How much does your neighborhood determine your life chances? Sociologist and urban planner Xavier de Souza Briggs recently completed a 20-year social experiment on ghetto poverty that asked: If people in high-poverty, high-risk ...
Social Sciences
May 9, 2014
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Time is ticking for baby boomers, with many older drivers fearing the day they hand over their license as a day they will lose their independence.
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2014
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Trauma can scar people so indelibly that their children are affected. History provides examples of generations traumatized by war and starvation whose children experience altered physiology. Emory University researchers Kerry ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2014
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Empathy-driven behavior has been observed in rats who will free trapped companions from restrainers. This behavior also extends toward strangers, but requires prior, positive social interactions with the type (strain) of ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2014
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Burying beetles that have been in contests for food and resources previously will spend more time assessing their opponent but this cautious behaviour doesn't mean they're more likely to win, say scientists.
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2013
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After a traumatic experience, the details we remember surrounding the event are sometimes foggy. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers remember the least when they feel the most threatened.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2013
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An Indiana University study found that college students' experiences are largely shaped by the debt they accrue, with debt-free students more likely to live the "play hard" lifestyle often associated with the college years, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2013
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In recent decades, Afghanistan has been a notoriously difficult place for women to participate in civic matters. But a new study co-authored by an MIT political scientist, which assessed Afghanistan's largest development ...
Social Sciences
Aug 2, 2013
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Lemurs from species that hang out in big tribes are more likely to steal food behind your back instead of in front of your face.
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2013
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Struggling social games star Zynga said Monday it is cutting nearly a fifth of its staff as it refocuses on games for mobile devices.
Business
Jun 3, 2013
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