Think before you click. That's the advice from Alexander Stewart, Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St Andrews, whose research indicates inattentive readers are more likely to click ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2024
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The number of homicides in Italy today is one-third of those 20 years ago, yet Italians believe they have increased by 26.6%, with a 17.3% rise in mafia-related murders. Moreover, when exposed to images of mafia violence ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2024
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Researchers from the University of Minnesota and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa discovered fish from 18 out of 19 testing sites in northern Minnesota contained contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such ...
Ecology
Sep 20, 2023
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Teaching history to elementary students is stereotypically a straightforward affair, heavily weighted with names, dates and facts. But in a new paper published in the journal The Reading Teacher, a pair of Concordia researchers ...
Education
Apr 6, 2023
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People's first instinct when engaging with conspiracy believers is often to try and debunk their ideas with factual and authoritative information.
Social Sciences
Jan 20, 2023
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Encouraging zoo visitors to focus on sounds as much as sights can help them feel a sense of connection with the lives of animals, a study indicates.
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2022
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Fact-checking works to reduce false beliefs across the globe, according to a new study conducted in four countries.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2021
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The year 2018 brought particularly devastating natural disasters, including hurricanes, droughts, floods and fires – just the kinds of extreme weather events scientists predict will be exacerbated by climate change.
Environment
Mar 27, 2019
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Researchers from Idiap Research Institute and EPFL have carried out a study using smartphone data from young Swiss people to better understand the circumstances in which they are most likely to drink. A computer model developed ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 16, 2018
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Your squad, or social group, can have a huge impact on how you view the world. Now, new research shows that the people you hang out or work with might also impact how well you can identify fact from fiction.
Education
Sep 21, 2018
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