experts are pretty certain that the U.K. economy will flatline in 2023, and some are even murmuring ...
Economics & Business
Jun 15, 2022
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The Chesapeake Bay watershed received an overall grade of C+ on its latest report card, released Monday by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Environment
Jun 6, 2022
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On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets―one silver, one white―sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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About 45 million Americans are immigrants, a near-record 14% of the population. Among them are, according to government estimates, 11.4 million who are undocumented.
Social Sciences
May 17, 2022
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We are used to thinking of money as notes and coins, the kind most of us hold in our wallets. But most money—in Australia it's 96.3%—is digital, held by financial institutions and moved around via bank transfers, debit ...
Economics & Business
May 5, 2022
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Time, more than money, appears to influence whether service sector employees end up turning to so-called predatory lenders.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2022
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Clothing retailers sell their shoppers more than jeans and sweaters.
Economics & Business
Apr 13, 2022
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Zebra mbuna (a species of cichlid fish) and stingrays can add and subtract one from the numbers one to five, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings highlight that the numerical abilities of fish ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2022
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The United States has likely been underestimating the number of people in poverty, according to a new household spending-based measurement developed by Johns Hopkins University and Bowdoin University economists. They found ...
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2022
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