Wrongdoing is endemic to organizations, costing U.S. firms billions of dollars in fraud. The primary way wrongdoing is caught is through whistleblowers, who have long been thought to act out of a desire to help or improve ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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In an emergency, where do you turn to find out what's going on and what you should do to stay safe?
Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2022
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The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry and hot conditions.
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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In medieval Norway, high status individuals tended to be taller and to have stronger bones, possibly as a result of a favorable lifestyle, according to a study published October 19, 2022, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
Archaeology
Oct 19, 2022
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A new study from the University of Aberdeen has shown for the first time that temperature can affect social behavior in fish.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2022
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Social media are polarizing not because they isolate us with likeminded others, as often thought, but because they provide spaces where we create social identities that increasingly align with our political preferences. "This ...
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2022
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The British journal Nature was founded in 1869 and is one of the world's most influential and prestigious outlets for scientific research. Its publisher, Nature Portfolio (a subsidiary of the academic publishing giant Springer ...
Other
Oct 10, 2022
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Lately it seems like people can't get enough of a good lie. From true crime documentaries about the fraudulent Fyre Festival or dating app con man the Tinder Swindler to "Inventing Anna," Shondaland's dramatization of grifter ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2022
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As mandatory evacuations for Hurricane Ian began in Florida and the warnings about damaging wind and flooding intensified, I called my aging parents to check in.
Environment
Sep 28, 2022
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Social media companies have done well out of the United States congressional hearings on the January 6 insurrection. They profited from livestreamed video as rioters stormed the Capitol Building. They profited from the incendiary ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2022
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