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X Advertising Sales is expected to grow for the first time since Musk’s acquisition
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Elon Musk’s X has been paced in the first year of advertising revenue growth since the billionaire acquired the company in 2022, according to research firm Emarketer. This is because advertisers respond to mask power in the Donald Trump administration. According to Emarketer, the former Twitter social network is projected to generate $1.31 billion in US…
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Challenge the “monogamy myth”: Unknown people report on the relationships and sex lives they just spent
Credit: Cottonbro Studio by Pexels According to a comprehensive new meta-analysis, monogamous individuals report similar levels of satisfaction in both relationships and sex life. This study, published in the Journal of Sex Research, denies the general belief that monogamous relationships, defined as the romantic and sexual commitment of monogamy, are inherently superior in fostering fulfilling relationships compared to alternative structures.…
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Megastudy finds easy ways to increase math progress
Credit: Pexel American students have lagged behind mathematics for decades, with a consistently ranked test score of 25% worldwide compared to students in other developed countries, and the situation has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Previous research has shown that behavioral science-based interventions targeting student motivations are effective in increasing mathematical scores, suggesting that taking a similar “behaviorally informed”…
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Saturday Quote: The Universe doesn’t care about your valuable standard model
This slice of digital data maps celestial objects billions of light years away from the Earth (center). Among the objects are nearby bright galaxies (yellow), bright red galaxies (orange), exhaust line galaxies (blue), and quasars (green). The large-scale structure of the universe shows the most dense research area and is shown in the inset image representing less than 0.1% of…
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There are nearly a million young people in the UK who are not involved in work or education. This shows evidence that it can change
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio of Pexels Keir Starmer says the current benefits system is unsustainable and unfair and needs to be changed to avoid wasted generations of young people who are not educated, employed or trained (NEET). The government is concerned about the rise in NEETs, aged 16 to 24, and by December 2024 it was estimated at 987,000 in the…
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Learning: Choose feedback to flatten others, unless you dislike others
Credit: Artem Podrez by Pexels People generally try to make others feel good about themselves, but not when they don’t like it. It is a discovery of a new study by psychologists at the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) at the University of Pennsylvania, examining the extent to which people promote “positive self-views” for strangers. Previous research has shown that…
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Police recruiting efforts can raise interest for humanization officers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many U.S. police departments are facing serious recruitment and staffing crisis that has spurred a rethinking of recruitment methods. In the new study, researchers analyzed how police are portrayed in recruitment materials based on the field of intergroup communication to determine whether humanization efforts would make a difference. This study found that presenting officers in human…
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High school sports have lost athletes to private clubs, but schools can maintain them by focusing on character development
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Until recently, high school students who wanted to play soccer, basketball or another sport had little choice but to try out a school team. And it was the high school gymnasiums and fields that recruiters flocked to find talent for college and strengths. This has changed over the past few decades, with the emergence of private…
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Philadelphia Spanish speakers break traditional rules of formal and informal speech with signs around town
The Spanish signs of Philadelphia contradict the grammatical lessons that most of us have been taught. Credit: Daniel Guarin Buitrago, CC BY-ND I have found fascinating about how Philadelphia Spanish speakers deal with each other and communicate through public indications. This finding is part of my research on Philadelphia language patterns, challenging what many students have learned in Spanish classes.…
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Social media pressure can make friendships a full-time job
Credits: Photo: Kaboompics.com on Pexels Friendship is an important part of our lives. Staying in touch with friends online is extremely important, especially for teenagers. However, promoting friendship online can take time and require almost constant availability. This can cause digital stress that can occur when expectations on social media are not met. This can lead to conflicts between friends.…
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