A data analysis of Queensland children has found that those who attended pre-school displayed lower levels of developmental vulnerabilities based on an educational measure mapping progress during their first year.
Education
Aug 15, 2023
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You might have heard the phrase "social determinants of health". It's the idea that social factors—such as poverty, access to education, where you live and whether you face discrimination—have a huge influence on your ...
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2023
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In operations management, there's a well-known model called the newsvendor problem. Based on the classic scenario of a paper carrier deciding how many papers to try to sell each day, the newsvendor problem illustrates the ...
Economics & Business
Nov 11, 2022
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What do building pyramids, going to the moon, paddling a two-person canoe or dancing a waltz have in common? All these actions are the result of a common goal between multiple partners and lead to a mutual sense of obligation, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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Individual traits seem to drive our learning success: for instance, conscientious individuals often show higher academic performance. A group of cognitive and behavioral biologists from University of Vienna conducted personality ...
Plants & Animals
May 9, 2022
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News avoidance is a topical phenomenon. Now amidst the distressing news from the war in Ukraine, many people may wish to skip news altogether or at least temporarily.
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2022
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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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Within the framework of electrodermography studies applied to cognitive archaeology, the Paleoneurology team of the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), led by Emiliano Bruner, has published ...
Other
Dec 19, 2019
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Both genetic and environmental factors explain cognitive traits, shows a new study carried out on red junglefowl. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have shown that the ability of fowl to cope with difficult learning ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2018
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Automakers and their tech partners may be looking toward a future when they can offer fully autonomous cars, but Mica Endsley, the author of the recently released Human Factors paper, "From Here to Autonomy," contends that ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 19, 2016
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