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With most donated clothes exported or thrown away, experts are calling for a shakeup of how we deal with the growing fashion waste issue. A first of its kind study, published in Nature Cities, analyzed […]

Over the past decades, psychologists and policymakers have been trying to devise interventions that could dissuade individuals from engaging in dishonest social behaviors, such as tax evasion or fraud. One promising strategy they identified entails […]

A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour suggests that a tool similar to a stock market could help scientists identify research findings that are likely to hold up to scrutiny.This post was originally published […]

Maybe the naysayers and detractors of online gaming and its ill effects on youth need to stand down. That’s according to a report in the journal Human Resource Development International from Melika Shirmohammadi, assistant professor […]

There’s only one thing worse than an abusive boss—and that’s a boss who thinks they can make up for their bad behavior by turning on the charm the following day. That’s the key finding from […]

Debate continues to swirl nationally on the fate of a practice born of an 86-year-old federal statute allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities subminimum wages: anything below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) makes important decisions that affect our everyday lives. These decisions are implemented by firms and institutions in the name of efficiency. They can help determine who gets into college, who lands a […]

Many employees know all too well the feeling of frustration that comes with a chatty customer or coworker who just won’t leave you alone at work. But new research from Temple University takes a closer […]

Asset owners who control substantial capital in the financial system through pension funds, endowments, foundations, and individual holdings can play a crucial role in driving investments in climate change mitigation, according to a new Yale […]

Researchers from Stockholm University, Bocconi University, and the Rockwool Foundation have studied poverty’s lasting impact across generations in wealthy countries. By examining the United States, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany, the team found […]