There has been sustained interest across behavioral and social sciences – including psychology, economics and education – in whether people are born to be rational decision-makers or if rationality can be enhanced through ...
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2018
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There is increasing pressure being placed on universities to deliver better "value for money". Universities minister Sam Gyimah wants school leavers to have greater access to the labour market outcomes for each individual ...
Economics & Business
Oct 4, 2018
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Medical emergencies inevitably require an urgent response from doctors and other healthcare workers. Response time can mean the difference between life and death. As such, there are ongoing efforts in many areas of research ...
Internet
Sep 14, 2018
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Rather than social work practice being based solely on a therapist's intuition and assumptions, social workers should consider a system of evaluation and measurement based on hard data, suggests a professor of social work ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2018
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Kids who faced daunting barriers to success in the classroom had a clear message for University at Buffalo researchers who asked them as young adults to look back on their experiences with maltreatment, homelessness and their ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2018
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The old saying that "hard work pays off" may be a thing of the past following evidence from a new study that reveals working too hard not just predicts poor well-being, but also poor career-related outcomes.
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2018
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Pre-election polls are not becoming less reliable, said a study Monday addressing public distrust stemming from surprise results in Britain's 2015 general election and the 2016 US presidential vote.
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2018
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A new study reveals social media may highlight intergroup polarization of voter opinion more adequately than traditional polls when predicting election outcomes.
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2018
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Dr. Google may not have much of a bedside manner—she's an algorithm, after all—but if she says you're soon to be "expired," she claims to be about 95 percent accurate, and you might want to start planning that last meal.
Computer Sciences
Jan 31, 2018
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Bad weather affects U.S. voter turnout and election outcomes with past research demonstrating that the Republican Party has the advantage. A new study by researchers at Dartmouth College and The Australian National University ...
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2018
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