As new research documents growing inequalities in health and wealth, the gap between "haves" and "have-nots" is growing in the field of scientific research itself, says University of Michigan sociologist Yu Xie.
Other
May 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Income inequality has been rising rapidly in China and now surpasses that of the U.S. by a large margin, say University of Michigan researchers.
Economics & Business
Apr 29, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Gross Domestic Product is a misleading measure of national success, say ANU experts.
Economics & Business
Jan 16, 2014
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The 18th century writer Adam Smith provided a workable metaphor for the way society utilizes resources. In his book "The Wealth of Nations," he argued that even as individuals strive, through personal industry, to maximize ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 3, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Income inequality – between the super-rich and the rest of us – and a sorry record of progressive policy initiatives from Congress all can be traced to a built-in "status quo bias" in our political system, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 24, 2013
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Wealth inequality can encourage people to cooperate when they would otherwise have no incentive to do so, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Physicists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) are edging ever closer to getting really random.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 26, 2013
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An expert in robotics and automation problems, especially those involving manufacturing systems, NJIT Distinguished Professor and IEEE Fellow Mengchu Zhou will have two articles published in the upcoming proceedings of the ...
Engineering
Jun 5, 2013
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New experiments in group decision making show that having a seat at the table is very different than having a voice.
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2012
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With new national anti-bullying ads urging parents to teach their kids to speak up if they witness bullying, one researcher has found that in humans' evolutionary past at least, helping the victim of a bully hastened our ...
Mathematics
Aug 13, 2012
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