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Students become more conscientious, open and competitive when they spend time with peers or friends who also exhibit these traits, according to a study conducted at the University of Zurich. It is the first study […]

This month, a woman bravely testified in court she was subjected to a “degrading and humiliating experience akin to sexual assault” at the hands of New South Wales Police. The young woman was forced to […]

Imagine you are planning the funeral music for a loved one who has died. You can’t remember their favorite song, so you try to login to their Spotify account. Then you realize the account login […]

The benefits of pet companionship have been widely researched and celebrated.This post was originally published on this site

A study by Dr. Ansgar Hudde and Professor Dr. Marita Jacob at the University of Cologne’s Department of Sociology and Social Psychology has shown that parenthood is associated with a lower level of satisfaction in […]

A new study led by Monash University and the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine has provided new insights into Coward Punch offenses in Australia. This research, published in the journal Medicine, Science and the Law, […]

The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets—particularly in the North, and in more deprived and coastal areas.This post was originally published on this site

A QUT-led study published in the International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction has suggested how body-worn cameras (BWCs), commonly used in law enforcement, could transform the retail and service sectors to address abuse and violence towards […]

Many employees have experienced the unfortunate but pervasive reality of working under an abusive leader. In a recent survey, almost 90% of respondents reported having at least one abusive boss during their careers, with 30% […]

Is loneliness a modern epidemic as we are so often told? Did people in the past suffer similar feelings of isolation?This post was originally published on this site