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‘The ability to give and receive love’: Researchers look at effects of acceptance, rejection

Even at 90 years old, Ronald P. Rohner still works 365 days a year.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Brain stimulation can boost math learning in people with weaker neural connections

The strength of certain neural connections can predict how well someone can learn math, and mildly electrically stimulating these networks can boost learning, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by […]

Creativity across disciplines: Researcher explores AI’s ability to achieve transformative ‘break-with’ innovation

In a Perspective published in PNAS Nexus, Julio M. Ottino describes different classes of creativity and proposes a benchmark for the highest level of creativity. Combinative creativity is the process of combining existing elements to […]

How people spread gossip without getting caught

Cognitive neuroscientists at Brown University investigated one of humanity’s favorite pastimes and discovered how people can spread gossip without the subject of that gossip finding out—at least not right away.This article is brought to you […]

New research highlights pros and cons for firms taking political stands

A new study from King’s Business School and the University of Edinburgh has found that aligning corporate identity with political ideology can help businesses resonate with certain stakeholders—but may also restrict strategic flexibility and create […]

Study unpacks how 2025 tariffs shocked global supply chain

In the wake of the largest series of U.S. tariff hikes since 1930, a new study from Michigan State University explores how this economic shock is reshaping global supply chains and offers a framework to […]

One in four Americans reject evolution, a century after the Scopes monkey

The 1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, was one of the earliest and most iconic conflicts in America’s ongoing culture war.This article […]

Racism and sexism are ‘alarmingly normalized’ in NHS—report makes suggestions for moving forward

Racism and sexism are “alarmingly normalized” within the structures and person-to-person interactions across the NHS, and the NHS has delayed acknowledging and learning from the evidence, says a report from the BMJ Commission on the […]

Class and masculinity are connected—when industry changes, so does what it means to ‘be a man’

Tyneside is an area in north-east England which was once a major center of Britain’s Industrial Revolution. Its coal mining, shipbuilding and heavy engineering industries were seen as the backbone of the region, upheld by […]

Who’s the most American? Psychological studies show many people are biased and think it’s a white English speaker

In the U.S. and elsewhere, nationality tends to be defined by a set of legal parameters. This may involve birthplace, parental citizenship or procedures for naturalization.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.