Watching a video of a harmful or violent act being committed can provide useful evidence of the circumstances surrounding the action. But new research shows that watching that same video in slow […]
Viewing Video In Slow Motion Makes Action Appear More Intentional, New Study Finds
NASA Unveils New Public Web Portal For Research Results
Public access to NASA-funded research data now is just a click away, with the launch of a new agency public access portal. The creation of the NASA-Funded Research Results portal on NASA.gov […]
Study Casts Doubt On Claim That People Are Over-Optimistic
A new study by King’s College London, UCL and Birkbeck, University of London, casts doubt over claims that people are inherently over-optimistic or ‘optimistically biased’ about the future. For many decades scientists […]
Aesthetics Over Athletics When It Comes To Women In Sport
Men are two to three times more likely than women to be mentioned when it comes to discussing sport and sporting achievement, according to new research by language experts at Cambridge University […]
Research Shows That Even In The For-Profit World, Employees Will Sacrifice Salary For Strong Corporate Social Responsibility
According to new research from Columbia Business School, workers of all ages increasingly value purpose and meaningfulness at work, so much so that they are willing to give up monetary benefits in […]
Greenland Shark Revealed To Have Longest Life Expectancy Of All Vertebrates
An international team of scientists led by the University of Copenhagen and including the University of Oxford has found that the Greenland shark has a life expectancy of at least 272 years. […]
How Are Leaders Working To Build A More Inclusive Capitalism?
This study is the result of months of research and individual interviews with heads of 40+ non-governmental organisations seeking to promote more inclusive economies. These organisations seek to directly influence key business […]
Positive Teacher-Student Relationships Boost Good Behaviour In Teenagers For Up To Four Years
The first study to look at the impact of the relationship with teachers on adolescent behaviour finds that a positive teacher-student relationship can be as effective as anti-bullying programmes at improving wellbeing […]
Elders Use Brain Networks Differently For Short-Term Recall
Older people’s short-term memory is generally slower and less accurate compared to younger people. But a new UC Berkeley study suggests that brains that continue to perform well in old age do […]
The London Olympics Made Us Happy, But Was It Worth It?
The 2012 Olympic Games caused a marked increase in happiness among Londoners, according to new LSE research which shows for the first time that there are significant intangible effects to hosting the […]
Carbon Dioxide Can Be Stored Underground For Ten Times The Length Needed To Avoid Climatic Impact
Study of natural-occurring 100,000 year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of ‘cap rock’, suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn’t leaked back out – one of the main concerns with greenhouse gas reduction proposal […]
Sexual Rivalry May Drive Frog Reproductive Behaviors
It may be hard to imagine competing over who gets to kiss a frog, but when it comes to mating, a new study concludes that some frogs have moved out of the […]
Class-Origin Pay Gap In Elite Professions
People from working class families are not only less likely to secure jobs in high-status occupations, but will earn thousands of pounds a year less when they get there, according to new […]
New Study Sheds Light On State Of LGBT Entrepreneurs In The U.S.
More than one in three LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) entrepreneurs funded or seeking funding are not “out” to investors Startups founded by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) entrepreneurship […]
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