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The asexual pride flag. Queso/iStock via Getty Images

How asexuals navigate romantic relationships

It’s often assumed that people who identify as asexual are also ‘aromantic’ – that they aren’t interested in forming romantic relationships or aren’t capable of doing so.
Photo ops of the world’s central bankers and finance ministers typically involve a woman or two surrounded by men, such as this image from the G-7 in Germany in 2015. AP Photo/Jens Meyer

Men don’t trust female central bankers on inflation or the economy, survey data shows

Men were significantly less likely to express confidence in the Federal Reserve and optimism about the economy when monetary policy information came from a woman versus a man.
Over three-quarters of U.S. adults say they think scientists act in the public interest. Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Most Americans do trust scientists and science-based policy-making – freaking out about the minority who don’t isn’t helpful

It’s tempting to focus on the minority of Americans who hold negative views about scientists. But blaming others for their lack of trust won’t build the relationships that can boost trust.
Women are more likely to vote than men, but white women have different voting tendencies than women of color. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

How gender, race, age and voter ID laws affect whether a voter actually casts a ballot

Every citizen has the right to vote. But various characteristics and legal requirements affect how likely any one person is to actually cast a ballot.
Masyarakat Amerika Serikat memutuskan untuk bebas anak pada usia yang jauh lebih muda dari yang diperkirakan sebelumnya. Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

Lebih dari 1 dari 5 orang Amerika tidak menginginkan anak

Orang-orang yang mengatakan mereka tidak menginginkan anak sering diberi tahu bahwa mereka akan berubah pikiran. Namun, studi baru menemukan sebaliknya.
The process of conducting elections has become a focal point for misinformation. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

Experts grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube on readiness to handle midterm election misinformation

Misinformation has bedeviled social media companies for years, and the problem is especially consequential during elections. Are the companies up to the job as the 2022 midterm elections approach?
Carolyn Bertozzi, professeure à Stanford, discute de ses recherches lors d'une entrevue, peu après avoir appris qu'elle avait reçu le prix Nobel de chimie, le 5 octobre dernier. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Les récipiendaires de prix Nobel sont des personnes créatives qui sortent des sentiers battus

Les prix Nobel sont décernés à certaines des personnes les plus innovantes au monde. Les chercheurs qui étudient la créativité recensent ici leurs points communs ; ils expliquent ce que les gens ordinaires peuvent apprendre d’eux et comment ils peuvent les imiter.
Innovative ideas spring from many sources, research finds. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images

Nobel prizes most often go to researchers who defy specialization – winners are creative thinkers who synthesize innovations from varied fields and even hobbies

Some of the most innovative people in the world earn Nobel Prizes. Scholars of creativity identify what they have in common and what regular people can learn and emulate from their examples.
_ Allium schoenoprasum _, lebih dikenal dengan kucai. Andreas Rockstein/Flickr

Mengapa tumbuhan tumbuh lurus ke atas?

Tumbuhan membutuhkan cahaya untuk makan, sehingga mereka tumbuh dengan cara yang membantu mereka mengumpulkan sebanyak mungkin cahaya. Terkadang lurus ke atas, tetapi tidak selalu begitu.

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