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Balance boards make for a scary, fun, and surprisingly perfect pandemic workout
Not the author. (Revolution Balance Boards /)The pandemic has forced countless people to reevaluate how they exercise. And since so many have shifted to working from home or been laid off, the normal...
Freedom of choice: Adding value to public goods
An experimental game reveals that having the freedom to choose preferred public goods greatly increases their value by motivating more, and better, provisioning.
Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software skills
A new study finds that the technical interviews currently used in hiring for many software engineering positions test whether a job candidate has performance anxiety rather than whether the candidate...
Trevor Noah to test his video gaming skills in new Quibi series
"The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah will put his video game skills to the test in "Player vs. Player with Trevor Noah," a new Quibi series that will see the...
More than one cognition: A call for change in the field of comparative psychology
Researchers argue that cognitive studies in comparative psychology often wrongly take an anthropocentric approach, resulting in an over-valuation of human-like abilities and the assumption that cognitive skills cluster in animals...
Links between video games and gambling run deeper than previously thought, study reveals
A new study suggests that a number of practices in video games, such as token wagering, real-money gaming, and social casino spending, are significantly linked to problem gambling.
Cam Newton felt disrespected by NFL, first questioned Belichick union
Cam Newton felt "disrespected" when most teams weren't interested in signing him this off-season. He felt "vindicated" when he joined the New England Patriots, but first questioned a union with...
Research into what helps couples to thrive used to teach teenagers about healthy relationships
Research showing the key features of healthy relationships will be used in schools around the country to help teenagers learn how to build healthy relationships of their own.
Black mental health patients hit hard by COVID-19, social injustice: 'We were already at a breaking point'
Dr. Brandi Jackson, a psychiatrist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, said the COVID-19 pandemic has been her most difficult period as a psychiatrist. With an uptick in anxiety...
Gallup poll: Many young Americans unsure how to register, vote by mail
Uncertainty among young Americans about how to register to vote or cast a ballot by mail could have a significant impact on the U.S. presidential election in November, a new...
U.S. executes killer Daniel Lewis Lee after Supreme Court ruling
The federal government carried out its first execution in 17 years on Tuesday, putting killer Daniel Lewis Lee to death at a facility in Indiana after a rare early morning...
Talking about grammar is a crucial tool in literacy teaching, study shows
Discussion between teachers and children about writing is a crucial tool to help pupils learn about grammar, a new study shows.
Study finds clothing-based racist stereotypes persist against Black men
Hardworking or lazy; trustworthy or dangerous: People often make assumptions about someone's character and personality based solely on how they're dressed.
How our brains remain active during familiar, repetitive tasks
New research, based on earlier results in mice, suggests that our brains are never at rest, even when we are not learning anything about the world around us.
States ask teens to staff polling places on Election Day
Recruiting enough workers to staff the more than 200,000 polling places across the country has been a longstanding struggle. In response, states are asking their younger populations to step up.
Tiger Woods grouped with Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka at Memorial
Tiger Woods will golf in a group with world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and No. 6 Brooks Koepka in this week's Memorial Tournament, his first appearance since the PGA Tour...
WNBA star Elena Delle Donne says medical opt-out denied
An independent group of doctors has denied WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne's request to opt out of the 2020 WNBA season.
Views on race relations in state worsen as more whites recognize reality of discrimination, survey shows
White Californians are much more likely than before to say Blacks, Latinos and Asians are discriminated against, and a majority of survey respondents view California race relations as fair or...
Experimental game reveals that the freedom to choose preferred public goods greatly increases their value
From climate and biodiversity to public health and law enforcement, public goods benefit all. They are produced or maintained through widespread participation in public-goods provision that is vulnerable to low...
How to elect the right leader by getting rid of our cognitive biases
Many countries are still holding elections despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Singapore just concluded its general election on Friday. Singapore's neighbour, Indonesia, plans to hold its biggest regional election in...
Coronavirus: How to talk about conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories have thrived during the pandemic - what's the right way to talk to someone who believes them?
Grant Imahara: Mythbusters TV host dies suddenly at 49
He was known for Mythbusters and White Rabbit Project, and made models for the Star Wars prequels.
Large Lot Program shows the power of private land stewardship in addressing urban vacancy
In the past 5 years, Chicago residents have purchased nearly 1,300 vacant lots and replaced weed trees and sagging fences with gardens and children's play areas. In doing so, they...
COVID-19 pandemic could be learning opportunity for middle-grade students
Educators could use the COVID-19 outbreak to help middle-schoolers better understand the world, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Four charged in the fatal shooting of rapper Pop Smoke
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged four people including two minors with murder, accusing them of killing rapper Pop Smoke during a home robbery in February.
California is back on coronavirus lockdown. And we have no one to blame but ourselves
No tattoos. No touch ups. No Pilates. No God. It's Lockdown 2.0, SoCal style.
Mothers' paid work suffers during pandemic, study finds
New research finds early evidence that the pandemic has exacerbated -- not improved -- the gender gap in work hours, which could have enduring consequences for working mothers.
Domestic violence increased in the great recession
Researchers found that physical abuse in adults increased substantially, with Black and Native American people being disproportionately affected.