Citizen science boosts bird conservation
Could competition, peer pressure and virtual rewards help push people to go green?
Ecology
Jan 23, 2014
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Effects of smartphone bans in the workplace
For many of us, our smartphone has become our ever-present companion and is usually far more than just a phone. Thanks to the constant availability of online content as well as our reachability through messenger services ...
Economics & Business
Jun 16, 2021
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Do personality traits and social norms impact the gender pay gap?
Despite increasing female employment and diminishing differences between men and women in career expectations, the gender pay gap is persistent. An analysis in the Journal of Economic Surveys that included 39 relevant studies ...
Economics & Business
Apr 20, 2022
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Women still face gender inequalities at work post-pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the longstanding economic inequalities between women and men into sharp focus. From the onset of the pandemic, up until the summer of 2022, economic gender gaps continued to widen.
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2024
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Taylor Swift's impact on fans' body image attitudes is mostly positive, research shows
Taylor Swift's past struggles with body image, disordered eating, and body objectification have had an overall positive influence on her fans' attitudes on these issues, a new study from University of Vermont (UVM) researchers ...
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2024
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Terrorism rather than pandemics more concerning for those with authoritarian views, analysis shows
Those with authoritarian political views are more likely to be concerned about terrorism and border control than a future new health pandemic, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2023
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Holiday shopping madness: When do consumers seek to punish fellow shoppers for behaving badly?
Consumers seek to punish fellow consumers who violate social norms while shopping but also make exceptions depending on the situation, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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Robotic fashion: Wear your heartbeat on your sleeve
Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht has a vision for a world in which people stop telling themselves little lies about their emotions—and she believes high-tech fashion is the key.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 25, 2017
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Young people need good sex education: This program in Mexico gets it right
More than 30,000 people have signed a petition, launched by ex-Sydney school girl Chanel Contos, demanding for consent to be at the forefront of sexual education in schools. The text in the petition states: "Those who have ...
Education
Mar 10, 2021
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Prominently posted rules boost participation, cut harassment online
Clear behavioral rules posted prominently on online discussions can markedly increase participation while cutting harassment, new research from Princeton University has found.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2019
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