A new publication by a University of Adelaide researcher highlights the benefits of music education for child development and well-being, particularly in a post-COVID-19 landscape of disrupted social connections and networks.
Education
Dec 8, 2023
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It's the season of giving thanks—and it turns out humans have been doing it for a long, long time.
Evolution
Nov 21, 2023
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October marked alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) awareness month. AAC includes all means of communication that a person may use besides talking. Low-tech methods include means of interaction like hand gestures, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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Many animals live in groups. One of the main benefits of this is shared knowledge. This information can help animals tackle problems such as where to find food and mates, how to follow migration routes and how to avoid predators.
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2023
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The way a person speaks is an intrinsic part of their identity. It's tribal, marking a speaker as being from one social group or another. Accents are a sign of belonging as much as something that separates communities.
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2023
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The United States has long touted itself as a nation built by immigrants. Yet there has never been a precise measure of immigrants' contribution to the country's economic and technological progress. Around the time that President ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2023
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Students around the world are being separated from their phones.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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Living together in groups entails constant interactions between individuals. Individuals need to permanently assess the behavior of others and to respond flexibly to it. Primates and other animals regulate and coordinate ...
Evolution
Aug 17, 2022
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For decades, studies have shown that children able to resist temptation—opting to wait for two marshmallows later rather than take one now—tend to do better on measures of health and success later in life.
Social Sciences
Jul 24, 2022
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Misinformation on social media may seem like an intractable problem, but a new study from business researchers at The University of Texas at Austin shows that asking a single question can be a powerful weapon against fake ...
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2022
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