Shame is a painful emotion we do our best to avoid. And yet it is universal among cultures. Why would we evolve something that makes us lie, evade and worse? One prominent theory holds it's a malfunction, an ugly pathology ...
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2016
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Honour and shame work equally well in encouraging social cooperation, according to a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Germany's Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology.
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2011
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With Taylor Swift's highly anticipated The Eras Tour now playing Australia, the behaviors and practices of pop music fangirls are again in the spotlight.
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2024
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In a new study, researchers found nearly half of those who share explicit images of others without permission feel remorse after the fact and 24% try to deflect blame onto victims. Amy Hasinoff, a researcher at the University ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2021
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Despite flying being the single fastest way to grow our individual carbon footprint, people still want to fly. Passenger numbers even grew by 3.3% globally last year alone. The hype around "Flygskam"—a global movement championed ...
Environment
Feb 5, 2020
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"Fake news," the chief executive of Lufthansa has called it. But his counterpart at Air France calls it the airline industry's "biggest challenge". So does the president of Emirates: "It's got to be dealt with."
Environment
Jan 15, 2020
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Whether foreign-aid donors are willing to help states that abuse human rights may depend on how much the donor stands to gain, according to new research from Rice University and the University of North Texas.
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2016
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Shame shaming. Is that even possible?
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2016
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Research conducted by the University of Twente's CTIT research institute shows that people who are negative about Wikipedia are poor at assessing the credibility of articles included in this resource. "They consider all information ...
Internet
Oct 9, 2012
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It's just like a bad breakup: People get emotional when they end a relationship with a brand. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines what happens when people turn their backs on the brands they once loved.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2010
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