It's become easy to order items thanks to the miracles of online shopping. But it's not so simple on the retailer end, especially when more than 16% of those sales are later sent back. In the U.S., that adds up to a staggering ...
Economics & Business
Jul 20, 2023
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A new study from the University of Georgia aims to improve how we evaluate children's creativity through human ratings and through artificial intelligence.
Education
Jul 6, 2023
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Feeling a religious or spiritual calling to a job can be a huge motivator, but it can also potentially result in employee mistreatment and exploitation going unaddressed, according to new research from Rice University's Boniuk ...
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2023
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As workplace practices continue to shift, organizations are finding inventive ways to keep their employees motivated and committed to reaching their goals. According to a new study, researchers at the University of Waterloo ...
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2023
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Researchers at the Universities of Tübingen and Maastricht have found that teachers are one and a half times more likely to suspect that boys are gifted than girls who are equally gifted. Moreover, the researchers say, teachers ...
Education
Feb 14, 2023
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Most gift givers likely won't choose a digital gift card over a physical gift card, even though many recipients would prefer the digital version.
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2023
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Maine lobster fishermen received a Christmas gift from Congress at the end of 2022: A six-year delay on new federal regulations designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2023
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Christmas comes but once a year—as do Christmas party games. With such little practice it's hard to get good at any of them.
Mathematics
Dec 16, 2022
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People who are feeling tense due to demands at work or home tend not to reward themselves with gifts, new research finds—even though a new product or visit to the spa might be exactly what they need.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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A good gift can elicit a surge of happiness and gratitude in the recipient. It also feels great to give, with psychologists finding that the joy of giving a gift is more pronounced than the pleasure of receiving one.
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2022
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A gift or a present is the transfer of something without the expectation of receiving something in return. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is meant to be free. In many human societies, the act of mutually exchanging money, goods, etc. may contribute to social cohesion. Economists have elaborated the economics of gift-giving into the notion of a gift economy. By extension the term gift can refer to anything that makes the other happier or less sad, especially as a favor, including forgiveness and kindness.
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