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Most people do not feel free to leave a police interrogation room, research finds

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Criminal suspects may feel unable to leave an interrogation room after only three minutes of questioning, according to new Virginia Commonwealth University research.This post was originally published on this site

Economy

Less is more: Study shows giving workers less autonomy improves their creativity

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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are rethinking the “think outside the box” mentality when it comes to creativity.This post was originally published on this site

Earth Sciences

Sea ice melting intensifies warming and humidification of high Arctic land, study finds

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A research team has found that summer rainfall in the Arctic would increase by about 17% under 2°C global warming, approximately 16% of which is attributed to sea ice retreat. Their findings were published in […]

Lifestyle

Why the chemtrail conspiracy theory lingers and grows—and why Tucker Carlson is talking about it

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Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy. But some people—perhaps a surprising number—look to the sky and see government plots and […]

Lifestyle

Forensic linguistics: How dark web criminals give themselves away with their language

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Shannon McCoole ran one of the world’s largest dark web child abuse forums for around three years in the early 2010s. The forum provided a secure online space in which those interested in abusing children […]

Economy

Hybrid workers working 90 fewer minutes on Fridays—a shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

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Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons? You’re not alone.This post was originally published on this site

Earth Sciences

Lab setup mimics Arctic erosion to find out why shorelines are crumbling

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Arctic coastlines are falling into the sea. Wave action, rising sea levels, and thawing permafrost are all contributing to the massive erosion that has forced whole towns to move farther from the water’s edge.This post […]

Lifestyle

Know when to fold ’em: Study reveals benefits of dropping unrealistic goals

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Though many people may benefit from setting life goals, new research led by Curtin University has revealed working towards unachievable targets could in fact have a negative impact on overall well-being—and knowing when to abandon […]

Lifestyle

Why ‘incel’ social media accounts are encouraging young people towards extreme ‘looksmaxxing’ procedures

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A new study carried out by cybercrime and gender experts at the University of Portsmouth has revealed that incel social media accounts are rebranding to bypass bans and appeal to wider audiences on TikTok.This post […]

Earth Sciences

Can we tap the ocean’s power to capture carbon?

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The oceans have to play a role in helping humanity remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to curb dangerous climate warming. But are we ready to scale up the technologies that will do the job?This […]

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Top Stories

  • Treating love for work like a virtue can backfire on employees and teams

    It’s popular advice for new graduates: “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Love for one’s work, Americans are often told, is the surest route to success.This post [...]
  • Is the ‘hot hand’ real? ‘Jeopardy!’ offers clues

    Stanford researchers found that contestants bet bigger on Daily Doubles when they’re on a streak—even though their performance barely budges.This post was originally published on this site
  • Black Friday is stressful—that’s on purpose: Q&A

    With Black Friday approaching, the holiday shopping frenzy is in full swing. Retailers are pulling out all the stops to capitalize on the season of gift giving and consumer culture. But why is it that [...]

Highlights

  • Are calorie labels on menus worth it? New eye-tracking study reveals hidden patterns
  • Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity
  • Treating love for work like a virtue can backfire on employees and teams
WHAT’S NEW
  • Intensive NYC housing remediation effort cut violations in half but did not yield immediate health improvements
  • Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: The world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions
  • Your bank is already using AI. But what’s coming next could be radically new
  • Older Australians living in private rentals disproportionately exposed to housing precarity
WHAT’S INTERESTING
  • Researchers develop a system that helps block illegal timber from entering the EU market
  • New research finds Americans deeply concerned about US democracy
  • Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands
  • WeChat is now a front-line policing tool in China—here’s what the research found
Last Thoughts:
  • One university boosted gender diversity in advanced math by more than 30% in five years—here’s how
  • The key academic skill you’ve probably never heard of—and four ways to encourage it

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