The phenomenon tremendously important for a person's self-perception is referred to as the "Big Fish, Little Pond Effect" (BFLPE). A fish perceives itself as big when it swims in a comparatively small pond. This means: If ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2019
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New research reveals the exceptional singing skills of contestants on reality TV shows may be stopping people from singing in public.
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2022
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Cities have become the focus of global climate mitigation efforts because as they are responsible for 60 to 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions. As the world is increasingly urbanized, it is crucial to identify cost-effective ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2021
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Researchers at Colorado State University are exploring how non-verbal communication could be leveraged by faculty to reach educational goals and support individual learning around abstract math concepts.
Education
Feb 21, 2024
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Modern society benefits when people understand science concepts. This knowledge helps explain how cryptocurrency works, why climate change is happening or how the coronavirus is transmitted from person to person.
Education
Nov 9, 2021
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Charitable giving is a nearly half-trillion-dollar sector of the U.S. economy, but what accounts for why some individuals, foundations and corporations give locally while others give to charities on the other side of the ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2020
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A team led by Jinhyo Yun, Principal Researcher of the Division of Electronics and Information System, of the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) have published "Evolution of the Commons as a Business ...
Economics & Business
Jul 6, 2023
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Volkswagen is planning to release a fully-electric SUV in China which could compete with Tesla's Model X.
Automotive
Apr 15, 2019
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The function of ecosystem services is to to label the benefits that humans derive from natural ecosystems and biodiversity in order to include their value into decision-making. The area is attracting much research, but a ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2017
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Optimizing economic welfare without constraints might put human well-being at risk, a new climate study argues. While being successful in bringing down costs of greenhouse gas reductions, the concept of profit maximization ...
Environment
Jun 18, 2018
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