Study finds taller people are more politically conservative
If you want to predict which political party someone will support, take note of the person's height.
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2016
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Most graduates will never pay off their student loans
New finding show that more than 70% of students who left university last year are never expected to finish repaying their loans. The report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows that many of these graduates – ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2017
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COVID rule breakers more likely to be condemned by those with opposing political views
People are more likely to condemn COVID rule-breaking by those who have opposing political views to their own, according to research by Nottingham Trent University.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2022
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Zuckerberg defends Facebook in new data breach controversy
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Wednesday against emails showing the social media giant offering Netflix and other popular apps preferential access to people's data even after it had tightened its privacy rules.
Internet
Dec 6, 2018
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Research highlights importance of religious vote amid changing social landscape
Canadians who consider religion to be important in their lives were still more likely to vote for the Conservative Party in 2015, finds new research from the University of Waterloo. This religion effect on voting behaviour ...
Political science
Oct 15, 2019
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Canadians are not nearly as divided about environmental issues as it seems, study finds
Canadians are not nearly as divided about many important environmental issues as we may think—and that lack of division could offer common ground in drafting national environmental policies, according to a new study.
Environment
Jul 13, 2022
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Academic claims that election colours have faded
As the UK election looms, a historian at the University of Hertfordshire has revealed that political colours have lost much of their impact.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2010
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You're probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think
Online misinformation works, or so it would seem. One of the more interesting statistics from the 2019 UK general election was that 88% of advertisements posted on social media by the Conservative Party pushed figures that ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2020
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People experiencing news fatigue are less likely to be voters, finds survey
In a comprehensive analysis of news consumption across the globe, a recent report by Reuters concluded that "interest in news continues to decline, fueling disengagement and selective news avoidance." In the 46 countries ...
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2023
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Growing length of manifestos casts new light on electioneering history
From a modest 150 words to the length of a children's book—the number of words used by politicians in their election manifestos has grown substantially in the past century, new research shows.
Political science
Nov 21, 2019
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