Want to colonize Mars? Talk to this outer space anthropologist first
Maybe infinity and beyond should wait.
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2022
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Women in top management teams boost corporate environmental strategies in emerging economies
Researchers from Surrey Business School examined how firms with more women within senior leadership teams performed on the adoption of environmental standards and how these women's personal attributes contributed to the adoption ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2022
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Tone as important as truth to counter vaccine fake news
Lack of trust in health authorities, combined with the fear and uncertainty about the disease, created fertile ground for false rumors to spread about COVID-19 vaccines. Countering the rumors may be about attitude as well ...
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2022
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A penguin farm in the Australian desert: A thought experiment that reveals the flaws in our environment laws
Imagine this fictitious scenario. The federal environment minister announces government approval for a large-scale penguin farm near Alice Springs. It will produce 300,000 penguins each year for the high-end feather market ...
Environment
Jul 22, 2022
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Beliefs in conspiracy theories may not be increasing
A new analysis contradicts popular thinking about beliefs in conspiracy theories, suggesting that such beliefs may not have actually increased over time. Joseph Uscinski of the University of Miami, Florida, and colleagues ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2022
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Botanists are disappearing, just when the world needs them most
Can you recall any of the plants you saw today?
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2022
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Red flag laws to prevent mass shootings: What does the research show?
Mass shootings are a source of shared anguish and outrage among Americans and are becoming more frequent. Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), also known as gun violence restraining orders or "red flag" laws, are designed ...
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2022
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Female finance leaders outperform their male peers, so why so few of them in academia and beyond?
The gender diversity of thought leadership in finance is lower than in most other academic fields, our research shows. Finance ranks 132nd out of 175 fields with a representation of only 10.3% women among its thought leaders. ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2022
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Citizen scientists are demographically homogenous: The need for a volunteer-centric approach
Over the last century, the contributions of citizen scientists have proven a vital source of scientific data, with projects such as the Christmas Bird Count fueling high-impact research programs. However, less data has been ...
Other
Jun 22, 2022
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A fishy capture reveals a prized species moving south
A fishing expedition on the NSW Mid North Coast has hooked an unexpected catch for a Southern Cross University marine researcher.
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2022
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