Soil liquefaction—the process where saturated soil loses its structure and transforms to a fluid-like state—can have devastating outcomes, as evidenced by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Large-scale liquefaction during this disaster damaged thousands […]
Researchers have proposed transforming the narrative around ultra-processed foods by mirroring the strategies that have successfully reshaped public perceptions of tobacco. The work is published in the journal Obesity.This article is brought to you by […]
Myanmar’s history of prolonged conflict has led to the forced displacement and resettlement of generations of refugees to the U.S., including upstate New York. Since relocating, these refugees’ relationship to fishing has likewise shifted, from […]
During fieldwork in cities in China, I came across a new marital practice, locally described as liang-tou-dun, literally “two places to stay.”This article is brought to you by this site.
Teachers’ perceptions and judgments of student skills are key to measuring children’s academic progress. But educators’ own biases can distort these perceptions and judgments.This article is brought to you by this site.
Every year, around 90,000 young people make the transition from school to work. A large number of them start to participate in sports less during this transition. This is worrying, because those who participate less […]
A leading large language model displays behaviors that resemble a hallmark of human psychology: cognitive dissonance.This article is brought to you by this site.
In 2022, after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban regained power, Afghans reported an average life satisfaction of 1.28 on a scale from 0 to 10—or from the worst possible life to the […]
New research from the University of Bath has identified an unexpected side-effect of the imposition of trade tariffs—they focus cash-strapped managers’ minds on efficiency and improve their investment decisions.This article is brought to you by […]
A new study, co-authored by an esteemed University of Cincinnati criminologist, has found that most Americans have an unfavorable opinion of mass incarceration.This article is brought to you by this site.
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