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When parents are starting their babies in daycare, a common concern is whether it is good for them to be away from their primary carers for long periods of time.
Scientists are learning that diversity has many perks – whether in multispecies groups of animals or human society.
Social psychology researchers found that people commonly exaggerate the presence of certain groups – including ethnic and sexual minorities – because they perceive them as ideologically threatening.
Why do groups of knowledgable people sometimes all make the same flawed decisions?
From step counters and active video games to apps for exercisers and tech-enabled gear, there are a lot of ways to combine your workouts with your digital life.
New research suggests individual bees are born with one of two learning styles – either curious or focused. Their genetic tendency has implications for how the hive works together.
Understanding isolation’s effects on regular people, rather than those certified to have ‘the right stuff,’ will help prepare us for the future, whether another pandemic or interplanetary space travel.
Scholars say a ‘critical mass’ of representation is necessary to overcome ‘token’ status. That’s exactly what we saw at the Democratic debate in Atlanta.
Some people are better team players than others, but people with goal-oriented and manipulative personality traits can undermine collaborative efforts and affect the team outcome.
A study claiming “only half your friends like you” made headlines last week. But the data support a humbler, and perhaps happier, story.
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