Gender diversity on boards has improved, but the struggle for businesswomen to gain access is ongoing Women hoping to become board members in big organisations still face an uphill struggle, despite research […]
Gender diversity on boards has improved, but the struggle for businesswomen to gain access is ongoing Women hoping to become board members in big organisations still face an uphill struggle, despite research […]
The ethics of a person’s negotiating tactics may differ according to the nationality of the other party to the negotiation, according to a new study. Do the ethics of a person’s negotiating […]
When people purchase painkillers for a headache, but also when they buy salt or sugar, they opt for brand-name products, even if there are cheaper store-brand products with the same composition. This […]
WASHINGTON (Nov. 23, 2015)— The U.S. is experiencing two critical public health challenges — mental health and gun violence — but few understand these two crises rarely intersect when it comes to […]
People who show compulsive sexual behaviour – sex addiction – are driven to search more for new sexual images than their peers, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge. […]
Wild birds will sacrifice access to food in order to stay close to their partner over the winter, according to a study by Oxford University researchers. Scientists from the Department of Zoology […]
As from the second half of 2016, KU Leuven will house a brand new Tier-1 supercomputer. The computer will be one of the 150 largest and fastest computers in the world. The […]
By hacking ISIS, Anonymous could throw a wrench into the terror group’s activities, and although this type of vigilante-style hacking is illegal in the United States, it’s doubtful that anyone would be […]
If you’re a man, how much you eat may have more to do with the gender of your dining companions than your appetite. A new Cornell University study, published in the journal […]
Is there any worse time to be interrupted than right now? Regardless of what we’re doing or the nature of the interruption, we often feel as if we have no time to […]
Ever wondered if a fly can ride a bicycle, or whether you could survive only on water? A new website on evolution, created by Cambridge scientists and featuring contributions from luminaries including […]
A new study shows that corporal punishment is still common in countries where it is outlawed, and for the first time using data from low- and middle-income countries researchers have shown a […]
Biogas from human waste, safely obtained under controlled circumstances using innovative technologies, is a potential fuel source great enough in theory to generate electricity for up to 138 million households — the […]
To drive discovery, scientists heading up research teams large and small need to learn how people operate, argue Charles E. Leiserson and Chuck McVinney. Education does not stop. Professors must update and […]