Expensive taxi rides for business travelers
Using the example of taxi rides, a new study conducted by scientists from the Universities of Cologne and Innsbruck has shown that markets for credence goods create a strong incentive for the providers...
View ArticleAwesome still massively popular but say goodbye to tar-rah matey
The need to communicate with a wider-world coupled with a move away from the cosy, close-knit communities of the 90s has dramatically changed the way British people speak over the last two decades, new...
View ArticleProfiting from the fight against corruption
Governments get richer when NGOs band together to fight official corruption, game theorists at HEC Montréal find.
View ArticleThe Holberg Prize Names British Philosopher and Kant Scholar Baroness Onora...
Today, The Holberg Prize—one of the largest international prizes awarded annually to an outstanding researcher in the arts and humanities, the social sciences, law or theology—named British author,...
View ArticleUK politicians’ ‘bullish commentary’ is souring climate for Brexit...
The UK is systematically overestimating the strength of its hand in Brexit negotiations, with ‘bullish commentary’ from British politicians souring the climate prior to securing a deal, a new report...
View ArticleChild marriage remains widespread in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa
Child marriage harms girls’ health and development throughout the world. Although child marriage has become less common in sub-Saharan Africa, more than one third of girls continue to marry before...
View ArticleLe mariage des fillettes encore répandu dans plusieurs pays d’Afrique...
Le mariage précoce a des conséquences dévastatrices sur la santé et le développement des jeunes filles. Bien que cette pratique soit devenue moins courante en Afrique subsaharienne, une nouvelle étude...
View ArticleFrom twink to kink: Academic study into gay porn reveals a multitude of...
""Gay pornography, online and onscreen, is a controversial and significantly under-researched area of cultural production. In the first book of its kind, ‘Gay Pornography: Representations of Sexuality...
View Article‘Initiatiefwet Waardig Levenseinde rammelt’
Het D66-wetsvoorstel Waardig Levenseinde is slecht onderbouwd en innerlijk tegenstrijdig. Dat stelt hoogleraar Politieke Filosofie Paul Nieuwenburg in zijn oratie op 17 maart.
View ArticleSerious games for police officers under stress
Stress has a negative impact on the wellbeing and performance of police officers, because it affects their judgements and decisiveness. Supported by an NWO grant of over 750.000 euros, Radboud...
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View ArticleRivista research*eu focus n. 16: Piattaforme di coscienza collettiva –...
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View ArticleMagazyn research*eu focus nr 16: Platformy świadomości zbiorowej – cyfrowe...
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View ArticleWorld-first surveillance strategy shaped by Stirling expertise
The operation of surveillance cameras is the subject of a new UK strategy, shaped by a University of Stirling privacy expert.
View ArticleA preference for casual sex increases risk of harassment
Adolescents who are open to casual sex are more often involved in sexual harassment – both as victims and as perpetrators.
View ArticleDoes the drop in Spanish high-speed train prices constitute an act of unfair...
When the owner of the infrastructure and the Train Operator Companies (TOC’s) are both managed by the government, the rail infrastructure fee policy set may prompt unfair competition with other...
View ArticleNo plain sailing on this voyage of discovery
If you would like to experience a sea voyage from southern Chile to northern Germany on a research vessel demonstrating the importance of meteorological satellites to maritime safety - but the risk of...
View ArticleTreating Cocaine Addiction by Reducing Our Appetite for Drugs?
A new study in Biological Psychiatry
View ArticleVorsicht, ansteckend! Schlechte Stimmung im Service
Wirtschaftswissenschaftler der Uni Jena zeigen, wie sich unfreundliches Verhalten unter Kunden ausbreitet
View ArticleBetter sleep feels like winning the lottery
Improving your sleep quality is as beneficial to health and happiness as winning the lottery, according to research by the University of Warwick.
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