When confronted with comparisons to high status friends and colleagues, consumers prefer to make a "status pivot" into another area where they can shine brighter than their successful peers, according to new research into ...
Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2020
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Google is using its logo Monday to celebrate one of Canada's most renowned marathon runners.
Internet
Jun 5, 2018
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Whether or not diversity is a good thing is still a topic of much debate. Though many businesses tout the benefits of diversity, American political scientist Robert Putnam holds that diversity causes people to hunker down, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2018
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Why do football fans feel so passionate about their team even if it is languishing at the bottom of the league and why is such loyalty so deeply entrenched? New research by the University of Oxford could provide the answer.
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2016
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British astronaut Tim Peake ran a marathon in space in record time on Sunday, strapped into a treadmill on the International Space Station as thousands ran the London Marathon below.
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2016
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Britain's first official spaceman, Timothy Peake, says he's ready to run the London Marathon in 1½ weeks—from 250 miles up. But he's not expecting to set a P-R, or personal record.
Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2016
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A British astronaut will attempt to run a digital version of the London Marathon in space, as part of his 173-day mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Dec 4, 2015
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The city of Boston endured one of the worst terrorist attacks on U.S. soil in April of 2013, when two pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. While emergency workers responded to the chaos ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2015
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As city officials work to soften the New York Police Department's image and change how officers engage with citizens through reforms and training, part of the effort is happening online.
Internet
Dec 31, 2014
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After experiencing a tragic and truncated end to the 2013 Boston Marathon, race organizers were faced not only with grief but with hundreds of administrative decisions, including plans for the 2014 race – an event beloved ...
Mathematics
Apr 15, 2014
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