A new study argues that "social class transitioners" – people who move between different socioeconomic classes through their lifetime – bring a unique and valuable skillset to the workplace.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2018
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When we talk about the jobs at risk, artificial intelligence is often seen as the main threat. However, this technology is still at its very beginning, while a lot of jobs are already transforming and even disappearing. Conversely, ...
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2018
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An Army scientist recently won a best paper award at the Association for Computing Machinery's 26th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization for discovering that most people cannot distinguish between liking ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 7, 2018
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Male mice produce more vocalizations after being with other mice than after being alone, according to a study published June 6, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kali Burke from University at Buffalo, SUNY, US, ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2018
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Climbing the economic ladder depends on personality traits as well as financial and social background according to research from the University of Aberdeen.
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2017
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Few studies have investigated how prior social experience affects sensitivity to alcohol, but now a study from the University of Maryland shows that sociable crayfish are more sensitive than loners and suggests that similar ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 19, 2017
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Unpaid work experience is widespread in Australia, with more than half of young adults having undertaken an unpaid placement, according to research conducted for the Federal Government's Department of Employment.
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2017
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When you add a smiley face to the end of a message, you may be saying more than you realise. Emoticons, faces formed from punctuation symbols such as :-), and emojis, picture symbols, are now common features of the way we ...
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2016
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About two per cent of Canadians have an intellectual disability (ID). These individuals face substantial challenges—some related to the stigma of their condition, others because of their difficulty with living autonomously.
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2016
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Buying luxury clothes online right off the runway. Trying them on virtually. Not having to wait months for the new collection to ship.
Business
Feb 22, 2016
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