When deciding whether to have children, there are many factors to consider: finances, support systems, personal values. For a growing number of people, climate change is also being added to the list of considerations, says ...
Environment
Apr 21, 2021
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Given the current atmosphere of political polarization, conventional wisdom suggests that conversations about politics—especially those taking place online—are both unpleasant and unproductive. However, a new study finds ...
Social Sciences
May 14, 2019
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More than technological fixes are needed to stop countries from spreading disinformation on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, according to two experts.
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2019
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There are a few things that will result in poor customer reviews of a restaurant: bad service, bad food—and bad weather.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2019
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Japan's ambassador to the United Nations-backed Conference on Disarmament says his country has not developed fully autonomous weapons systems and has no plans to do so.
Robotics
Mar 25, 2019
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Google-owned YouTube said Thursday it was taking action to close a loophole that enabled users to share comments and links on child pornography over the video-sharing service.
Internet
Feb 21, 2019
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The scope and scale of the so-called "sharing economy" has increased exponentially over the past decade, to the point where it affects almost every aspect of our lives.
Economics & Business
Jan 28, 2019
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From online forums to community groups, research and experience shows people are more willing to insult and use menacing language online than in person, especially when there's the protection of anonymity behind a computer. ...
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2018
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Women who make hateful remarks on social media are likely to be judged more severely than men who make the same comments. This is also true for reactions to hate speech (counter speech) which when made by women are less accepted ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2018
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A recent study found that online responses to female presenters in TEDx and TED-Ed videos were more polarized than responses to male presenters.
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2018
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