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“#New study: Eyes linger less on ‘fake news’ headlines” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The term ‘fake news’ has been a part of our vocabulary since the 2016 US presidential election. As the amount of fake news in circulation grows larger and larger, particularly in the United States, it often spreads like wildfire. Subsequently, there is…
“#Research examines link between culture and inequality in Australia” New research by Western Sydney University highlights the pivotal role culture plays in social divisions and inequalities in Australia, between classes, age groups, ethnicities, genders, city and country locations, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The findings from a national survey of cultural tastes have been published…
“#Researchers launch video game exploring the effects of confinement” Credit: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne An interactive video game created by researchers and students in the EPFL College of Humanities (CDH) and UNIL Gamelab, in collaboration with the Initiative for Media Innovation (IMI) and Le Temps, allows users to explore a series of digital narratives…
“#Reports of domestic violence on the rise during pandemic, study finds” BYU economics professors Emily Leslie and Riley Wilson’s research found an increase in domestic abuse during this year’s global pandemic. Credit: Tyler Richardson/BYU The conditions created by COVID-19—unexpected time at home, unemployment and financial insecurity, anxiety and stress—are the same conditions known to aggravate…
“#Humans aren’t inherently selfish: We’re actually hardwired to work together” Credit: Franzi/Shutterstock There has long been a general assumption that human beings are essentially selfish. We’re apparently ruthless, with strong impulses to compete against each other for resources and to accumulate power and possessions. If we are kind to one another, it’s usually because we…
“#Examining the potential of home food growing during lockdown” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Can growing food at home help households to be more resilient to future lockdowns by ensuring access to healthy foods? How much can we grow at home and does this have benefits for our health and wellbeing? A new study, involving researchers…
“#Study of ancient Mayan facial expressions suggests some are universal” Ancient American sculptures with discernible faces and contexts. (A) Captive from Tonina archeological site (Mexico, 690–700 CE). Photo credit: Mauricio Marat, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. inah.gob.mx/images/boletines/2016_215/demo/#img/foto5.png (1 July 2019). (B) Tortured, scalped prisoner from Campeche (Mexico, 700–900 CE). Baltimore Museum of Art, Kerr…
“#Quick fixes won’t stop sexual harassment in academia, experts say” U. of I. anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy and her colleagues were among the authors of a 2018 report on the sexual harassment of women in academia published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In a new report, they call for institutions of…
“#Creating meaningful change in cities takes decades, not years, and starts from the bottom” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Newly published research in Science Advances by University of Chicago researcher Luis Bettencourt proposes a new perspective and models on several known paradoxes of cities. Namely, if cities are engines of economic growth, why do poverty and…
“#Employee fraud decreases when they see family photos” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Displaying family photos in the workplace cuts down on employee fraud and other unethical behavior, new Washington University in St. Louis research finds. For instance, in one study the researchers conducted, participants who looked at pictures of family or friends filed expense reports…