Toddlers may know when you are not telling the truth, say Singapore and US...
A new study has shown that toddlers as young as two-and-a-half years old can understand when others have different thoughts from them – much earlier than the age of four as traditionally thought. This...
View ArticleWenn Moral nicht wirkt, hilft Strafe
Wie bringt man Menschen dazu, sich an ethischen Normen zu orientieren? Innsbrucker Ökonomen haben verschiedene mögliche Maßnahmen experimentell untersucht und kommen zu dem Ergebnis, dass Aufklärung...
View ArticleThe Bert and Ernie Principle of Sharing: When and Why Do Children Give Others...
In research published in the journal Psychological Science, researchers found that children learn to distinguish between inequity and unfairness at a young age (around 6 to 7), and that as they grow...
View ArticleBad Timing is Depressing: Disrupting the Brain’s Internal Clock Causes...
Reports new study in Biological Psychiatry Disruptions of daily rhythms of the body’s master internal clock cause depression- and anxiety-like behaviors in mice, reports a new study in Biological...
View ArticleKingston University secures EU 1.6 million grant for global research project...
A major global research project that will investigate the complex relationship between migration, sex work and trafficking across three continents is being launched by Kingston University, using a...
View ArticleIntegrity Research Group at Kingston University London's law school set to...
Established in May 2016, the Integrity Research Group at Kingston University Law School in London aims to identify activity that will make a concrete impact on the policies surrounding corruption. The...
View ArticleStudy suggests prescribing of baclofen for alcohol dependence “should be...
The drug baclofen has received high visibility as a possible breakthrough treatment for alcohol dependence. Now a new randomised controlled trial from the University of Amsterdam found no evidence for...
View ArticleSedentary lifestyle may impair academic performance in boys
A sedentary lifestyle is linked to poorer reading skills in the first three school years in 6-8 year old boys, according to a new study from Finland. The study conducted at the University of Eastern...
View ArticleEarly marriage and pregnancy risk for adolescent Syrian refugees
The Syrian crisis has left almost five million women of reproductive age without adequate sexual and reproductive health education. In this new study, three current and former experts at the United...
View ArticleVTT’s spin off company first in the world to measure shopping intentions in...
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a unique solution to measure in-store shopper’s intentions. The implementation respects privacy - no identity information of shoppers is...
View ArticleSpeed warning system saves lives and reduces emissions
Universal adoption of the ISA speed warning system in Norway could reduce both the average speed of vehicles and their emissions, concludes a recent SINTEF report. Lower speeds also lead to fewer...
View ArticleUS Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on US–Russia relations
‘The United States does not seek a new cold war with Russia, let alone a hot war.’ That is the message from US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in the latest issue of Survival: Global Politics and...
View ArticleWomen strongly under-represented in British broadcast media
Recent research in Journalism Practice has revealed a steady disparity between the numbers of male and female experts on British flagship TV and radio news
View ArticleCan Research Methods from Different Disciplines Work Together?
A new article exploring how to make research methods from different disciplines work together has been published in Cultural Trends. The article’s recommendations are based on the experience of...
View ArticleWas Brexit an Act of Self-Protection?
The Brexit vote should be understood as ‘a form of social self-protection’ according to leading economist Ann Pettifor. Writing in the journal Globalizations, Pettifor has derided ‘the predatory nature...
View ArticleIISS journal: US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on US–Russia relations
‘The United States does not seek a new cold war with Russia, let alone a hot war.’ That is the message from US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in the latest issue of Survival: Global Politics and...
View ArticleEU companies' R&D investment grows faster than global and US trends
The 2016 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, published on 1 December by the European Commission, shows that EU companies invested €188.3bn in Research & Development (R&D) in the fiscal...
View ArticleBanking on pot
University of Tübingen economists examine US legal cannabis sector to gauge the value of banking services Despite the many innovative services in the digital age, conventional banking remains important...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence Toolkit Spots New Child Sexual Abuse Media Online
iCOP toolkit could help police catch abusers early New artificial intelligence software designed to spot new child sexual abuse media online could help police catch child abusers. The toolkit,...
View ArticleSmart Data Transformation – Surfing the Big Wave
Companies are aware of the potential of Big Data in a digitized world. Which benefits are they actually reaping today? How important are smart data transformation projects at the moment? To better...
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