Anxiety and fear went hand in hand with trying to learn more about COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic in the United States—and the most distressed people were turning on the television and scrolling through social ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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As missions for deep space exploration and space habitats are put on the agenda, astronauts need to withstand being tested by multiple stressors in confined and isolated conditions during such long flights, especially because ...
Space Exploration
Jul 6, 2022
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Children's attitudes towards learning languages and their willingness to see themselves as 'multilingual' are influenced far more by the views of their parents than by their teachers or friends, new research indicates.
Education
May 3, 2022
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What do reality television, slum tourism, erotic webcam and mixed-martial arts have in common? They all rely on voyeurism to entertain their audiences. Voyeurism provides a glimpse into the private life of another person ...
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2022
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As educators and industry mull strategies for attracting more young adults to math-oriented professions, a new study in the journal Child Development suggests that children's early experiences doing math homework and activities ...
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2022
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Branding is everything in marketing and the public perception of a company and its products and services. If consumers engage with a brand, if they love a brand, they are likely to be repeat customers and moreover will often ...
Economics & Business
Apr 15, 2022
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The sentiments and emotions expressed in tweets on Twitter can be used in real time to assess where supply chain disruptions due to a pandemic, war or natural disaster may lead to food shortages, according to researchers ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2022
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Why are some happier flying solo while others want a romantic partner? Are some people truly better off alone?
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2022
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We should assume that animals can have feelings too. From an ethical point of view this should inform our dealings with animals, researchers from Leiden University and Utrecht University argue in an opinion article that was ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2022
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Someone on your favorite sports team is accused of date rape. A local city council candidate is charged in the sexual assault of a co-worker. Accusations surface about coaches of a gymnastics team.
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2021
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