Life is full of small decisions: Should I pick up that sock on the floor? Should I do the dishes before bed? What about fixing the leaky faucet in the bathroom?
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2021
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Climate services are vital tools for decision makers addressing climate change in developing countries. Science-based seasonal forecasts and accompanying materials can support climate risk management in agriculture, health, ...
Environment
Feb 25, 2021
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Last week, voter enrollment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns about low voter turnout resurfaced. During a panel discussion run by Auckland Council, the idea was raised to pay people ...
Political science
Aug 29, 2019
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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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Australia pledged Saturday to introduce new laws that could see social media executives jailed and tech giants fined billions for failing to remove extremist material from their platforms.
Internet
Mar 30, 2019
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New research, led by the University of Portsmouth, could help decision makers make more effective choices when designing social housing initiatives.
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2018
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Social media data provide a reliable information to support decision making in national parks. Researchers from the Digital Geography at the University of Helsinki have been studying whether social media data could be used ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2017
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The rise of fake news, once only the preserve of certain types of tabloids has now become a dominant feature of social media and a subject of major concern for mainstream media.
Internet
Nov 9, 2016
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Individuals make more conservative choices when the decisions they make affect other people, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Economics & Business
Sep 18, 2015
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Recent high-profile security breaches, such as those at Target, Anthem Inc. and Sony Pictures, have attracted scrutiny to how the seemingly minor decisions of individuals can have major cybersecurity consequences.
Security
Feb 17, 2015
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