The trend of paying housekeepers unable to do their work and ordering takeout when it isn’t essential can be seen broadly as a form of charitable giving, according to philanthropy researchers.
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The gender gap in computing performance has dramatically narrowed, but a confidence gap remains.
New research shows homes in white areas have appreciated $200,000 more since 1980 than similar homes in nonwhite areas – a result of both old racist housing policies and modern real estate practices.
A study of a retirement program in China found that people who retired early suffered significant cognitive decline that put them at risk of early onset of dementia.
A survey of over a thousand scientists reveals that their goal when communicating about their work is to help the rest of us make evidence-based decisions that draw on scientific findings.
Teachers in training can be taught to teach their students to tackle problems like mathematicians and scientists. But will they stick with that approach once they get their own class?
Hurricane Harvey destroyed the fishing infrastructure of Aransas Bay and reduced fishing by 80% over the following year. This removed humans from the trophic cascade and whole food webs changed.
Kids become more vulnerable to maltreatment when their parents can’t secure child care or housing or get jobs.
The plague of unsolicited automated phone calls isn’t abating. By studying robocalls, scholars at the Robocall Observatory are developing ways to help shut them down.
A survey examines how the college experience changes – or doesn’t change – students’ political views.
A researcher examines how consumers use a federal list of the most and least affordable colleges in the US.
The coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of ensuring safe workspaces, and a new study suggests unionization leads workers to speak up about poor conditions.
Students can better see their commonality with others when they attend colleges that enroll students from diverse backgrounds, research shows.
A historian explains the impact of culture and American Hollywood heroes such as John Wayne who have helped fashion the ideal of a masculine Christianity.
New research shows so-called ‘restrained eaters’ prefer larger portions of lighter foods.
Aerosols of some FDA-approved food coloring could deactivate airborne viruses.
Stress and physical conditions make essential work unsafe, especially for Black and Latino employees.
Bricks turn out to be useful for storing electricity thanks to their porousness and red pigment.
Step aside, Pablo Escobar. New research shows it was poor farmers who helped turn Colombia into the world’s largest drug producer when they started growing and exporting pot in the 1970s.
The stress of having children do distance learning at home during the pandemic is linked to an increase in alcohol consumption among parents, a new survey finds.
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