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‘Will you buy fewer plastic bottles?’ A simple question can change our behavior

The bottled water market has seen explosive growth—up 73% over the last decade—making it one of the fastest-growing industries globally. However, this growth comes at a significant environmental cost. Plastic waste, greenhouse gas emissions from […]

Parents lie to children all the time—but they should think twice about it

Parents frequently lie to their children. “No, you can’t have any chocolate—it’s all gone,” when there’s a jumbo bar of Dairy Milk in the cupboard. “No, you can’t have my phone to watch YouTube—the battery’s […]

I’ve studied organizational failure for decades—the Church of England needs more than a new leader

In a book I wrote with a colleague on organizational failures (The Apology Impulse) the inability of many of them to confront their failures, except to say a meaningless “we’re sorry,” is legend.This article is […]

Only certain paranormal beliefs may be linked with more stress and distress, research reveals

In a new study, feelings of distress and reduced ability to cope with stress were associated with traditional paranormal beliefs, but not with new age philosophy. Kenneth Drinkwater Ph.D. of Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K., and […]

Survey finds police investigations into rape and sexual assault are improving, but there is still much work to do

Survivors’ experiences of police investigations into rape and sexual assault in England and Wales are improving, according to a report released today.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

US states are finally starting to put in place protections for the kids of family vloggers

Ruby Franke was once one of the most popular YouTube family vloggers, posting videos featuring her husband and six children on her channel, 8 Passengers, that racked up over 1 billion views.This article is brought […]

Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters

The United States has almost 2 million people behind bars in prisons, jails and detention centers—the largest such population in any country. Although incarcerated people are locked away from the outside world, they are even […]

BeReal: The attention war on social media

During a vocational training class one morning, the teacher was discussing the possible solutions to a problem with her students when a notification signal suddenly rang out from a mobile phone. A student took his […]

Dehumanizing child-free women in film and TV gives misogyny a stage

“When are you giving us grandkids?” and “You’ll change your mind,” are familiar lines heard by child-free women around the table at family dinner.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Study links abortion access to women’s economic outcomes

Access to safe, legal abortion can be a lifelong economic stratifier, according to a new analysis of a national database of adolescent health information.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.