Are environmental changes in the Mediterranean region influencing human mobility in the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region? That is the question that Bruno Venditto of the Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies, ...
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Nov 6, 2018
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Everyone's family background has affected them, for better or worse. In the UK today, it is difficult for young people to get a good job, and this means that families are having to provide more support for young people. In ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2018
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With the growth of online and mobile technologies, social media has emerged as a powerful tool for sharing information during extreme weather events.
Internet
Oct 24, 2018
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Fake news is on the upsurge as Zimbabwe gears up for its watershed elections on 30 July. Mobile internet and social media have become vehicles for spreading a mix of fake news, rumour, hatred, disinformation and misinformation. ...
Internet
Jul 24, 2018
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Expanding the number of grammar schools is unlikely to promote social mobility by providing more opportunities for disadvantaged pupils, a new study published in Educational Review finds.
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2018
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At any given time, people regularly return to a maximum of 25 places. This is the finding of a scientific study that reveals entirely new aspects of human behavior.
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Jun 27, 2018
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French lawmakers began debating Thursday a ban on mobile phones in public schools, one of President Emmanuel Macron's campaign pledges which critics say will do little to counter classroom disruptions or limit cyberbullying.
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Jun 7, 2018
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A new study finds that social media distraction in the classroom interferes with visual, but not auditory, learning in college students. The paper is published in Advances in Physiology Education.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2018
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Social mobility has rarely been far from the top of the political agenda in Britain in recent years. Yet despite two decades of rhetorical commitment to the cause, Britain is still a deeply divided country.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2018
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Young people whose families support them financially are not only more likely to remain dependent on their parents, but also become less ambitious new research has shown.
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2018
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