Countries reached a historic deal on Monday to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world's species and ecosystems, in what the UN chief hailed as "a peace pact with nature."
Ecology
Dec 19, 2022
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A new study published in the CABI journal Human-Animal Interactions has cast more light on the species of nonhuman animals that we see as "friends," "food" and those "worth fighting for."
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2022
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The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to its deployment in courtrooms overseas. In China, robot judges decide on small claim cases, while in some Malaysian courts, AI has been used to recommend sentences ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2022
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Children draw strongly upon moral principles and concerns when they consider whether it is right or wrong to consume meat and animal products.
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
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Patagonia's recent blockbuster announcement that the company was "turning capitalism on its head by making the Earth our only shareholder" is generating a lot of attention. It is the start of another chapter in a long and ...
Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2022
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Are we free or are our actions determined by the laws of physics? And how much free will do we actually want? These questions have troubled philosophers for millennia—and there are still no perfect answers.
Other
Oct 10, 2022
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Just as optical illusions can fool the eye to present a distorted image of reality, moral illusions can fool our decision-making ability, making us more selfish. This is the conclusion of a newly presented doctoral thesis ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2022
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A new, international analysis links belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories to a lower tendency to support and participate in public health efforts to mitigate spread; however, people's sense of morality appears to weaken ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2022
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The ubiquity of social media means that in today's business environment, an organizations' actions are highly visible to the public. Social media platforms provide a strong voice for consumers and advocacy groups that previously ...
Economics & Business
Jul 18, 2022
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When faced with terminal illness in their pets, some owners would do anything to prolong their lives.
Veterinary medicine
May 31, 2022
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