'I tend to be very gentle': How teachers are navigating climate change in the classroom
Climate change education is increasingly seen as an essential part of schooling.
Education
Aug 30, 2023
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News tagged with positive message
How branding can show people's love for a place and also help to highlight local challenges
The I ♥ NY logo was launched in the 1970s when New York City was at its grittiest and most dangerous. Since then graphic designer Milton Glaser's creation has been emblazoned on every kind of souvenir imaginable, not to ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2023
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In last 15 years, deforestation made outdoor work unsafe for millions
The tropics is becoming hotter due to a combination of warming associated with deforestation and climate change—and that can reduce the ability of outdoor workers to perform their jobs safely. Researchers reporting in the ...
Environment
Dec 17, 2021
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Election campaigns: Attacks and smearing backfire and can benefit other candidates
Candidates often give in to temptation to attack opponents in electoral campaigns through negative ads (more than 55% of the ads aired by the Clinton and Trump campaigns in 2016 were negative), even if evidence of this tactic ...
Political science
May 3, 2021
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Conspiracy theories influence our behavior—even if we do not believe in them
Not least because of the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories are more topical than ever. They are reported and discussed in almost all media and communication channels. But what influence do they have on our behavior? ...
Economics & Business
Mar 17, 2021
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Environmentally friendly behavior is easy—tourists just need a 'nudge'
A new study in Frontiers in Communication has demonstrated the powerful impact that subtle messaging and cues, or 'nudges', can provide on encouraging people to show socially desirable behaviors. Travelers who were observed ...
Environment
Feb 9, 2021
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Electronic word-of-mouth
Word-of-mouth has always been a powerful mantra for marketing, whereby a positive consumer passes on their recommendation of product or service to their friends, family, and work colleagues. In the age of social networking, ...
Economics & Business
Nov 11, 2020
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Going stir crazy? Then train like an astronaut, mimic space
Isolated at home? Then train like an astronaut.
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2020
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Positivity, objectivity are key for online petitions, study reveals
Whether they support a cause or a candidate, online petitions must have a positive tone in their messages and move away from complaining and moralizing in order to succeed, research from FIU Business finds.
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2019
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China satellite navigation starts services to Asia
(AP)—A Chinese satellite navigation network created to eventually compete with America's Global Positioning System has started offering services to Asian users outside the country.
Telecom
Dec 27, 2012
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