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Leaders can promote gender equity without deepening polarization. Here’s how

Americans largely agree that women have made significant gains in the workplace over the past two decades. But what about men? While many Americans believe women are thriving, over half believe men’s progress has stalled […]

When friendship is treated as essential, what happens to young adults who don’t have any?

What does it mean to have few or no friends in a time when social connection is seen as key to a healthy and fulfilling life? This is the question at the center of our […]

Stars or numerals? How rating formats change consumer behavior

What’s the difference between a product rating of 3.5 displayed with stars versus Arabic numerals? It might very well be the difference between a 4 and a 3 rating in the eyes of the consumer, […]

Tackling social exclusion among young people requires a greater focus on group dynamics in schools, study shows

Efforts to reduce social exclusion in schools, such as being left out of a peer group or an activity, need to place greater emphasis on group dynamics and age-specific strategies, a new study shows.This post […]

Female entrepreneurs have an advantage when it comes to funding social enterprises, research finds

Northeastern University assistant management and organizational development professor Zhenyu Liao’s research has shown that female entrepreneurs face disadvantages when it comes to getting venture funding.This post was originally published on this site

Beyond intuition: Using mathematical models to shape behavior

A new study introduces choice engineering—a powerful new way to guide decisions using math instead of guesswork. By applying carefully designed mathematical models, researchers found they could influence people’s choices more effectively than relying on […]

Life, death and mowing: Study reveals Britain’s poetic obsession with the humble lawnmower

Over the last half-century, British poets including Philip Larkin and Andrew Motion have driven a “lawnmower poetry microgenre,” using the machine to explore childhood, masculinity, violence, addiction, mortality and much more, new research shows.This post […]