What does it mean to be a good thinker? Recent research suggests that acknowledging you can be wrong plays a vital role.
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2023
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There have been queer players for as long as people have been playing computer games. But this has not been reflected in the characters that appear in the games.
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2023
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Gender and gender identity may seem like more recent headline-grabbing topics, but societies have discussed the subjects for centuries. A new approach to reading a medieval French narrative text suggests that gender identity ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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A new paper in the Quarterly Journal of Economics finds that children's books in the United States continue to underrepresent ethnic minorities. In addition, it finds that male characters are overrepresented in such stories, ...
Education
Aug 31, 2023
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The characters that actors portray in films, television and on stage conform too closely with traditional gender roles—according to new research by academics at Northumbria and Durham universities.
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2023
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Surfers often talk about how the sport helps them reconnect with nature, but a recent episode involving an otter with a love for surfboards shows just how brittle our love for wildlife really is.
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2023
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It's cheap, recycled, and has centuries of tradition: "shimogoe" or "fertilizer from a person's bottom" is finding new favor in Japan as Ukraine's war hikes the price of chemical alternatives.
Agriculture
Jun 30, 2023
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Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty have more in common than their origins as classic fairy tale figures and, now, part of Disney's famous roster of characters. Their fairy tales are also full of gender bias and stereotypes, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2023
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Researchers have found a stark gender imbalance after carrying out the largest-ever study of video game dialogue, published today.
Social Sciences
May 23, 2023
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In Japan, advertisements featuring anime characters are often used to sell goods and services. Marketing strategies that use anime characters exploit people's feelings toward them. The Japanese slang "moe," derived from the ...
Social Sciences
May 17, 2023
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