Why our brains miss opportunities to improve through subtraction
If, as the saying goes, less is more, why do we humans overdo so much?
If, as the saying goes, less is more, why do we humans overdo so much?
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2021
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During the early phase of the pandemic, approximately 40% of the COVID-19 literature was shared as preprints—freely available manuscripts that are shared prior to peer-review. In a new study publishing in the open access ...
Other
Apr 6, 2021
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In light of recent extreme climate events—from wildfires blazing through the western US to snowstorms sweeping Texas into a blackout—climate scientists and media outlets have repeatedly called out the urgency of tackling ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2021
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Research from the University of Kent predicts an end to deregulated competitive pubic transport in the UK as a consequence of COVID-19 social distancing measures leading to drastically reduced ridership, requiring a major ...
Economics & Business
Mar 8, 2021
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President Joseph Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress have started boldly with immigration. On Feb. 18, Democrats introduced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, which would rollback many of Donald Trump's policies and ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2021
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New findings show that alcohol-related violence affects the poorest in society to the greatest degree, with the most deprived groups experiencing as much as 14 times as many incidents of alcohol-related domestic violence ...
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2021
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Sustainability across the entire value chain—rather than advances in technology alone—is required to solve the United States' plastic waste problems, according to a new brief from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Environment
Feb 23, 2021
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In a new study, Penn State researchers demonstrated that facilitating researcher-policymaker interactions in rapid response processes can influence both how legislators think about policy issues and how they draft legislation.
Political science
Feb 17, 2021
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"How to Avoid Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need," by Bill Gates (Knopf)
Environment
Feb 17, 2021
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COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented crisis to universities around the world. But female academics in Indonesian universities are facing additional constraints.
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2021
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