In a world of rapid digital change, the pressure to innovate has increased dramatically. Many firms have turned to crowdsourcing–obtaining information for a task or project from a large number of people, paid or unpaid, typically via the Internet–to identify…
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Pilot program aims to improve reproducibility, utility, and ethics of biomedical research
Researchers conduct ‘large scale behavior change intervention’ with new tools and monetary incentives
Study develops framework to help firms use crowdsourcing more effectively
In a world of rapid digital change, the pressure to innovate has increased dramatically. Many firms have turned to crowdsourcing–obtaining information for a task or project from a large number of people, paid or unpaid, typically via the Internet–to identify…
Pregnant women in Louisiana at increased risk for homicide
New Orleans, LA – Pooja Mehta, M.D., clinical assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was a member of a research team that found 13% of deaths occurring during or up to one…
Pregnant women in Louisiana at increased risk for homicide
New Orleans, LA – Pooja Mehta, M.D., clinical assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was a member of a research team that found 13% of deaths occurring during or up to one…
Is human cooperativity an outcome of competition between cultural groups?
It may not always seem so, but scientists are convinced that humans are unusually cooperative. Unlike other animals, we cooperate not just with kith and kin, but also with genetically unrelated strangers. Consider how often we rely on the good…
Freie University Berlin signs ‘Read and Publish’ agreement with Bentham Science
Bentham Science is pleased to announce a partnership with Freie University Berlin for a ‘Read and Publish’ Agreement. The partnership allows the library patrons to access Bentham Science journals and gives researchers from the university an opportunity to publish their…
New program aims to help socially excluded groups become entrepreneurs
A new Europe-wide project aims to improve the chances of socially excluded groups and communities to establish and develop businesses
New program aims to help socially excluded groups become entrepreneurs
A new Europe-wide project aims to improve the chances of socially excluded groups and communities to establish and develop businesses
New study shows why women have to be likeable, and men don’t
A new study in The Economic Journal finds that likeability is an influencing factor in interactions between women, as well as interactions between men and women, but not in all-male interactions. The researchers conducted experiments where participants rated the likeability…
Major boost to open access publishing as Norway signs new national agreement
A landmark national agreement has today been signed by the Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education & Research (Unit) and the leading open access publisher Frontiers. The terms of the agreement will simplify the publishing process…
How did local government work in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages?
A research project undertaken by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the University of Aberdeen will compare records from the historic cities of Augsburg and Aberdeen
The UC3M and SENER aeroespacial work on a helicon plasma thruster for space platforms
Within the framework of the European research project HIPATIA
New study shows why women have to be likeable, and men don’t
A new study in The Economic Journal finds that likeability is an influencing factor in interactions between women, as well as interactions between men and women, but not in all-male interactions. The researchers conducted experiments where participants rated the likeability…
Major boost to open access publishing as Norway signs new national agreement
A landmark national agreement has today been signed by the Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education & Research (Unit) and the leading open access publisher Frontiers. The terms of the agreement will simplify the publishing process…
How did local government work in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages?
A research project undertaken by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the University of Aberdeen will compare records from the historic cities of Augsburg and Aberdeen
The UC3M and SENER aeroespacial work on a helicon plasma thruster for space platforms
Within the framework of the European research project HIPATIA
Stand Up To Cancer announces gastric cancer interception research team
International team, focused on for early detection of world’s 3rd leading cause of cancer death, supported by the Cless Family Foundation and Sara & Jeff Schottenstein Family Charitable Fund
How employees’ rankings disrupt cooperation and how managers can restore it
Cassandra Chambers observes that the introduction of performance rankings dramatically disrupts cooperation in groups. But simply supplying groups with information about their members’ rates of cooperation could largely offset this negative effect
Springer Nature and OpenAIRE collaborate to further Open Science
Springer Nature and OpenAIRE have signed an agreement to build an Open Science-driven scholarly communication record that brings research and data closer together
Stand Up To Cancer announces gastric cancer interception research team
International team, focused on for early detection of world’s 3rd leading cause of cancer death, supported by the Cless Family Foundation and Sara & Jeff Schottenstein Family Charitable Fund
How employees’ rankings disrupt cooperation and how managers can restore it
Cassandra Chambers observes that the introduction of performance rankings dramatically disrupts cooperation in groups. But simply supplying groups with information about their members’ rates of cooperation could largely offset this negative effect
Springer Nature and OpenAIRE collaborate to further Open Science
Springer Nature and OpenAIRE have signed an agreement to build an Open Science-driven scholarly communication record that brings research and data closer together
UMD-led study named Science’s most impactful paper of 2019
American Association for the Advancement of Science awards Newcomb Cleveland prize to study of transgenic fungus designed to control malaria-carrying mosquito populations in West Africa
Women-only business groups marginalize and fail to empower members
Women-only business networks fail to boost female entrepreneurship and instead serve to marginalise further the very people they seek to help.
BHF announces shortlist for £30m research prize at start of defining decade for CVD
Shortlisted teams have been awarded £50,00 to develop a soft robotic heart, cure for genetic heart disease, heart attack vaccine and next generation health tech
Improving cardiovascular health of the most vulnerable
Heart disease and stroke are major causes of pre-mature mortality and morbidity in North Carolina, and there are significant racial and geographic disparities in cardiovascular care, morbidity and mortality
Improving cardiovascular health of the most vulnerable
Heart disease and stroke are major causes of pre-mature mortality and morbidity in North Carolina, and there are significant racial and geographic disparities in cardiovascular care, morbidity and mortality
Global Team Enables Child With a Fatal Genetic Disease to Recover
A young boy with a rare genetic disease that typically kills within weeks of birth is now 3 years old and in remission thanks to a collaborative effort that included physicians at King Saud University Department of Pediatrics and immunologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
How coworkers impact the value of your skills
In today’s world, most workers are highly specialized, but this specialization can come at a cost – especially for those on the wrong team. New research by Harvard’s Growth Lab uncovers the importance of teams and coworkers when it comes to one’s productivity, earning potential, and stays of employment.
How coworkers impact the value of your skills
Research at Harvard’s Growth Lab finds that skills of coworkers may matter as much as a worker’s own skills in achieving higher income
How to conquer top 25 financial biases
New book co-authored by Center for BrainHealth® deputy director shares scientifically demonstrated financial biases
How coworkers impact the value of your skills
Research at Harvard’s Growth Lab finds that skills of coworkers may matter as much as a worker’s own skills in achieving higher income
How to conquer top 25 financial biases
New book co-authored by Center for BrainHealth® deputy director shares scientifically demonstrated financial biases
Egg trading between hermaphroditic fish: Why would you give when you can just take?
The sex life of hermaphroditic animals is determined by one fundamental question: Who assumes the female role and produces the costly eggs? Hamlets avoid this dilemma by engaging in reciprocal egg trading. Scientists have now used microeconomic models to analyze…
Egg trading between hermaphroditic fish: Why would you give when you can just take?
The sex life of hermaphroditic animals is determined by one fundamental question: Who assumes the female role and produces the costly eggs? Hamlets avoid this dilemma by engaging in reciprocal egg trading. Scientists have now used microeconomic models to analyze…
Recycled plastics transformed into 3D printing material
A new research project at the Department of Engineering, Aarhus University aims to recycle plastic waste into a standardized filament product for the 3D printing industry
Recycled plastics transformed into 3D printing material
A new research project at the Department of Engineering, Aarhus University aims to recycle plastic waste into a standardized filament product for the 3D printing industry
Recycled plastics transformed into 3D printing material
A new research project at the Department of Engineering, Aarhus University aims to recycle plastic waste into a standardized filament product for the 3D printing industry
Always counterclockwise
Puzzle of early Neolithic house orientations finally solved
Science webinar series gives voice to sidelined societal matters, through a model platform
In a webinar series that continues to shine light on science topics that typically go undiscussed in academia, Science ‘s most recent focus was incarceration. In a 4 December 2019 webinar, “The science incarceration: A realist look at the cost…
Science webinar series gives voice to sidelined societal matters, through a model platform
In a webinar series that continues to shine light on science topics that typically go undiscussed in academia, Science ‘s most recent focus was incarceration. In a 4 December 2019 webinar, “The science incarceration: A realist look at the cost…
New mathematical model shows how diversity speeds consensus
NYU Tandon researchers develop algorithm that predicts complex interactions between leaders and followers in the animal and human worlds
Two projects receive NIH grant for breast cancer research
UC Riverside research is supported by a four-year grant worth more than $1.2 million
New mathematical model shows how diversity speeds consensus
NYU Tandon researchers develop algorithm that predicts complex interactions between leaders and followers in the animal and human worlds
Two projects receive NIH grant for breast cancer research
UC Riverside research is supported by a four-year grant worth more than $1.2 million
NYC Health + Hospitals and SUNY Optometry announce partnership
Enhancing vision services across New York City
Collaborative conservation approach for endangered reef fish yields dramatic results
Nassau Grouper populations increased threefold in response to dynamic fishing management actions in the Cayman Islands
Collaborative conservation approach for endangered reef fish yields dramatic results
Nassau Grouper populations increased threefold in response to dynamic fishing management actions in the Cayman Islands
Novela Neurotech showcases smart neural interface at Creative Destruction Lab
TORONTO, ON – Novela Neurotech , a MedTech company developing AI-powered wireless, “smart” neural interface systems, joins Canada’s Creative Destruction Lab to further fine-tune its health technologies to the needs of patients with difficult neurological disorders. “Our core mission is…