Some past research has suggested that falsehoods travel more quickly online than the truth and are more popular with the public, but a new study gives a more hopeful view.
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2023
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Is it acceptable to harm another person? It might depend whether or not there's a car involved, according to a new study from UK researchers. They showed that people have a shared 'blind spot' that can make them use different ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2023
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Have you or a colleague ever been negatively labeled at work, whether it's based on your gender, age, race or ethnicity? Labels can often be mundane because we use them spontaneously on an everyday basis. But they can also ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2023
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People's first instinct when engaging with conspiracy believers is often to try and debunk their ideas with factual and authoritative information.
Social Sciences
Jan 20, 2023
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After a few months in a different country, you may pick up a new phrase or favorite dish, but can studying abroad change how you participate in society? A recent study published in the Journal of Moral Education found that ...
Education
Jan 6, 2023
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Philosophers seeking to answer questions around inequality in household labor and the invisibility of women's work in the home have proposed a new theory—that men and women are trained by society to see different possibilities ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2022
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The shift to remote working in March 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has raised many questions on the future of work. A new report looks at who has benefited from remote and hybrid work models and what organizations ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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Climate change is the result of many human activities, from carbon emissions to deforestation, and it will take multiple and varied interventions to mitigate it, including legislation, regulation, and market-based solutions ...
Environment
Oct 13, 2022
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Human decision-making and the interplay of individual and group dynamics is incredibly complex. Unfortunately, our behavior can lead to detrimental phenomena, such as the depletion of common sources.
Mathematics
Sep 30, 2022
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A new analysis of voting data for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)'s World's Best Male Football Player Award suggests that cultural similarity between voters and players biases results. Michael ...
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2022
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