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How behavioural science can help us understand human behaviour during a pandemic
When the day comes that the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, one of things that will remain with us is witnessing our fellow humans' irrational and sometimes extreme behavior—and perhaps our own...
Study shows contact with criminal justice system affects well-being—with consequences at the polls
When police in Aurora, Colorado, handcuffed children and made them lie face down on the pavement after stopping an African-American family they mistakenly identified, they not only made headlines, they...
In Photos: Moments from Kim Kardashian's career
The entrepreneur and television personality, Kim Kardashian-West, recently shared an Instagram post announcing that her family's reality series, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," will end after 20 seasons. Here's a...
Three-quarters of Americans plan to save rather than spend, Gallup poll shows
The vast majority of Americans say they plan to save money rather than spend it in the near future, and that finding a COVID-19 vaccine will have an impact on...
Racism amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A path forward
Because SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was first discovered in China, Chinese American families in the United States have reported an increase in racist experiences during the ongoing pandemic....
Advice from an astronaut
Video: 00:01:41 English Advice from an astronautESA astronaut Luca Parmitano provides words of wisdom to young people on how investing their time wisely today can help build a better tomorrow.In this video, Luca...
Blood, death, and eye gouging: Welcome to the world of Acorn woodpeckers
Acorn woodpeckers are willing to invest an impressive amount of time and energy in these power struggles, whether they are warriors or spectators. (Sahas Barve/)For the acorn woodpecker, turf wars aren’t just violent...
Op-Ed: My patients can 'feel well' yet test positive for the coronavirus. They're shocked, but I'm not
Many patients are puzzled when their coronavirus test is positive, saying they "feel fine." As a doctor, I know we need to test the asymptomatic.
How COVID-19 worsened gender inequality in the U.S. workforce
The pandemic has left millions of people across the United States unemployed. But survey data show that women have been particularly hard-hit, researchers report in the August Socius. Those gender disparities largely persisted...
Pumpkin farmers report bumper crops that appeal to pandemic-weary customers
U.S. pumpkin farmers foresee a bumper crop of the popular Halloween gourd this year and report surging interest in pumpkin patches from Americans seeking safe outdoor fun amid the coronavirus...
A new method for directed networks could help multiple levels of science
Many complex systems have underlying networks: they have nodes which represent units of the system and their edges indicate connections between the units. In some contexts, the connections are symmetric,...
Israel places more than 40 cities on curfew amid coronavirus spike
Israel placed more than 40 cities under curfew and several health officials were asked to quarantine after the country reported 3,514 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday.
How birth control, girls' education can slow population growth
Education and family planning have long been tied to lower fertility trends. But new research analyzes those factors to determine, what accelerates a decline in otherwise high-fertility countries.
Romantic partners influence each other's goals
Over the long-term, what one partner in a two-person relationship wishes to avoid, so too does the other partner -- and what one wants to achieve, so does the other....
Brain stimulation reduces dyslexia deficits
Restoring normal patterns of rhythmic neural activity through non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain alleviates sound-processing deficits and improves reading accuracy in adults with dyslexia, according to a new study.
Birthday gift of a lottery ticket earns woman $2.9 million
An Australian woman who received a lottery ticket as a birthday gift from her husband discovered the seemingly cheap present was worth nearly $3 million.
21 NYC schools fail inspection to reopen due to poor ventilation amid COVID-19
Authorities instructed hundreds of New York City teachers to stay home Tuesday instead of returning to school to prepare classrooms as a report surfaced of poor ventilation in 21 schools.
Model shows that the speed neurons fire impacts their ability to synchronize
Research has shown for the first time that a computer model can replicate and explain a unique property displayed by a crucial brain cell. Their findings shed light on how...
Gabrielle Union felt 'powerful' while photographed by Black woman
"L.A.'s Finest" star Gabrielle Union said her photo shoot for Women's Health magazine was a standout experience.
Watch: Mamamoo wears white in 'Wanna Be Myself' video teaser
K-pop stars Mamamoo released a preview of their video for "Wanna Be Myself," their first song of 2020.
The evolution of political scientist Jane Mansbridge’s life and career
Life stories from Drew Faust, Howard Gardner, Annette Gordon-Reed, Martin Karplus, Toshiko Mori, Steven Pinker, E.O. Wilson, and many more, in the Experience series. Jane Mansbridge, Ph.D. ’71, a political scientist and one of the...
Djokovic in 'pain' after U.S Open tennis disqualification
Novak Djokovic felt "sad" after he was disqualified from the U.S. Open for hitting a line judge with a ball. His former coach says he is still "in pain," while...
California fires bring more chopper rescues, power shutoffs
Helicopters rescued more people from wildfires Tuesday as flames chewed through bone-dry California after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people and...
Computer glitches disrupt classes as schools return online
As millions of American youngsters start the school year with online classes at home because of the coronavirus, they are running into technical glitches and other headaches that have thrust...
U.N. human rights leader Michelle Bachelet 'disturbed' by Alexei Navalny poisoning
The United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights on Tuesday called on Russia to fully investigate the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, or at least cooperate in an independent...
Betrayal or cooperation? Analytical investigation of behavior drivers
At the macroscopic level, there are numerous examples of people cooperating to form groupings. Yet at the basic two-person level, people tend to betray each other, as found in games...
As information flows through brain's heirarchy, higher regions use higher frequency waves
To produce your thoughts and actions, your brain processes information in a hierarchy of regions along its surface, or cortex, ranging from "lower" areas that do basic parsing of incoming...
Look: Demi Lovato, Max Ehrich celebrate 6 month anniversary as couple
Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich celebrated their six-month anniversary as a couple after getting engaged in July.