Food waste researcher: We must learn that brown fruit isn't bad fruit
Which bananas end up in your shopping basket— the uniformly yellow ones or those with brown spots?
Which bananas end up in your shopping basket— the uniformly yellow ones or those with brown spots?
Other
Feb 8, 2021
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A recent study highlights two of the reasons that misinformation about COVID-19 is so difficult to tackle on social media: most people think they're above average at spotting misinformation; and misinformation often triggers ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2020
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A new study by researchers from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of Texas at Austin provides more evidence that the stress of racism contributes to health problems among people of color.
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2020
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Small talk between colleagues—about the weekend, the weather or last night's TV—may seem unimportant but it has a big impact on our wellbeing at work.
Economics & Business
Jun 19, 2020
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The demand for online shopping has obviously increased since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place.
Social Sciences
May 25, 2020
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From writing papers to answering emails, it's common for office workers to juggle multiple tasks at once. But those constant interruptions can actually create sadness and fear and eventually, a tense working environment, ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2020
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Parents sheltering at home with their kids sometimes struggle to foster their children's continued engagement with learning. Eva Pomerantz, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studies ...
Education
Apr 7, 2020
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People often resort to using hate speech when searching about terrorism on a community social media platform, a study has found.Community question answering sites (CQAs) are social media platforms where users ask questions, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2020
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Ask a high school student how he or she typically feels at school, and the answer you'll likely hear is "tired," closely followed by "stressed" and "bored."
Education
Jan 31, 2020
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We react less negatively to extreme manifestations of economic disparity, such as homelessness, if we think the economic system is fair and legitimate, and these differences in reactivity are even detectable at the physiological ...
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2020
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