Women CEOs are much more likely than male CEOs to be dismissed, even when the women are performing well, according to research from The University of Alabama.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2018
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Mathematics is causing headaches in schools across Canada, Australia and many other parts of the world. Teachers in both Canada and Australia feel neither competent nor confident in math and, frankly, they are the first to ...
Education
Nov 15, 2018
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Shopping in your supermarket's produce section is like strolling through a museum of humanity's greatest inventions. Perfect ears of golden sweet corn; tomatoes of different sizes, shapes and colors; and spicy jalapeño peppers ...
Biotechnology
Nov 14, 2018
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Solving a complex problem quickly requires careful tradeoffs – and simulating the behavior of materials is no exception. To get answers that predict molecular workings feasibly, scientists must swap in mathematical approximations ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 2, 2018
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Beef cattle improvement programs have focused for decades on promoting the rapid growth of calves. Now, the goal is to improve other traits, such as meat tenderness or ribeye muscle area.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2018
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Economists have found that in the United States, watershed groups have had a positive impact on their local water quality.
Environment
Oct 12, 2018
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The first major study of California's Business Improvement Districts shows that they are increasingly targeting homeless people and excluding them from public spaces.
Economics & Business
Oct 4, 2018
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We've all tried talking with devices, and in some cases they talk back. But, it's a far cry from having a conversation with a real person. Now, a research team from Kyoto University, Osaka University, and the Advanced Telecommunications ...
Robotics
Aug 22, 2018
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A major new study involving researchers from the University of York has measured a global shift towards more sustainable agricultural systems that provide environmental improvements at the same time as increases in food production.
Environment
Aug 17, 2018
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The age at first birth in Malawi has remained constant from 1992 to 2010, despite expanded access to education for girls. Social demographer Monica Grant explores this finding in a new Population Development and Review paper, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2015
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