A new app pays you for product recommendations
Don't try to make money off my online behavior—unless, of course, I get a commission.
Internet
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Tunneling under Stonehenge—the effects of urban sprawl
Earlier this month, officials in England proposed a plan that could alleviate traffic on one of the most congested highways from London to southwest England. The idea involves digging a tunnel just south of Stonehenge, the ...
Environment
Mar 30, 2017
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Marine incentives programs may replace 'doom and gloom' with hope
Incentives that are designed to enable smarter use of the ocean while also protecting marine ecosystems can and do work, and offer significant hope to help address the multiple environmental threats facing the world's oceans, ...
Ecology
Nov 28, 2016
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Men more likely to achieve targets if they are set goals
A new study by the University of Leicester has revealed that men are more receptive to goals in the workplace than women.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2015
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How waste wood works for forests
At first glance, they may look lush and green, but many of the nation's forests also are chock-full of brush—often, invasive species and disease-transmitting biomass—just waiting for a spark. "One of the reasons wildfires ...
Environment
Nov 21, 2013
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Seeing more than carbon for the trees
'Best practice' carbon farming that considers more than just the carbon in trees is needed if the full benefits of trees in the landscape are to be realised by farmers, landholders, and the community.
Environment
Sep 24, 2013
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Keep stricter audit committee standards flexible, argues new study: Study validates controversial OSC 2003 decision
Independent, financially-literate audit committees lead to higher firm values and less diversion of resources by management, shows a new study by researchers at the University of Toronto.
Economics & Business
Aug 29, 2013
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A practitioner's guide to nudging
A new guide from a team of behaviour economists at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management aims to help practitioners develop effective "nudges".
Economics & Business
Apr 4, 2013
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19 baby Siamese crocs released in Laos
The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today the successful release of 19 critically endangered baby Siamese crocodiles into a local wetland in Lao PDR, where they will be repatriated into the wild.
Ecology
Feb 21, 2013
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Study analyzes electric vehicle industry
A new study suggests the economic impact of the electric vehicle industry is already growing in Oregon.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 12, 2013
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