Society
Getting support for opening the ‘Pandora’s box’ of DNA testing
In the last decade, the drive to understand who we are and where we’ve come from has been accelerated by DNA testing.This post was originally published on this website.
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Society
Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do
When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the reality of the 1,000-year period from 500 to 1500 was much more complex. This is […]
Economics
What makes goal-setting apps motivate—or backfire?
With the new year approaching, millions of people will turn to apps to help them get fit, save money or learn something new. Yet digital tools designed to help individuals achieve goals can sometimes backfire […]
Society
Smile and the world will trust you: How mimicry shapes first impressions
How does mimicry affect the way we judge other people? Whose behavior do we imitate, and in what situations? It turns out that we are more likely to mimic people who express joy, and we […]
Politics
Working in groups can help Republicans and Democrats agree on controversial content moderation online
Over half of Americans believe tech companies should take action to restrict extremely violent content on their platforms, according to Pew data, yet even trained content moderators consistently disagree in their decisions about how to […]
Economics
Federal Earned Income Tax Credit has unexpected result, researchers say—it decreases domestic violence
Fifty years since the federal earned income tax credit went into effect and a team of researchers from UConn and City University of New York have identified an unintended benefit of the antipoverty program—a significant […]
Economics
Study shows the 2008 recession caused people to identify with a lower class
Class identity, which is how individuals view their economic and social positions in relation to others, has wide-ranging effects on people’s well-being, thoughts, and behavior. Previous studies have shown that people who identify with a […]
Economics
Report calls on the UK banking industry to consider interventions that ‘design out’ economic abuse
Researchers have published the findings of a new study that brought together victim–survivors and banking professionals to co-design ways of preventing economic abuse in the U.K. banking industry.This post was originally published on this website.
Economics
Mixing incentives and penalties found key to cutting carbon emissions long term
A study from a team of researchers that includes faculty from the University of California San Diego and Princeton University shows how a mix of subsidies for clean energy and taxes on pollution can significantly […]
Economics
‘Lifting and shifting’ workers is not always the best answer
What happens to an organization when employees transfer between jobs internally? Does it matter whether a single worker transfers or if a team of employees is “lifted and shifted” together?This post was originally published on […]