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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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When a politician uses emotionality on social media to engage with his or her constituents, two things happen. One is that the politician sees an increase in engagement with individual constituents and then at scale. […]

Economy

How Europe is using taxes to slow down fast fashion

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Did you know that making one cotton T-shirt uses around 2,700 liters of water, around the amount that a person drinks in three years? Fast fashion may offer cheap, on-trend clothes, but it also generates […]

Nature

Combining chemical and genetic wood analysis improves detection of illegal timber trade

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By combining chemical and genetic properties of wood, the origin of tropical hardwood can be determined much more accurately. This precision is needed to detect illegal timber trade. This is the main outcome of a […]

Nature

Largest primate in Americas could lose up to 61% of its climatically suitable habitat by 2090

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The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) and the southern muriqui (B. arachnoides) are the two species of the largest genus of primates in the Americas. A study published in the Journal for Nature Conservation estimates that […]

Lifestyle

(Un)happy together: Older couples’ life satisfaction is strongly interrelated, finds study

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Life satisfaction among spouses aged over 50 is strongly interrelated, according to a longitudinal study by the University of Eastern Finland and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. The extensive, Europe-wide study of nearly […]

Nature

How the uplift of East Africa shaped its ecosystems: Climate model simulations reveal Miocene landscape transformation

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The uplift of East Africa during the Miocene epoch dramatically transformed the region’s climate and ecosystems, promoting the expansion of grassland and reshaping habitats for mammals and early hominoids. This is revealed in a new […]

Lifestyle

Pilot shows promise and challenge of using simulations to prepare students for social work practice

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Amid a documented shortage of behavioral and mental health service providers in large urban areas, the use of VR simulations and actors in training the next generation of social workers shows promise, but the approach […]

Nature

Ancient teeth reveal mammalian responses to climate change in Southeast Asia

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A study published in Science Advances and led by the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, uncovers how flexibility made the difference between survival and extinction. By analyzing fossil teeth from Vietnam and Laos, an international […]

Lifestyle

New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength

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Why do some people endorse claims that can easily be disproved? It’s one thing to believe false information, but another to actively stick with something that’s obviously wrong.This post was originally published on this site

Earth Sciences

Analyzing the impact of compound drought and wildfire events on PM₂.₅ air pollution

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POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) Professor Hyung Joo Lee’s research team, including integrated program students Min Young Shin and Na Rae Kim, has published the results of a study analyzing how the combined […]

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    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
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