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Resolve to network at your employer’s next ‘offsite’—these retreats actually help forge new connections

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What do you do when an announcement about an “offsite” hits your work inbox? Chances are you might sigh and begrudgingly add the event to your calendar.This post was originally published on this site

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Men embodying women in VR report strong emotional reactions to verbal harassment

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Unfortunately, many women and girls know all too well what it means to be victims of verbal harassment. They are familiar with its emotional and psychological impact. What about men? What would they feel if […]

Lifestyle

Music can affect your driving—but not always how you’d expect

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For many of us, listening to music is simply part of the driving routine—as ordinary as wearing a seatbelt. We build playlists for road trips, pick songs to stay awake, and even turn the volume […]

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I love my friends … I do not love their kids

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At this time of the year, with lots of parties, family catch-ups and holiday plans, you might be reminded of how much you love your friends.This post was originally published on this site

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Ancient Puebloans kept macaws and parrots in great houses for ceremonial use

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In a recent study, Dr. Katelyn Bishop conducted a zooarchaeological and archival data reanalysis of macaws and parrots recovered from Chaco Canyon to better understand their depositional contexts, material associations, and the human-bird relationship of […]

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What 38 million obituaries reveal about how Americans define a ‘life well lived’

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Obituaries preserve what families most want remembered about the people they cherish most. Across time, they also reveal the values each era chose to honor.This post was originally published on this site

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Chinchorro mummification may have originated as a form of art therapy, study suggests

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In a recent study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Dr. Bernardo Arriaza argues that the practice of artificial mummification among the Chinchorro people may have evolved as a response to high infant mortality rates, […]

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Just 5 minutes of training makes fake AI faces easier to spot

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Five minutes of training can significantly improve people’s ability to identify fake faces created by artificial intelligence, research published in the journal Royal Society Open Science shows.This post was originally published on this site

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It’s (not) a new bike! How to manage kids’ gift expectations at Christmas

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Holiday celebrations involving gift giving can be roller coasters. The excitement of tearing into gifts is often mixed with intense anticipation—and sometimes, disappointment.This post was originally published on this site

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Is democracy always about truth? Why we may need to loosen our views to heal our divisions

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We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, universities and experts) is at an all-time low, and blatant liars are drawing political support […]

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  • ‘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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  • New analytics show US schools can adopt later start times without raising costs

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