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The economics of attention dominate modern-day active trading

In 2021, the stock market valuation of GameStop skyrocketed thanks to a social media frenzy. It heralded the rise of the so-called “meme” stock, but also a rise in a particular kind of trading, one […]

The politics of milk: How a simple drink got caught up in power, culture and identity

Milk is one of the most familiar things in the world—comforting, wholesome, ordinary. But beneath this common perception lies something far more complicated.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Research shows that land can’t buy security for young Kenyans

An anthropologist from The University of Manchester has uncovered the hidden struggles of young men on the edges of Nairobi, who inherit land but lack the means to turn it into the financial security they […]

How grassroots logistics networks fed New Yorkers during COVID-19 crisis

Grassroots logistics networks provided food and essential goods to New Yorkers who fell through the cracks of conventional supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering important lessons for engineers designing the next generation of distribution […]

Historian traces transformation of US nursing homes into big business

In postwar America, as suburbs spread and federal social welfare programs expanded, one underexamined building type quietly became a fixture of the American health care landscape: the nursing home.This article is brought to you by […]

Charts can be social artifacts that communicate more than just data

The degree to which someone trusts the information depicted in a chart can depend on their assumptions about who made the data visualization, according to a pair of studies by MIT researchers.This article is brought […]

Who goes to the ballet? Education and social connections matter more than income, study finds

Why do some people regularly attend the opera, visit art galleries, or go to classical music concerts—while others rarely, if ever, do?This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

How land use policies can contribute to racial segregation in communities

New research published in International Studies of Economics sheds light on an important but often overlooked driver of racial segregation in housing: minimum lot size zoning policies, or local regulations requiring a minimum amount of […]

Scenario-based method enables businesses to rank emissions-reduction strategies by cost and impact

Compile an emissions balance sheet, evaluate climate-protection measures and implement the most efficient of these first: Researchers from three Fraunhofer institutes have developed a method with which companies from all sectors are able, based on […]

Global supply chains benefit most from who you know, says study

In a time of tariffs and political trade disputes, new UBC Okanagan research shows that it’s not what you know but who you know—and how well you treat them.This article is brought to you by […]