In a week when the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted to breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules, a new study has found that impartial, transparent and truthful government communications are fundamental for achieving and ...
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2022
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"Social capital" refers to connections between citizens that generate trust, reciprocity and participation in social and political life.
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2021
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It's easy to assume that public health measures, such as taxing unhealthy foods, are most successful when they are based on the best available evidence. However, research suggests that evidence-based policy-making doesn't ...
Economics & Business
Nov 4, 2021
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People post 500 million tweets and 4 billion pieces of content on Facebook a day. What makes them do it?
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2021
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A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researcher who studies labor issues affecting low-wage workers finds that almost 40% of working mothers in the state of Illinois lost jobs or were working ...
Economics & Business
May 14, 2021
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Emergency hospital attendance for dog bites to children was three times higher than expected during the first COVID-19 lockdown, a study has found.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2021
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Through a simple process of heating and cooling, New York University researchers have created a new crystal form of deltamethrin—a common insecticide used to control malaria—resulting in an insecticide that is up to 12 ...
Biochemistry
Oct 12, 2020
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In lab studies of wildfire, nitrous acid seems like a minor actor, often underrepresented in atmospheric models. But in the real-world atmosphere, during wildfires, the chemical plays a leading role—spiking to levels significantly ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2020
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The capacity of a state and the degree of economic inequality among its residents will determine how successful it is in coping effectively with a pandemic like COVID-19. Whether it is a democracy or a dictatorship matters ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2020
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Religious freedom, cherished as an American ideal, has been frequently invoked in the United States during protests against COVID-19 public health measures.
Social Sciences
May 5, 2020
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