Non-biodegradable plastics are major contributors to land and marine pollution, destroying habitats and causing harm to both flora and fauna. Hence, the switch to bioplastics is imperative to ensure sustainability. The success ...
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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When unethical behavior is criticized, demands are often met with defensiveness and denial. How can we overcome this reaction? New research from the University of Zurich demonstrates that criticism is more persuasive when ...
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2023
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A new study from the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University, showed that dogs may not equally benefit from observing the "helpful action" of a human demonstrator in the classic detour around a V-shaped fence ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2023
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A new study from the University of Aberdeen has shown for the first time that temperature can affect social behavior in fish.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2022
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New research from an international team of scientists has uncovered new details about the variety of social personalities of reef manta rays.
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2022
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The mission of the Annenberg School's Communication Neuroscience Lab has long been to figure out what kind of messages best push us to engage in healthier habits. As COVID-19 began its sweeping disruption of daily life in ...
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2022
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For years now, there has been considerable public health concern about the quality of the American diet and the rise in the prevalence of obesity. In response, the U.S. adopted a nationwide law in 2018 requiring that chain ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2022
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Researchers from University of Toronto, MIT, and University of British Columbia published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that aims to broaden the use and usefulness of quasi-experimental methods in marketing by ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2022
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Men participated more in an active learning course in science, technology, engineering and math, while women reported lower perceptions of their scientific abilities, were more aware of gender identity and more likely to ...
Education
Jun 1, 2020
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Sustainable materials, ecofriendly, and produced under good work conditions—convincing arguments for most of us. But how do consumers weigh compliance or non-compliance with such ethical standards in reality? Not as much ...
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2020
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