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Researchers have created an algorithm that can predict on average eight weeks in advance whether students will terminate their studies. Social science researchers at the…
Do you ever find yourself jumping from one line to another at the supermarket, only to find out you would have been better in the…
There are strong correlations between what we eat and how we feel, according to the relatively new field of nutritional psychiatry, and healthy food is…
Two subadult Rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago in proximity. They share a strong friendship bond. Credit: Dr. Lauren JN Brent Researchers from Penn, Inserm, and…
Children differ dramatically from adults in their moral views on animals, new research shows. University of Exeter researchers asked children aged 9-11 about the moral…
These maps illustrate shifts in smuggling operations over time to different African ports. Each solid dot represents an ivory seizure in that country. Blue lines…
Howler monkeys p[laying. Credit: Norberto Asensio Play amongst adult howler monkeys increases during competitive foraging. New research has discovered that adult howler monkeys use play…
A new study led by MIT researchers attempts to measure how the pandemic affected public sentiment through a massive examination of hundreds of millions social…
A leading ecologist from the University of St Andrews calls for coordinated action to investigate the environmental impacts of humanity’s emergence from the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Research reveals links between the irritability, explosive rage, and unstable moods that have grown more common in recent years, and a lack of micronutrients that…
Roxy and Thea from the community of about 45 chimpanzees living in Loango national park in Gabon, being investigated by the Ozouga chimpanzee project led…
Behavioral interventions targeting social anxiety must be adapted to treat loneliness. Despite similar symptoms, loneliness and social anxiety are driven by different brain states, according…
Roxy and Thea from the community of about 45 chimpanzees living in Loango national park in Gabon, being investigated by the Ozouga chimpanzee project led…
Men twice as likely to fall victim, with young people, Black, and Native American women, and LGBTQ individuals also at high risk. During the pandemic…
To Keep or Not To Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions? New research suggests that people may not always want help with sticking to their New…
“Hey, Alexa! Are You Trustworthy?” – Human-Like Social Behaviors Improve Trust in Digital Assistants
“Hey, Alexa! Are You Trustworthy?” – Human-Like Social Behaviors Improve Trust in Digital Assistants
A new MIT study could help designers create voice-user interfaces that are more engaging and more likely to be used by members of a family…
MIT neuroscientists have identified a specific signal that young children and even babies can use to determine whether two people have a strong relationship and…
Think about the best way you know to overcome the blues – and do that. What’s the best way to improve a sad mood? It…
Support for populist parties and politicians, and agreement with populist sentiment, has diminished during the pandemic, according to a “mega-dataset” taking in attitudes of over…