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October 2, 2017
Sep. 28, 2017 — Scientists taking a new look at older data from NASA's longest-operating Mars orbiter have discovered evidence of significant hydration near the Martian equator -- a mysterious signature in a region ... read more
Sep. 29, 2017 — New research is helping to explain the link between a changing global climate and a dramatic decline in bumble bee populations ... read more
Sep. 28, 2017 — NASA's New Horizons mission revolutionized our knowledge of Pluto when it flew past that distant world in July 2015. Among its many discoveries were images of strange formations resembling giant ... read more
Sep. 28, 2017 — Scientists have greatly improved the operational stability of perovskite solar cells by introducing cuprous thiocyanate protected by a thin layer of ... read more
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Genes That Separate Humans from Fruit Flies Found

Sep. 29, 2017 — Genes which determine animal complexity -- or what makes humans so much more complex than a fruit fly or a sea urchin -- have been identified for the ... read more
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Physical Abuse and Punishment Impact Children's Academic Performance

Sep. 29, 2017 — Scientists have found that physical abuse was associated with decreases in children's cognitive performance, while non-abusive forms of physical punishment were independently associated with reduced school engagement and increased ... read more
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Video Gamers Have an Advantage in Learning

Sep. 29, 2017 — Neuropsychologists let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video gamers performed significantly better and showed an increased brain activity in the brain areas that are relevant ... read more
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Disease Resistance Successfully Spread from Modified to Wild Mosquitoes

Sep. 28, 2017 — Using genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce or prevent the spread of disease is a rapidly expanding field of investigation. One challenge is ensuring that GM mosquitoes can mate with their wild counterparts so the desired modification is spread in the wild population. Investigators have ... read more
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'Revolutionary' New Gesture Control Tech Turns Any Object Into a TV Remote

Oct. 1, 2017 — Imagine changing the channel of your TV simply by moving your cup of tea, adjusting the volume on a music player by rolling a toy car, or rotating a spatula to pause a cookery video on your tablet. New gesture control technology that can turn everyday objects into remote controls could ... read more
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Soft, Flexible Origami-Inspired Robot

Sep. 27, 2017 — A Case Western Reserve University researcher has turned the origami she enjoyed as a child into a patent-pending soft robot that may one day be used on an assembly line, in surgery or even ... read more
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Small Collisions Make Big Impact on Mercury's Thin Atmosphere

Sep. 29, 2017 — Mercury, our smallest planetary neighbor, has very little to call an atmosphere, but it does have a strange weather pattern: morning ... read more
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Electrically Heated Textiles Now Possible Via UMass Amherst Research

Sep. 29, 2017 — Skiers, crossing guards and others who endure frozen fingers in cold weather may look forward to future relief as manufacturers are poised to take advantage of a new technique for creating electrically heated cloth. Researchers have made gloves that keep fingers as warm as the palm of ... read more
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Meet the Hominin Species That Gave Us Genital Herpes

Oct. 1, 2017 — New research uses innovative data modeling to predict which species acted as an intermediary between our ancestors and those of chimpanzees to carry HSV2 -- the genital herpes virus -- across the ... read more
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Raccoons Solve an Ancient Puzzle, but Do They Really Understand It?

Sep. 29, 2017 — Scientists have been using an ancient Greek fable written by Aesop as inspiration to test whether birds and small children understand cause and effect relationships. A group of scientists have now extended this body of work to study raccoon intelligence. Their research uses the Aesop's Fable ... read more
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New Study Changes Our View on Flying Insects

Sep. 29, 2017 — For the first time, researchers are able to prove that there is an optimal speed for certain insects when they fly. At this speed, they are the most efficient and consume the least amount of energy. Corresponding phenomena have previously been demonstrated in birds, but never ... read more
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New Measurements Show Widespread Forest Loss Has Reversed the Role of Tropics as a Carbon Sink

Sep. 28, 2017 — A new report provides the most comprehensive picture of deforestation's toll on critical climate change safeguard; reveals hard-to-measure forest degradation is responsible for nearly 70 percent of emissions from tropical forests. Researchers ... read more
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Health News
October 2, 2017
Sep. 26, 2017 — Intravenous stem cell infusion derived from umbilical cords appears to boost heart muscle function in patients with heart failure, according to a small study. In this first-of-its-kind study, ... read more
Sep. 26, 2017 — Adding or removing water from a stem cell can change the destiny of the cell to either pre-fat cells or pre-bone cells, researchers have discovered in a new ... read more
Sep. 26, 2017 — Pigeons are capable of switching between two tasks as quickly as humans -- and even more quickly in certain situations. These are the findings of biopsychologists who had performed the same ... read more
Sep. 25, 2017 — The same countries hard hit by Zika virus -- which can cause brain damage in babies infected before birth -- are also home to dengue virus. Researchers now report that they have found an antibody ... read more
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A New Approach to Cancer Drug Discovery

Sep. 29, 2017 — Scientists have developed and demonstrated a promising new strategy for the discovery of novel anti-cancer ... read more
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m6A Enzymes Found to Be Central to the Development of AML

Sep. 28, 2017 — A new molecular pathway that is required for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) development has been identified by a team of researchers for the first time. This work could provide a rationale for targeting the RNA methylation program in myeloid ... read more
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MRIs Are Safe for Patients With Wide Variety of Pacemakers, Defibrillators, Study Shows

Sep. 29, 2017 — Magnetic resonance imaging appears to be safe for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices, even for chest imaging, according to a new ... read more
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Confronted With Bacteria, Infected Cells Die So Others Can Live, Study Finds

Sep. 29, 2017 — In a new study, a team of researchers identified a 'back-up alarm' system in host cells that responds to a pathogen's attempt to subvert the ... read more
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Safety, Effectiveness of Cognitive Enhancers for Alzheimer's Ranked

Sep. 29, 2017 — A new study ranking the safety and effectiveness of four drugs taken to enhance concentration, memory, alertness and moods, found that donepezil was most likely to effectively improve cognition in patients with Alzheimer's ... read more
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New Functions of Hippocampus Unveiled

Sep. 29, 2017 — A research team has made major breakthrough in unveiling the mysteries of the brain to reveal functions of an important region, hippocampus, not known to scientists ... read more
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Snapchat Users Motivation, Level of Interest

Sep. 29, 2017 — The simplicity of the platform and brevity of posts are key factors in determining how students can become very regular ... read more
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One in Three Older Adults Take Something to Help Them Sleep but Many Don't Talk to Their Doctors

Sep. 27, 2017 — Sleep doesn't come easily for nearly half of older Americans, and more than a third have resorted to some sort of medication to help them doze off at night, a new national poll finds. But most said they hadn't talked to their doctor about their sleep, even though more than a third said their sleep posed a problem. Half believe -- incorrectly -- ... read more
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Students Know About Learning Strategies -- But Don't Use Them

Sep. 28, 2017 — Researchers find that university students have high levels of knowledge about self-regulated learning strategies, but many students don't use them. Specific training on how and when to use these techniques could help more students to maximize their academic ... read more
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Why Do We Fall Asleep When Bored?

Sep. 29, 2017 — Why do we have the tendency to fall asleep in the absence of motivating stimuli, i.e., when ... read more
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Frequent Sauna Bathing Keeps Blood Pressure in Check

Sep. 29, 2017 — Frequent sauna bathing reduces the risk of elevated blood pressure, according to an extensive follow-up population-based study. The risk of developing elevated blood pressure was nearly 50 percent lower among men who had a sauna 4-7 times a week compared to men who had a sauna only once a ... read more
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An Epidemic of Dream Deprivation: Unrecognized Health Hazard of Sleep Loss

Sep. 29, 2017 — A sleep and dream specialist has completed a comprehensive review of data about the causes, extent and consequences of dream loss includes recommendations for restoring healthy ... read more
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Physical/Tech News
October 2, 2017
Sep. 28, 2017 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the farthest active inbound comet ever seen, at a whopping distance of 1.5 billion miles from the Sun (beyond Saturn's orbit). Slightly warmed by the ... read more
Sep. 28, 2017 — A super-computer simulation by an international team of researchers has shown the formation of a rapidly growing star from supersonic gas streams in ... read more
Sep. 27, 2017 — Type I and Type II active galaxies do not just appear different -- they are, in fact, very different from each other, both structurally and energetically, new research shows. According to the results ... read more
Sep. 27, 2017 — Analysing a mixture of earth samples and meteorites, scientists have shed new light on the sequence of events that led to the creation of the planets Earth and ... read more
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Open-Access Collider Data Confirm Subatomic Particle Patterns

Sep. 29, 2017 — Scientists used the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) data to reveal, for the first time, a universal feature within jets of subatomic particles, which are produced when high-energy protons collide. Their effort represents the first independent, published analysis of the CMS open ... read more
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Sensible Driving Saves More Gas Than Drivers Think

Sep. 28, 2017 — A new study has quantified the impact speeding and slamming on the brakes has on fuel economy and consumption. Aggressive behavior behind the wheel can lower gas mileage in light-duty vehicles, which can equate to losing about $0.25 to $1 ... read more
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UV-Irradiated Amorphous Ice Behaves Like Liquid at Low Temperatures

Sep. 29, 2017 — Ice analogs mimicking interstellar ice behave like liquids at temperatures between -210°C and -120°C according to researchers. This liquid-like ice may enhance the formation of organic compounds including prebiotic molecules and the accretion of dust to ... read more
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Bioreactors on a Chip Renew Promises for Algal Biofuels

Sep. 29, 2017 — Researchers report exciting new technology that may revolutionize the search for the perfect algal strain: algal droplet bioreactors on a chip the size of ... read more
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It Takes the Right Amount of Carbon

Sep. 28, 2017 — Researchers have created a model that sheds new light on the formation of terrestrial planets ... read more
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Bursting With Starbirth

Sep. 28, 2017 — This oddly shaped galactic spectacle is bursting with brand new stars. The pink fireworks in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope are regions of intense star formation, triggered by a cosmic-scale collision. The huge galaxy in this image, NGC 4490, has a smaller galaxy in its ... read more
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Total Solar Eclipse Viewed from Space

Sep. 27, 2017 — While people across the nation gazed at August's total solar eclipse from Earth, a bread loaf-sized NASA satellite had a front row seat for the ... read more
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The Volatile Processes That Shaped Earth

Sep. 27, 2017 — Although it is widely understood that Earth was formed gradually, from much smaller bodies, many of the processes involved in shaping our growing planet are less clear. Astronomers have now untangled some of these processes, revealing that the mini-planets added to Earth had previously undergone ... read more
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There Are Only 15 Possible Pentagonal Tiles

Sep. 29, 2017 — Tiling the plane with a single pattern is a mathematical problem that has interested humans since Antiquity, notably for the aesthetic quality of tiles in mosaics or tiling. One of the unresolved problems in this field that has been puzzling the scientific community since 1918 has now been ... read more
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Engineers to Pioneer Unprecedented High Speed Wireless Data Coverage

Sep. 26, 2017 — A major new international research program is responding to the overwhelming demand of internet traffic to develop ubiquitous wireless data coverage with unprecedented speed at millimetre ... read more
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School, Health and Behavior Suffer When Children Have TV, Video Games in Bedroom

Sep. 26, 2017 — A new study is one of the first to demonstrate the consequences of allowing children to have a TV or video game system in their bedroom. Researchers found children did not do as well in school and were at greater risk for obesity and video game ... read more
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Flexible New Platform for High-Performance Electronics

Sep. 28, 2017 — A team of engineers has created the most functional flexible transistor in the world -- and with it, a fast, simple and inexpensive fabrication process that's easily scalable to the commercial level. It's an advance that could open the door to an increasingly interconnected world, enabling manufacturers to add 'smart,' wireless capabilities to any number of large or small products or objects -- ... read more
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Environment News
October 2, 2017
Sep. 29, 2017 — Currently, winter has still a firm grip on Antarctica. At this time of the year, the Weddell Sea usually is covered with a thick layer of sea ice. In spite of the icy temperatures in the region, ... read more
Sep. 29, 2017 — Sharks and rays live a lot longer than we thought -- some twice as long as previously ... read more
Sep. 28, 2017 — The 2011 Japanese tsunami set the stage for something unprecedented. For the first time in recorded history, scientists have detected entire communities of coastal species crossing the ocean by ... read more
Sep. 28, 2017 — A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from KwaZulu-Natal revealed that southern Africa has an important role to play in writing the history of ... read more
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Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors of Influenza Virus Developed

Sep. 28, 2017 — Artificial peptide molecules that neutralize a broad range of influenza virus strains have been developed by a team ... read more
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Hunt Is Over for One of the 'Top 50 Most-Wanted Fungi'

Sep. 28, 2017 — In a step toward bridging the gap between fungal taxonomy and molecular ecology, scientists have characterized a sample of "mystery" fungus collected in North Carolina and found its home in the fungal tree ... read more
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How Different Ant Species Coexist in the Same Territory

Sep. 28, 2017 — In every animal community, several species in the same group share habitats. An international team has chosen ants to create the largest public-access database on the cohabitation of these insects. The goal is to understand their tricks for coexistence and how they respond to invasive species and ... read more
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How Forest Fires Spoil Wine

Sep. 26, 2017 — If wine is cultivated where forest fires occur more often, such as in Australia or Italy, aromas that make the alcoholic drink unpalatable can develop in the finished product. Until now, it wasn't known why this is so and what happens at the molecular level. A team is now describing why the smoke aromas are stored in grapes and is thus showing the way for growers to eliminate this degradation in ... read more
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Database of Earthquakes Triggered by Human Activity Is Growing, With Some Surprises

Sep. 28, 2017 — The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake), the world's most complete database of earthquake sequences proposed to have been triggered by human activity, now includes approximately 730 entries, according to a ... read more
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Erosion from Ancient Tsunami in Northern California

Sep. 29, 2017 — Geologists use ground-penetrating radar to determine the breadth and depth of erosion from an ancient tsunami in Northern ... read more
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Massive Projected Increase in Use of Antimicrobials in Animals by 2030

Sep. 28, 2017 — The amount of antimicrobials given to animals destined for human consumption is expected to rise by a staggering 52 percent and reach 200,000 tons by 2030 unless policies are implemented to limit their use, according to ... read more
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Global Methane Emissions from Agriculture Larger Than Reported, According to New Estimates

Sep. 29, 2017 — Global methane emissions from agriculture are larger than estimated due to the previous use of out-of-date data on carbon emissions generated by livestock, according to a new ... read more
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Scandinavia's Earliest Farmers Exchanged Terminology With Indo-Europeans

Sep. 29, 2017 — 5,000 years ago, the Yamnaya culture migrated into Europe from the Caspian steppe. In addition to innovations such as the wagon and dairy production, they brought a new language -- Indo-European -- that replaced most local languages the following millennia. But local cultures also influenced the ... read more
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New Clues from Brain Structures of Mantis Shrimp

Sep. 29, 2017 — New research sheds new light on the evolution of some of the earliest brain structures, and stirs up new, intriguing questions about the origins of centers that support learning ... read more
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Saber-Toothed Kittens May Have Been Born With Thicker Bones Than Other Contemporary Cats

Sep. 28, 2017 — Saber-toothed kittens may have been born with thicker bones compared to other contemporary cats, but they have a similar pattern of bone development, according to a ... read more
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Did Rapid Sea-Level Rise Drown Fossil Coral Reefs Around Hawaii?

Sep. 28, 2017 — Investigations to predict changes in sea levels and their impacts on coastal systems are a step closer, as a result of a new ... read more
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Society/Education News
October 2, 2017
Sep. 25, 2017 — Our visual attention is drawn to parts of a scene that have meaning, rather than to those that are salient or 'stick out,' according to new research. The findings overturn the widely held model of ... read more
Sep. 22, 2017 — An estimated 275 fewer children were born in Flint, Michigan, while the city was using lead-contaminated water from the Flint River, according to new ... read more
Sep. 21, 2017 — A new study reveals babies as young as 15 months can learn the value of hard work. Researchers found babies who watched an adult struggle to reach two different goals before succeeding tried harder ... read more
Sep. 18, 2017 — Excess emissions from diesel cars cause about 5,000 premature deaths annually across Europe, a new study shows. Higher exposure to secondary particles and ozone can be traced back to excess NOx ... read more
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Discovery: Bernie Sanders Spider

Sep. 26, 2017 — Students and a scientist have discovered 15 new species of 'smiley-faced' spiders -- and named them after, among others, David Attenborough, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Vermont Senator ... read more
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Achieving U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy Targets Would Save Lives, Be Cost Effective

Sep. 28, 2017 — An analysis shows that achieving the treatment targets of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy by 2020 not only would prevent hundreds of thousands of new infections and deaths but also would demonstrate excellent ... read more
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Understanding Connection Between HIV Transmission, Racial/ethnic/geographical Differences

Sep. 28, 2017 — The health effects of where people live, work, and interact are well documented, as are the value of neighborhood-level structural interventions designed to improve health. But place-based characteristics that contribute to disparities in HIV transmission and disease burden are poorly understood, possibly resulting in less-effective HIV risk ... read more
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Nearly One in Six New HIV Diagnoses in Europe Are Among People Over 50

Sep. 28, 2017 — A new study showed that while the rate of newly reported HIV cases in Europe remained steady in younger people between 2004 and 2015, it increased by 2 percent each year overall in older people. With around 30,000 newly diagnosed HIV infections reported each year over the last decade, the HIV ... read more
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In People With OCD, Actions Are at Odds With Beliefs

Sep. 28, 2017 — The repeated behaviors that characterize obsessive-compulsive disorder are a manifestation of an underlying brain dysfunction that is not yet well understood. Now, scientists report the use of a mathematical model that they say will help them get at the root of what causes OCD. They find that people with OCD develop an internal, accurate sense of how things work but do not use it to guide ... read more
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Self-Esteem in Kids: Lavish Praise Is Not the Answer, Warmth Is

Sep. 28, 2017 — How do children construct views of themselves and their place in the world? Children's social relationships turn out to be critical. For example, children develop higher self-esteem when their parents treat them warmly. But they develop lower self-esteem when their parents lavish them with inflated ... read more
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Iron Supplements Have Long-Term Benefits for Low Birth-Weight Babies

Sep. 27, 2017 — Babies classified as low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) are at risk of iron deficiency, which is linked to impaired neurological development. A long-term randomized study now shows that providing such babies with iron supplements can prevent behavioral problems at school ... read more
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Teens’ Online Friendships Just as Meaningful as Face-to-Face Ones

Sep. 27, 2017 — Many parents worry about how much time teenagers spend texting, sharing selfies and engaging in other online activities with their friends. However, according to a recent research synthesis, many of these digital behaviors serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face ... read more
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Abusive Bosses Experience Short-Lived Benefits

Sep. 28, 2017 — Being a jerk to your employees may actually improve your well-being, but only for a short while, suggests new research on abusive ... read more
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Frontline Supervisors Use Micro-Power Strategies to Cope With Middle-Manager Status

Aug. 22, 2017 — Probation and parole officers and their frontline supervisors widely differ on their views of the power of the frontline supervisor, according to a new ... read more
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People Favor Highly Reviewed Products, Even When They Shouldn't

Aug. 21, 2017 — When we're trying to decide which cell phone case to buy or which hotel room to book, we often rely on the ratings and reviews of others to help us choose. But new research suggests that we tend to use this information in ways that can actually work to our ... read more
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Communicating in a Foreign Language Takes Emotion out of Decision-Making

Aug. 17, 2017 — If you could save the lives of five people by pushing another bystander in front of a train to his death, would you do it? And should it make any difference if that choice is presented in a language you speak, but isn't your native tongue? Psychologists know communicating in a foreign language ... read more
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