It has been a year of devastating climate impacts with humanity around the world experiencing a bitter taste of what climate scientists have been warning about for years. The dire prospect is that we are on the precipice ...
Environment
Aug 10, 2023
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When reminded of money (not cost), consumers are more likely to evaluate a new product based on its primary features or brand name, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2012
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Young people on social media may be posing for their friends—but potential employers and others who could impact their professional lives are viewing these posts, too.
Social Sciences
Jul 5, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, UCLA and the University of Texas published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science (Editor's note: The source of this research is INFORMS), that reveals the power ...
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2019
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Computer technology that can mine data from social media during times of natural or other disaster could provide invaluable insights for rescue workers and decision makers, according to an international team writing in the ...
Engineering
Mar 28, 2014
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New research looks into how social networks among wild great tits, as they forage in flocks during the winter, carry over into shaping the set locations at which the birds breed and raise their young during the spring.
Ecology
Oct 25, 2016
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A short online game designed to fight conspiracies about COVID-19 boosts people's confidence in detecting misinformation by increasing their ability to perceive its "manipulativeness" compared to genuine news, according to ...
Social Sciences
May 12, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a "wicked problem" for higher education, argue researchers from the University of Maine who recently published a study exploring how the first year of the pandemic affected research activities ...
Education
Jan 9, 2023
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Can social networking sites help people make wise health decisions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says it depend on people's willingness to take action on the information they gain from the sites.
Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2009
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Every day, families across the U.S. have to make difficult decisions about budgeting, spending, insurance, investments, savings, retirement and on and on. When faced with these choices, financial literacy—that is, knowing ...
Economics & Business
Nov 30, 2023
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