Ending the daily work commute may not cut energy usage as much as one might hope
Credit: University of Sussex A mass move to working-from-home accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic might not be as beneficial to ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
Getting kids moving, and learning
Tennis program for teachers, coachesCredit: Flinders University Children are set to move more, improve their skills, and come up with ...
Prestigious £250k grant to research the social impact of COVID-19 on young people
Huddersfield researchers Professor Barry Percy-Smith & Dr Leanne Monchuk will be working with Ecorys - final report due September 2021Credit: ...
Study indicates artificial intelligence could help stem tide of school violence
Natural language processing already used to predict mental health risksCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - By leveraging the basics of artificial ...
Does cannabis use amplify the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure and vice versa?
Study focuses on impact of simultaneous usage on developing brain, nerves and blood vesselsCredit: University of Houston An unforeseen consequence ...
Two-person-together MRI scans on couples investigates how touching is perceived in the brain
An MRI in each other's arms shows how physical contact alters the brains of couplesCredit: Ville Renvall/ Aalto University Researchers ...
Survey: Most Americans want government commitment to reduce inequality
New national survey shows a majority of Americans want the federal government to reduce inequality amid the Covid-19 economic crisis. ...
Virtual and augmented reality: warnings about the ethical dangers
Limits between reality and virtual experiencesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Research on virtual reality started in the eighties, but it is ...
Eye pupil an indicator of effective decision making, study finds
Credit: US Army image ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 27, 2020) - A team of Army and academic researchers are ...
Grant funds research on community-level intervention to address opioid overdoses
Credit: Clayton Metz for Virginia Tech Keep people alive. Refer them to those who save lives. Finally, connect them to ...
COVID-19 could spell the end of an egalitarian National Health Service
A return to the principles of equality and universality of care that informed the NHS 70 years ago could be ...
Stress in parents of children with autism: Pets may help
MU researcher examines impact of pet dogs, cats on families with autismCredit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
Examining heart extractions in ancient Mesoamerica
New findings on procedures and meanings of human heart sacrifices in MesoamericaCredit: CINVESTAV Unidad Mérida Sacrificial rituals featuring human heart ...
Women’s faces in Time Magazine throughout history
Study co-authored by Chapman University computational psychologist shows how varying images of female faces reflect changing societal attitudes towards womenCredit: ...
Aussie veterans find new verve for life through art therapy
Credit: Karin Foxwell/The Road Home Art Therapy Aussie veterans could be afforded a new lease on life as ground-breaking research ...
Easing the burden of coronavirus with virtual reality
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 21, 2020--A new article discusses the psychological stresses imposed by ...
Stanford study reveals a holistic way to measure the economic fallout from earthquakes
Stanford researchers have developed a way to quantify the economic toll that a major earthquake is likely to exact, and ...
How Tweets may influence substance abuse in youth
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (April 21,2020) - Substance use by youth remains a significant public health concern. While social media ...
Social grooming factors influencing social media civility on COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 20, 2020--A new study analyzing tweets about COVID-19 found that ...
Virtual reality makes empathy easier
VR technology increases identification with others by activating key brain networksCredit: de Borst et al., eNeuro 2020 Virtual reality activates ...