"Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital," Aaron Levenstein, a business professor at Baruch College, once said.
Feb 22, 2018
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A landmark 1995 study found that children from higher-income families hear about 30 million more words during their first three years of life than children from lower-income families. This "30-million-word gap" correlates ...
Feb 14, 2018
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Exposure to air pollution, even imagining exposure to air pollution, may lead to unethical behavior, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. A combination ...
Feb 7, 2018
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Prenatal stress might not be so bad for babies after all, depending on how they are raised.
Feb 7, 2018
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Social isolation has been shown to pose a greater health threat than smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise – but that message is failing to get through to the community.
Feb 5, 2018
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New research from City, University of London, University of Oxford and Yale University has shown that we see our own lives, and also those we care about, through 'rose-tinted glasses'.
Feb 2, 2018
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For the first time, scientists have identified the brain pathway that links a positive attitude toward math to achievement in the subject.
Jan 24, 2018
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In recent years, major beer companies have tried to capitalize on the salience of students' university affiliations, unveiling marketing campaigns and products—such as "fan cans," store displays, and billboard ads—that ...
Jan 18, 2018
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We might think we have control of the mix of decisions we make during the day. But it turns out that our brain gives us subconscious nudges, preferring some choices over others.
Jan 5, 2018
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Virtual assistants have become increasingly sophisticated—and more humanlike—since the days when Clippy asked if you needed help with your document. These assistants are intended to make programs and apps easier to use, ...
Jan 4, 2018
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