There are currently more than 900,000 small wind turbines in use worldwide and estimates suggest that could increase by 20 percent by 2020. But, there has been a lack of research on public opinion on these independent energy ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 19, 2016
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that it underestimated the potential health risk from formaldehyde found in Chinese-made laminate flooring. It is yet another product safety issue that will ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2016
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Research into public perceptions of charities has found there has been virtually no change in trends of gift giving and attitudes towards charity since 1991, despite economic growth and policy change in the sector.
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2016
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A new article finds that people living in countries with public service broadcasting are better informed about government and politics, are more trusting of other people, and have more positive civic attitudes. They also ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2016
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Despite the political challenges regarding Ontario's publicly funded education system, there remains general satisfaction among the public as a whole, and parents more specifically. This is according to the 19th OISE Survey ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2015
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Americans' attitudes about environmental issues aren't simply polarized into pro- and anti-environment, but rather are spread across a diverse spectrum. A new study from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2015
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A company's brand may crash and burn if video game players perform poorly when they use branded products as part of the game, according to a team of researchers.
Economics & Business
Sep 29, 2015
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Public attitudes about climate change and energy policy are strongly intertwined with political party affiliation and ideology. But politics play a more modest, or even peripheral, role on public views about other key issues ...
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2015
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The way that monkeys are displayed in the media, such as in human settings and in contact with humans, can have serious effects on the way that the public perceives those species, according to a new study that publishes on ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2015
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Surveys on public attitudes to science regularly tell us that there are swathes of the public that simply seem to not care about science, despite our best effort to engage them.
Social Sciences
Feb 3, 2014
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