Since Russia first invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western media has frequently suggested that economic sanctions against the Russians are going to stifle the war effort or even bring the country to its knees.
Economics & Business
Nov 21, 2022
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Most newer sports are hybrids of older ones, and pickleball is no exception. The progeny of tennis, badminton and pingpong, pickleball is played by singles or doubles teams who hit a ball back and forth over a 3-foot-high ...
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2022
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Mother monkeys permanently separated from their newborns sometimes find comfort in plush toys: this recent finding from Harvard experiments has set off intense controversy among scientists and reignited the ethical debate ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2022
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Media coverage of terrorist attacks significantly raises fear amongst families and leads to children being kept out of schools in Kenya, new research reveals.
Economics & Business
Nov 2, 2022
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Every year around the middle of October, reporters start contacting me wanting to talk about rumors of contaminated Halloween treats.
Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2022
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As Hurricane Ian made landfall, devastating parts of Florida, South Carolina and the Caribbean, readers saw media images of destruction, rescues and recovery. How images from such disasters are presented often cast people ...
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2022
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Food delivery services should give customers a voice, respond quickly to complaints and proactively apologize when things go wrong, according to a new study which explores what companies can do to rebuild trust after failures.
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2022
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"Sports are the last unifying cultural feature in America," says Alex Tolkin, a joint doctoral student in political science and communication who recently gave a Penn Grad Talk titled "Field of (American) Dreams: Sports and ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2022
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Given recent and often sensationalist media coverage of the issue, it's easy to overlook the fact that transgender athletes have participated in elite sport for decades—at least as far back as tennis player Renée Richards ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2022
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New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that firms that have experienced data breaches intentionally stage the timing of such announcements around other significant breaking news as a means of reducing ...
Economics & Business
Jul 26, 2022
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