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Stricter oversight needed as financial misconduct drives risk-taking in banking, says study

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How humans across cultures and historical periods conceptualize relationships

Throughout the course of their lives, humans are known to establish and navigate an intricate web of social relationships, ranging from friendships to family bonds, romances, acquaintances, professional relationships and, ...

Social Sciences

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Stricter oversight needed as financial misconduct drives risk-taking in banking, says study

Banks facing regulatory sanctions for financial misconduct tend to adopt riskier business practices, according to new research.

Economics & Business

10 hours ago

Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed

Lately, there have been many headlines about scientific fraud and journal article retractions. If this trend continues, it represents a serious threat to public trust in science.

Other

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Saturday Citations: When the universe was young and cute. Plus: Southern Ocean cooling trend explained

One of the strangest facts in computer science is that it's really hard to generate true random numbers. For a computer, anyway. I can do it just fine: 173, 401, 530. That's right off the top of my head, true randomness. ...

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Mar 29, 2025

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Even atheists in secular countries show intuitive preferences for religious belief

New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that atheists in some of the world's most secular countries show an intuitive preference for religious belief over atheism.

Social Sciences

Mar 28, 2025

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The US has the power to switch off the UK's nuclear subs, posing a security issue

Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently boarded one of the UK's four nuclear-armed submarines for a photo call as part of his attempts to demonstrate the UK's defense capabilities as tensions with Russia continue.

Political science

Mar 28, 2025

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Lyft drivers study reveals racial profiling by law enforcement

A team of management researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found that minority Lyft drivers in Florida are more likely to be stopped and ticketed for speeding and to be more highly fined than white ...

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Mar 28, 2025

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Ottoman Empire's religious 'tolerance' was another form of control, findings suggest

Population surveillance. The carrying of identification while traveling. Add to that the public presence of diverse religions and it sounds like 2025, but this was life in the Ottoman Empire 200 years ago. Yet this seeming ...

Archaeology

Mar 28, 2025

Melsonby hoard: Iron-Age Yorkshire discovery reveals ancient Britons' connections with Europe

The Melsonby hoard is a remarkable collection of more than 800 Iron-Age metal artifacts, which was found in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, in December 2021.

Archaeology

Mar 28, 2025

Personal trainers work unpaid 'like medieval serfs,' research says

Personal trainers are suffering headaches and sleeping problems from the corrosive effect of working long hours to make a living, new research shows.

Social Sciences

Mar 28, 2025

Tweeted metaphors shape views about immigration, study finds

People with strong political views about immigration can wield significant influence by crafting tweets laden with metaphors, shaping how others grasp this hotly contested issue.

Social Sciences

Mar 28, 2025

10 million peer reviews expected in 2025: Experts advocate for AI integration

It is expected that in 2025, approximately three million articles will be indexed in Scopus and the Web of Science. If each undergoes peer review by two experts, and an additional 2 million articles undergo peer review, but ...

Education

Mar 28, 2025

Fitting the 'missing puzzle pieces'—research sheds light on the deep history of social change in West Papua

Owing to its violent political history, West Papua's vibrant human past has long been ignored.

Archaeology

Mar 28, 2025

Researchers probe over-representation of Black families in Ontario's child welfare system

Researchers at the University of Toronto's Youth Wellness Lab say they've identified key policies and practices that are contributing to the over-representation of Black children and families in Ontario's child welfare system.

Social Sciences

Mar 28, 2025

Even the common people drank wine in Troy

For the first time ever, a team of researchers has found chemical evidence that wine was actually drunk in Troy, verifying a conjecture of Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the legendary fortress city in the 19th century. ...

Archaeology

Mar 27, 2025

Happy job, happy life? Works both ways, new research shows

A major new international study exploring the long-term relationship between job and life satisfaction shows that personal happiness is the major driver for a satisfying work life, not the other way around.

Social Sciences

Mar 27, 2025

Smartphone bans alone fail to equip children for healthy use of technology, say experts

Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for healthy use of technology, argues a group of international experts in The BMJ.

Social Sciences

Mar 27, 2025

Barriers to affordable housing found—research recommends establishing regional authority

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Planning Association has found significant challenges to including affordable housing in transit-oriented developments (TODs) in Southern California, despite state policies ...

Economics & Business

Mar 27, 2025

Research weighs question of how the US should engage with other countries when it comes to tariffs and trade

Since January, the Trump administration has imposed a host of new tariffs and restrictive trade measures, including tariffs on steel and aluminum and increased levies on imports from China. The administration also issued ...

Economics & Business

Mar 27, 2025