Countries in which courts more easily enforce contracts see less economic volatility overall than nations that don't adhere as well to the rule of law. That's the finding from a study by a finance researcher at The University ...
Economics & Business
Jun 3, 2022
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In 2015, well before the first iteration of r/place—a celebration of the collaborative chaos of online spaces—Reddit ran another curious experiment called r/thebutton.
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2022
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The rules of the economy are being wholly rewritten right under our noses, and distributed ledger technology wields the pen.
Economics & Business
Mar 25, 2022
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Fifty years ago, the strategy-based game Oregon Trail hit classrooms around the country. Anyone who has played the game knows that crossing a river in the wrong place at the wrong time or other poor decisions along the trail ...
Agriculture
Sep 24, 2021
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Some physical systems, especially in the quantum world, do not reach a stable equilibrium even after a long time. An ETH researcher has now found an elegant explanation for this phenomenon.
Quantum Physics
Jul 27, 2021
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Humans often cooperate, but ample research has shown that they're conditionally cooperative; that is, they are far more likely to cooperate with those who they consider "good."
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2021
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Virtual worlds may reflect social and economic behavior in the real world, according to a study published October 21, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andres M. Belaza and colleagues from Ghent University, Belgium.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2020
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EcoBuilder, which is downloadable now on smartphones and tablets, teaches players how ecosystems work and aims to crowdsource solutions to unsolved ecological puzzles.
Ecology
Jul 31, 2020
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Before they can get started at their field site—a giant cave studded with stalactites, stalagmites and human artifacts—15 undergraduate students must figure out how to use their virtual hands and tools. They also must ...
Archaeology
Jan 29, 2020
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Yulia Nevskaya's first foray into the "World of Warcraft" started one evening at 7 p.m. She created an avatar to represent her in the online video game and set off to explore another land.
Economics & Business
Oct 8, 2019
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