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To connect across politics, try saying what you oppose

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When engaging in a political discussion, talking about what you oppose instead of what you support may make others more open to your views, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.This post was […]

Education

England’s synthetic phonics approach is not working for children who struggle to read

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Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading.This post was originally published on this site

Education

German adults outperform international peers in complex problem-solving tasks, study finds

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Adults in Germany are better than the international average at coping with problems in new and complex situations. However, this adaptive problem-solving skill depends more heavily on sociodemographic characteristics than in other countries. This is […]

Society & Politics

Global Rights Project report spotlights continued troubling trends in worldwide inhumane treatment

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Global human rights are in decline according to the findings of a recent study by researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies.This post was originally published on this site

Education

Visible for diversity, invisible in research: The burdens Black female academics face in universities

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Black women are underrepresented in senior roles in British academia. As of May 2024, there were only 70 Black women professors.This post was originally published on this site

Education

New AI-powered tool helps students find creative solutions to complex math proofs

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Math students may not blink at calculating probabilities, measuring the area beneath curves or evaluating matrices, yet they often find themselves at sea when first confronted with writing proofs.This post was originally published on this […]

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Almost 60% of pupils accidentally stumble on unverified Holocaust content on social media

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Experts at UCL have raised concerns about online misinformation after new research found that over half of pupils have unintentionally encountered Holocaust-related content on social media.This post was originally published on this site

Society & Politics

Tariffs 101: What they are, who pays them, and why they matter now

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The U.S. Supreme Court is currently reviewing a case to determine whether President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are legal.This post was originally published on this site

Society & Politics

Politicians bank on people not caring about democracy—but research shows we do

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Across the world, democracies are grappling with a widening gap between citizens and those who govern. Australia is no exception.This post was originally published on this site

Society & Politics

Political right at greater risk for falling for conspiracy theories, researcher finds

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People who lean politically to the right are more likely to fall for conspiracy theories than those on the left—but not for other types of false or misleading information. And regardless of ideology, we tend […]

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Top Stories

  • ‘Weights of gold in bullion’: How the ancients invested in precious metals

    “All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments,” proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (1st–2nd century CE), the Roman poet.This post was originally published on this site
  • Treasure the emotional connections to the clothes you have and style could be a whole lot more sustainable

    With January sales around the corner, another flood of unwanted clothes risks drowning our wardrobes and the planet.This post was originally published on this site
  • Can you ‘live long and prosper’ by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that ‘highly illogical?’

    It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know. But can “Star Trek” teach us anything about the economics of our own society?This post was originally published on this site

Highlights

  • Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates
  • AI model uses social media posts to predict unemployment rates ahead of official data
  • ‘Weights of gold in bullion’: How the ancients invested in precious metals
WHAT’S NEW
  • Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it
  • The ‘pawprint economy’ is booming—and it offers huge opportunities for tourism
  • ‘Lifting and shifting’ workers is not always the best answer
  • Early motherhood carries wage penalty, while delaying pays off
WHAT’S INTERESTING
  • Citizens have greater trust in parliaments with higher female representation, new research finds
  • There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
  • Hidden bias gives ‘swing state’ voters more influence over US trade policy
  • Report challenges climate change as sole trigger of Syrian Civil War, exposing governance failures in drought response
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