Innovation isn’t as simple as choosing from a menu – it depends on a company’s organisational structure, says new paper co-authored by Professor Stylianos (Stelios) Kavadias of Cambridge Judge Business School. […]
The Complexities Of Innovation
High-stakes Exams Can Put Female Students At A Disadvantage
A new study suggests that women are more heavily influenced than men by test anxiety, and points to ways to help close the gender gap. Research has long shown that women who […]
Silk Could Be Used To Repair Damaged Spinal Cords
Modified silk from Asian wild silkworms could be used in a strategy to repair damaged spinal cords, according to scientists from the universities of Aberdeen and Oxford. The researchers, working in collaboration […]
Mental Wellbeing Of Generation X Directly Linked To Childhood
Childhood disadvantage is strongly associated with poorer adult mental wellbeing for Generation X, according to a UCL study. This remained the case even if they were able to overcome their childhood circumstances […]
Study: Junk Food Almost Twice As Distracting As Healthy Food
Even when people are hard at work, pictures of cookies, pizza and ice cream can distract them — and these junk food images are almost twice as distracting as health food pictures, […]
Gender-Based Double Standards Persist Even in a Performance Driven Industry, According to New Research From Columbia Business School
Many people argue that women are held to unfairly high standards and must outperform men with similar qualifications to receive equal evaluations. New research coming from Columbia Business School and Yale School […]
Fact Checkers Outperform Historians Evaluating Online Information
A new report from the Stanford History Education Group finds that fact checkers read less but learn more – far outpacing historians and top college students. How do expert researchers go about […]
Skin Found To Play A Role In Controlling Blood Pressure
Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. While this discovery was made in […]
Speed Cameras Reduce Road Accidents And Traffic Deaths, According To New Study
Speed cameras have been shown to be effective at reducing the number of accidents and road deaths according to the results of a new study conducted at the London School of Economics […]
Scientists Use Satellites, Population Data to Build Malaria Early Warning System
A Johns Hopkins University scientist is part of a team working on a method to predict malaria outbreaks months in advance, potentially giving public health officials a chance to protect people from […]
Separating Methane And CO₂ Will Become More Efficient
To make natural gas and biogas suitable for use, the methane has to be separated from the CO₂. This involves the use of membranes: filters that stop the methane and let the […]
High Blood Pressure Linked To Common Heart Valve Disorder
For the first time, a strong link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries, by new research from The George Institute for […]
Rivalry Increases Risk-taking And Physiological Stress According To New Research
Whether risk-taking is beneficial or destructive depends on the goal finds joint research from Professor Gavin Kilduff. Coke vs. Pepsi. Apple vs. Samsung. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Patriots vs. Jets. Rivalries can […]
Petals Produce A ‘Blue Halo’ That Helps Bees Find Flowers
New study finds “messy” microscopic structures on petals of some flowers manipulate light to produce a blue colour effect that is easily seen by bee pollinators. Researchers say these petal grooves evolved […]
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