Donations of both time and money are key to the success of nonprofit organizations such as charities and political groups. And although nonprofits typically favor receiving financial gifts, past research has found that donors' ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2022
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For more than a century, scientists have known that while the commands that initiate movement come from the brain, the neurons that control locomotion once movement is underway reside within the spinal cord. In a study published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 20, 2022
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What do you think is the best way to raise children? One method is psychological control where parents attempt to improve their children's behavior by making them feel shame or guilt about their actions. Another form of ...
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2021
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A new paper in Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that wild vampire bats that are sick spend less time near others from their community, which slows how quickly a disease will spread. The research ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2020
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Sustainable materials, ecofriendly, and produced under good work conditions—convincing arguments for most of us. But how do consumers weigh compliance or non-compliance with such ethical standards in reality? Not as much ...
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2020
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College philosophy classes may open your mind to new ways of thinking. But can they really affect how you behave?
Education
Jul 12, 2019
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New research discovers employees who view pornography on the job aren't just costing companies millions of dollars in wasted time, they're causing harm to the company.
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2019
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Busyness is often thought of as a modern day affliction, but it can also help you delay gratification and make decisions that provide benefits over the long term, according to new research from the global business school ...
Economics & Business
Sep 18, 2018
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Clinically aggressive juvenile offenders on probation in Cook County, Illinois, who participated in a two-week intervention program focusing on reducing risky behavior were four times less likely to be incarcerated in the ...
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2017
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A study by zoologists from Switzerland and the US shows praying mantises all over the globe include birds in their diet. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology has just published the results.
Plants & Animals
Jul 4, 2017
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