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Evolutionary theory of economic decisions —
Making decisions in the face of uncertainty has never been easy. But the global pandemic has raised the stakes for many previously…
California Takes a Nibble at Offering Food Stamps to Undocumented…
SANTA ANA, Calif. — One week the food pantry had frozen crabmeat; other weeks, deli meat or plant-based “meat.” The week…
Teen Volunteers Get a Foot in the Door for Nursing Home Careers
Jasmine De Moya, 17, has dreamed for years of working in the medical field, and she yearned to spend time with older…
What violin synchronization can teach us about better networking in complex…
Human networking involves every field and includes small groups of people to large, coordinated systems working together toward a…
Engaging undergrads remotely with an escape room game —
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, many universities canceled classes or held them online this spring -- a change likely to…
When will scientists learn to use fewer acronyms? —
Have you heard of DNA? It stands for Do Not Abbreviate apparently. Jokes aside, it's the most widely used acronym in scientific…
Studying water polo for kicks —
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba used high-speed cameras and pressure sensors to quantify the force created by water polo…
Atheists are more likely to sleep better than Catholics and Baptists, study…
A new study of sleep, religious affiliation, and perceptions of heaven found that atheists and agnostics are significantly more…
Why We May Never Know Whether the $56,000-a-Year Alzheimer’s Drug Actually…
The Food and Drug Administration’s approval in June of a drug purporting to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease…
Biden Is Caught in the Middle of Polarizing Abortion Politics
It took five months for the Biden administration to make a substantive policy change to advance abortion rights. And…