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Breaking the habit: Why hiding your phone won’t stop the distraction

Our modern relationship with smartphones is always within arm's reach and frequently demands our attention. It's incredible how they've become indispensable tools and relentless sources...

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Voluntary childlessness and social expectations revealed

Factors affect views on childlessness and its perceived consequences.

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17 UN Sustainable Development Goals analysis insights

Machine-learning study highlights factors that may affect efforts to meet goals by target year 2030.

Global social media engagement trends revealed for election year of 2024.

The impact of social media on global elections

Global social media engagement trends revealed for election year of 2024.

Zoom fatigue is linked to dissatisfaction with one’s facial appearance.

The link between facial appearance and Zoom fatigue

Virtual meeting fatigue increases the use of features like filters and avatars for impression management.

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Exploring the use of ChatGPT in higher education

The international study surveys 23,000 higher education students about using and perceiving popular AI tools.

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How working dogs adapt to daylight savings time

Sled dogs in a Canadian facility were more active than usual the morning after the clocks turned back.

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The impact of sexist language in movie reviews

The linguistic study of 17,165 reviews highlights how critics may contribute to biases in the film industry.

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The economic benefits of addressing psychological stress in adolescents

Findings could be applied in government budget analyses to aid policymaking.

Armed conflict in Africa may hamper girls’ educational attainment nearby.

The long-term benefits of girls’ education

Child deaths linked to reduced female education may equal those directly caused by conflict.

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Exploring the impact of kids’ images on social media

A study found that 75% of UK motherhood influencers' posts feature children, half linked to sponsorship.

In Marvel and DC movies, rough childhoods do not doom characters to become villains.

Marvel and DC Movies: Trauma and character development

The study highlights the use of unconventional approaches to explore trauma and child development.

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Bay Area soda taxes help change people’s minds

Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages significantly affected the public's overall perceptions.

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Study finds reasons owners choose certain diets for their dogs

The link between owner demographics and canine nutrition.

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The influence of fake news and conspiracy theories

Mistrust is associated with conspiracy thinking and vaccine hesitancy.

Higher emotional intelligence is linked to more emoji use with friends, while avoidant attachment is associated with less emoji use with friends and dating or romantic partners, according to a study.

How emotional intelligence impacts emoji communication?

The frequency of emoji use varies across genders and relationship types.

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People who use both vapes and cigarettes are less likely to quit

Most of these 'dual users' tend to revert to only smoking cigarettes.

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Dividing property and finances on divorce: what happens in cases involving domestic abuse?

Divorced survivors of domestic abuse are more financially vulnerable

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Wildlife monitoring tech is used to intimidate and spy on women

Camera traps and drones are being deliberately misused to keep watch on women without their consent.

Age-dependent decreases in sub-optimal

Why do teenagers often make unwise decisions?

A developmental improvement in decision-making mediates better performance across learning tasks.

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The refrigerator as a symbol of a better life

Researchers are mapping out how the material wealth of households is developing.

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Humans show sympathy towards bullied AI bots

People also protected AI bots who were excluded from playtime.

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Neglecting “unknown unknowns” can impact decision-making

Study proposes a new bias: the tendency to assume one has adequate information to make a decision.

A WSU-led experimental study showed that women were more inclined to purchase wine that had labels with feminine gender cues like the one on the left. A feminine label also influenced their expectation that they would like the wine better.

Women are more inclined to purchase wine with feminine labels

Winemakers may want to pay as much attention to what's on the bottle as what's in it.

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