Familiarity breeds contempt for moral failings, research suggests
People judge members of their own circles more harshly than they judge individuals from other groups for the same transgressions, according to new Cornell University research.
People judge members of their own circles more harshly than they judge individuals from other groups for the same transgressions, according to new Cornell University research.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2023
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Infidelity and deception have always been part of dating and relationships. Traditionally managed privately between the parties or through legal processes, these issues have recently been co-opted by online vigilante communities ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2023
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Students who think positively about their own abilities and their subject are more likely to achieve the goals they have set for themselves. Conversely, a lack of confidence in one's own abilities can lead to goals being ...
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2023
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Estonia's next satellite will fly aboard Europe's Vega VV23 launcher later this week. While largely designed and built by undergraduate students, the shoebox-sized ESTCube-2 has ambitious goals in mind, including surveys ...
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2023
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In South Africa "umlungu" is a word that's commonly used to refer to white people. It comes from isiXhosa, the language of the country's Xhosa people. It's always been a mystery how the word originated or what it actually ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2023
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It is really important for students to see the human side of their teachers. They need to see them as real and caring people.
Education
Jul 25, 2023
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A pyromaniac is someone unhealthily obsessed with the destructive power of fire. Melinda Adams instead is pulled toward the term pyromantic—a lover of "good fire" for the benefits it can bring to people, communities and ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 5, 2023
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Children do better at math when music is a key part of their lessons, an analysis of almost 50 years of research on the topic has revealed.
Mathematics
Jun 29, 2023
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When ChatGPT burst onto the scene in November last year, there was intense speculation about the implications of this technology for university teaching and learning.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2023
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Even before the pandemic, university students were at high risk of developing mental health problems. Transitioning to adulthood is already a period of heightened vulnerability, and for students, this can be combined with ...
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2023
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