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States could be held accountable for private security actions

Governments which employ private military companies, such as Wagner and Africa Corps, can be held liable for any human rights violations committed by these firms, research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted.This article is […]

Report shows action to improve gender equity linked to career gains and better business performance

A new report out today shows that companies taking action for gender equality see lower staff turnover, more women in leadership and better shareholder value.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ones, a key […]

The Nobel economics prize is set to be announced Monday

The final Nobel of this year’s prize season is being announced Monday morning when organizers reveal the winner or winners of the Nobel memorial prize in economics.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

AI weapons are dangerous in war. But saying they can’t be held accountable misses the point

In a speech to the United Nations Security Council last month, Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, took aim at artificial intelligence (AI).This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Cap on international students projected to cost Dutch economy up to €5 billion

A cap on the number of international students at the five comprehensive Randstad universities will have a significantly negative impact on the Dutch economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to decline by approximately […]

Attachment to our home town runs deep—so what happens when it faces dramatic change?

When the news broke in the autumn of 2023 that the blast furnaces at the steelworks in Port Talbot, south Wales, were closing, the headlines were laced with emotion: “devastating,” “fear,” “end of an era.” […]

Multitasking makes you more likely to fall for phishing emails, experiments show

Picture this: You’re on a Zoom call, Slack is buzzing, three spreadsheets are open and your inbox pings. In that moment of divided attention, you miss the tiny red flag in an email. That’s how […]

Saturday Citations: AI chatbots are insincere; childhood memory recall; a tiny chunk of dark matter

This week, researchers discovered so-called “switchbacks” in Earth’s magnetic field similar to observations of switchbacks in the sun’s magnetic field. Scientists provided more evidence that ancient Rapa Nui engineers “walked” Easter Island’s iconic statues along […]

Increasing pressures for conformity de-skilling and demotivating teachers, study warns

The increasing pressure for teachers to obey school curriculum policies is “profoundly demotivating” and is leading directly to people leaving the profession, a new study warns.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.