As the gap in life expectancy between the highest and lowest earners in the U.S. has widened over time, high earners have disproportionately received larger lifetime benefits from government programs such as Social Security ...
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2015
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A new research unit coordinated at the University of Freiburg tackles the question of why the otherwise usual trade-off between fecundity and lifespan in multicellular organisms is not present in social insects like bees, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2015
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The age to receive full Social Security benefits should be closer to 70, according to a report published in the journal Daedalus.
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2015
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While research generally agrees that boys are more likely to be disengaged with school than girls, there is far less agreement as to why.
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2015
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No country takes better care of its seniors than Norway, where those over 60 enjoy social security bankrolled by the nation's oil wealth and are well represented in politics and the work place, a global study on aging reported ...
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2014
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We often hear that technology is advancing so fast that society cannot keep up. But in reality, social change is intimately linked to technology changes, and that expectations of what technology can bring changes in intensity.
Other
Mar 15, 2013
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(AP) — Zynga Inc. lost money and received less revenue than anticipated in the second quarter because "CityVille," ''FarmVille" and other games are not attracting as many paying players as they should.
Business
Jul 25, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Teenagers who have unclear career aspirations, or whose ambitions are mismatched with their educational expectations spend more time in unemployment as adults and achieve lower wages according to a new University ...
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2011
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A study conducted by Columbia Business School Professor Michael Morris, Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership, and Emily Amanatullah, now an Assistant Professor of Management at McCombs School of Business of the University ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2011
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Rupert Murdoch claimed boardroom backing Wednesday to remain at the helm of News Corp. as he worked to shift attention from the phone-hacking scandal to his media behemoth's healthy bottom line.
Business
Aug 11, 2011
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