Topic: The Future of Luxury Watches, Ressence Speaker: Benoît Mintiens Date: February 7, 2019: 19.00h Address: De Kamers, Paleis op de Meir 50, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium Seminar: Impact26 seminar Host: The Future Leadership […]
February 7, 2019: The Future of Luxury Watches: The Case of Ressence
February 12, 2019: Darwin’s Drink
The Future Leadership Institute celebrates the birthday of Charles Darwin: 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882. Venue: The Zoological Institute at the Catholic University Leuven Address: Charles Deberiotstraat 40, 3000 Leuven, […]
Time Parents Spend With Children Key To Academic Success
The time parents spend with their children has a powerful effect on their educational achievement, according to a large study with a novel approach. Researchers analyzed data on children in Israel who […]
Study Finds Large Shift Towards Acceptance Of Evolution Among Mormon Undergraduates
New research suggests there has been a shift toward acceptance of evolution among undergraduates who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The study, published in PLOS One, also […]
Stanford Education Study Provides New Evidence Of “Big-Fish-Little-Pond” Effect On Students Globally
New research finds direct link between high-achieving schools and students’ self-doubt. “Big-fish-little-pond” is a concept well known among education professionals: As the theory goes, students in higher-achieving schools will compare themselves with […]
Employers Should Report On Disability Pay Gap: New LSE Report
The Government should require larger employers (over 250 staff) to collect and publish core information on their employment and pay of disabled people, argues a new report from the London School of […]
Modern Day Presidential
Trump’s use of social media has provoked outrage, but like many of his predecessors, the president is a symbol of the age. “My use of social media is not Presidential – it’s MODERN […]
Study: Women Who Give Birth To Boys Much More Likely To Have Postnatal Depression
A University of Kent study into postnatal depression (PND) found the odds of developing this condition increased by 79% when mothers had baby boys compared to baby girls. Overall the researchers identified that women […]
It Pays to Cook the Books – Even When You Get Caught
New Columbia Business School study finds that 26 percent of perpetrators of financial reporting misconduct – largely CEOs and CFOs – experience an overall gain NEW YORK – Deterring improper behavior starts […]
AI Systems Shed Light On Root Cause Of Religious Conflict
Artificial intelligence can help us to better understand the causes of religious violence and to potentially control it, according to a new Oxford University collaboration. The study is one of the first […]
Brain Training App Helps Reduce OCD Symptoms, Study Finds
A ‘brain training’ app developed at the University of Cambridge could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) manage their symptoms, which may typically include excessive handwashing and contamination fears. […]
Home Truths
A new paper finds empty houses and longer commutes are two of the consequences of a planning-induced housing shortage in Britain that has been brewing for decades. King Henry VIII’s Mound in […]
Tales From 141,430 And One Genomes
Analysis of the world’s largest set of genome data from pregnant women, totaling 141,431 expectant mothers from across China, has uncovered unsuspected associations between genes and birth outcomes, including the birth of […]
This Wild Plant Could Be the Next Strawberry
By combining genomics and gene editing, researchers have figured out how to rapidly bring a plant known as the groundcherry toward domestication. Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and… groundcherries? A little-known fruit about […]
