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Mental health and emotional well-being hit an all-time low during the COVID-19 pandemic, but psychological problems continue to afflict many people in the U.S. Work stress may be a primary contributor—it being strongly associated with […]

With remote and hybrid work now an established norm, many restaurants located adjacent to office buildings are facing a permanent decline in foot traffic. But how will this behavioral shift ripple through businesses along commute […]

Farmers are receiving less of what consumers spend on food, as modern food systems increasingly direct costs toward value-added components like processing, transport, and marketing. A new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact […]

In 2018, L.L. Bean announced in a letter to customers that it had ended the century-old “lifetime” return policy, which allowed customers to return items they purchased anytime for a full refund. The new policy […]

A new study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, unveils a novel approach to measuring public attention using reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). The research bridges the gap between unconventional indicators and macroeconomic […]

More American cities—even those seen as affluent—are home to people living without running water as people are being “squeezed” by unaffordable housing and the cost-of-living crisis, new research finds.This post was originally published on this […]

A trio of statisticians at the University of Minnesota has found an association between union membership and lower mortality rates. In their study published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, Tom VanHeuvelen, Xiaowen Han […]

Researchers found that recipients aren’t nearly as upset about getting a late gift as givers assume they will be.This post was originally published on this site

The ability to cooperate plays a crucial role in many areas of human life—whether in the workplace, in politics, or in personal relationships. A new study shows how memory and the recollection of past behavior […]

What is the shelf life of a freshly baked donut? Two days, tops. But when it comes to an entirely different kind of donut—one that Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom described early in the pandemic when […]