Legal restrictions placed on the amount of time young people in China can play video games may be less effective than originally thought, a new study has revealed.
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2023
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People in countries that value masculine traits are more likely to overestimate their navigation abilities, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2023
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In addition to describing biological interactions, evolutionary theory has also become a valuable tool to make sense of the dynamics of social norms. Social norms determine which behaviors should be regarded as positive, ...
Mathematics
Jul 27, 2023
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In a time of income inequality and ruthless politics, people with outsized power or an unrelenting willingness to browbeat others often seem to come out ahead.
Mathematics
Jun 27, 2023
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Cooperation is a guiding principle of everyday life. It's as simple as following the rules of the road when driving or holding a door for a stranger; cooperation is a fundamental aspect of human societies and has long intrigued ...
Mathematics
Jun 8, 2023
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Researchers have found a stark gender imbalance after carrying out the largest-ever study of video game dialogue, published today.
Social Sciences
May 23, 2023
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Getting something for nothing doesn't work in physics. But it turns out that, by thinking like a strategic gamer, and with some help from a demon, improved energy efficiency for complex systems like data centers might be ...
Nanophysics
May 12, 2023
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Leon Xiao, a lawyer with the IT University of Copenhagen's Center for Digital Play, has published a report in the journal Royal Society Open Science claiming that game makers are not compliant with mandates for labels on ...
In a world experiencing growing inequality and intolerance, tools borrowed from science and mathematics could be the key to understanding and preventing prejudice.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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Countries hosting the Olympic Games do not tend win more medals when socioeconomic factors are controlled for, reports a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings dispute the existence of the so-called "host effect"—where ...
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2023
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