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Female candidates punished for negative language on the campaign trail, new study finds

As female leaders continue to face heightened scrutiny in politics and public life, new research from Monash University reveals female candidates face distinct constraints in how they communicate with voters. The study is published in […]

Proportional voting method could enhance electoral representation and group decision-making

Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with international experts, have published a scientific study on how to ensure that the selection of committees and expert groups is mathematically fair and proportional, […]

Firehorse superstition helps uncover why women’s education may not drive Japan’s fertility decline

The rapidly declining marriage and fertility rates across developed East Asian societies strain pension and health care systems, threaten economic growth, and reshape entire societies. To tackle this issue, governments in Japan and across East […]

Beating and bleeding dummy hearts to train surgeons for emergency trauma injuries

Graphic warning: This story contains images of realistic-looking fake open-heart surgery.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Predators and prey: What studying animals teaches us about toxic work environments

Interpersonal tensions between colleagues can be costly for businesses. Even the specter of a threat can sap concentration, undermine collaboration, and divert huge amounts of mental energy away from work and toward self-defense.This article is […]

Music fans separate artists’ controversies from their art, study finds

Music streaming platforms such as Spotify hold tremendous power over whether fans listen to a musical artist, while social media boycotts have less impact, according to a new Cornell study. Jura Liaukonyte, professor at the […]

Scrapped inheritance tax linked to stronger growth in private firms with heirs, shows study in Sweden

After Sweden removed inheritance and gift taxes in 2005, private firms with potential family successors grew faster, invested more, and paid higher corporate taxes than firms without natural heirs, according to a new white paper […]

Informal educators get a powerful new way to speak their mind and boost their skills

Few elements of our culture are as firmly established in the 21st-century Western zeitgeist as the fact that teachers are underappreciated and poorly paid. That goes double for informal educators—those who work outside the confines […]

Medical scientists apply the strictest ethics—at least in theory

Medical scientists are stricter while natural, social and humanities scientists are more permissive. The attitude to ethically problematic ways of conducting research differs clearly between disciplines, according to a study from Linköping University, Sweden.This article […]

The cost of toxic leadership in the workplace, and how to avoid it

You will probably recognize toxic leaders when you encounter them. They are the ones whose presence shifts the atmosphere, whose emails create unease, or whose behavior limits the thinking of others. They often interrupt, frequently […]