Study examines impact of stereotyping on performance in chess
Stereotypes around women's ability to play chess could explain why they perform worse when playing against men in competitive environments, a new study has suggested.
Stereotypes around women's ability to play chess could explain why they perform worse when playing against men in competitive environments, a new study has suggested.
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2022
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Research about men's ice hockey has consistently revealed that the culture is saturated in sexism, misogyny, homophobia and hypermasculinity.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2022
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Allowing fights among players in the National Hockey Leagues does not deter greater violence in the modern game, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2022
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In the movie "Moneyball," a young economics graduate and a cash-strapped Major League Baseball coach introduce a new way to evaluate baseball players' value. Their innovative idea to compute players' statistical data and ...
Mathematics
Apr 6, 2022
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A Bournemouth University (BU) research project exploring university students' experiences of loot boxes in video games has found that more support and regulations are needed to prevent risks and behavior such as negative ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2022
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In recent weeks, a web-based word puzzle called Wordle has become a popular daily distraction. Suddenly, millions of people are focused on their vocabulary of five-letter words, and are newly aware of concepts like letter ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2022
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Following her triumph in the recent US Open tennis tournament, Emma Raducanu was interviewed by Chinese media outlet CGTN and revealed that maths was her favorite subject at school. Raducanu told the interviewer she was ...
Mathematics
Sep 30, 2021
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Although I have played tennis my whole life, I found a special appreciation for it during the pandemic as it was one of the few outdoor, socially-distanced sports I could play with my classmates at Columbia University. Our ...
Environment
Aug 6, 2021
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Scientists from the Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences at the University of Tsukuba used aerodynamics experiments to empirically test the flight properties of a new four-panel soccer ball adopted by the English Premier ...
General Physics
May 7, 2021
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Vehicles that can propel themselves along the water and self-navigate around any object in their path could soon be a reality thanks to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
General Physics
Apr 19, 2021
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