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Happiness is not found in fast fashion—reducing consumption can improve body image and well-being

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According to a doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, appealing to personal well-being is a more effective way to reduce clothing consumption than invoking environmental concerns. Essi Vesterinen’s research in marketing reveals that extending […]

Lifestyle

International study shows youth crime rates in sharp decline in developed countries

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In numerous developed countries, youth crime has declined significantly since the 1990s, according to criminologists Dietrich Oberwittler (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law) and Robert Svensson (University of Malmö), who […]

Earth Sciences

Global plants’ carbon cost for nitrogen uptake surpasses forest fire emissions, study finds

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A team led by Prof. Liu Xueyan from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new plant-soil nitrogen isotope process model that quantifies the fractional contribution of three nitrogen […]

Nature

Chickening out: Why some birds fear novelty

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The largest-ever study on neophobia, or fear of novelty, has discovered the key reasons why some bird species are more fearful of new things than others.This post was originally published on this site

Economy

New way to measure poverty may transform how international aid and development work operate

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How can researchers measure poverty and understand local development needs in places where conventional data collection is difficult or impossible?This post was originally published on this site

Economy

How to adapt our pension schemes to longer life expectancy

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Canada’s aging population, combined with increased life expectancy, pose a real challenge for our pension plans. Current and future retirees risk seeing some of their sources of income decline or, at best, stagnate.This post was […]

Economy

In defense of ‘surveillance pricing’: Why personalized prices could be an unexpected force for equity

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Surveillance pricing has dominated headlines recently. Delta Air Lines’ announcement that it will use artificial intelligence to set individualized ticket prices has led to widespread concerns about companies using personal data to charge different prices […]

Education

New student loan limits could change who gets to become a professor, doctor or lawyer

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As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about how they’ll pay for their degrees. These students may find that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the big tax […]

Nature

The medieval folklore of Britain’s endangered wildlife ‘omens,’ from hedgehogs to nightjars

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As the seasons turn and the nights draw in, the countryside of the British Isles seems alive with omens: an owl’s screech, or a bat above the hedgerows.This post was originally published on this site

Society & Politics

Young people around the world are leading protests against their governments

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The spate of public demonstrations against unemployment, corruption and low quality of life around the world is striking because of who is leading them. Young people have used social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, […]

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  • Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built

    Removing parking requirements for new buildings could help thousands of Coloradans who struggle to afford housing.This post was originally published on this site
  • Payroll-delivered emergency savings accounts proposed as solution to financial stress

    Financial stress is costing Canadian employers nearly $70 billion in lost productivity each year. A new idea introduced by researchers at Canada’s Financial Wellness Lab, based at Western, could hold the key to reversing that [...]
  • Complexity economics offers new tools for today’s global challenges

    Global markets are complex systems, shaped by feedback loops, sudden shocks, and adaptive behavior that rarely follow textbook rules and which can’t be captured by neat equations.This post was originally published on this site

Highlights

  • AI ‘workslop’ is creating unnecessary extra work. Here’s how we can stop it
  • How nature’s wow factor may curb fast fashion
  • Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built
WHAT’S NEW
  • Positive framing can steer shoppers toward premium products
  • Is the customer still always right? Who CEOs listen to when innovation gets risky
  • New way to measure poverty may transform how international aid and development work operate
  • How to adapt our pension schemes to longer life expectancy
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  • Study finds emotional tweets by politicians don’t always win followers and can backfire with diverse audiences
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  • Ending universal free school meals linked to rising student meal debt and stigma
  • Young people around the world are leading protests against their governments
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