Kathy Dettwyler, an anthropologist, has done a lot of
good research about this, both from a biological and historical perspective.
Together with the AHRC Religion and Society programme and Charles Clarke, they are running the Westminster Faith Debates, presenting
the best research about the place of religion in public life.
There's
some good research about helping the babies IQ.
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There is currently a lack of
good research about their digestibility in dogs and more work needs to be done in this area.
Not exact matches
Amid all the angst
about the small percentage of women who work in computer science, a new
research paper has a surprising finding: Women may actually be
better coders than men.
The practice pays off, according to
research: People who practice gratitude activities are more optimistic, feel
better about their lives, exercise more and report fewer physical issues.
The more you can
research and understand what's happening, the
better decisions you can make
about how to react.
It incorporated through Victoria University in New Zealand, obtained a no - action letter from the CFTC, and struck deals with 83
research institutions, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, to provide data
about how
well prediction markets forecast correct outcomes.
The Harvard Business Review: A
research - based magazine that provides a wealth of information
about the latest trends, business plans, and practices that the
best business leaders implement.
But according to
research, it's the other way round: People are spending because they feel
good about themselves.
Research about how interruptions from technology affect people's
well - being is beginning to emerge: One study of college students found a link between excessive texting and diminished
well - being.
Nevertheless, as the study is the largest and longest study of its kind, more
research is likely needed before we reach any definitive conclusions
about how
well it works — or doesn't.
University of Toronto «s Colleen Flood, the Canada
Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, explains what's standing in the way of health care reform, and why the business community may be our
best bet for bringing
about change.
The sobering findings of a freshly released Pew
Research Center study reveal that our attitudes are changing
about when it's acceptable to use our mobile phones and when it's not, and not necessarily for the
better.
You'll need to find the
best topics to write
about, optimize the headlines both for click - throughs and for search engines and spend time
researching and writing a
well - thought - out and detailed original piece.
This has sparked serious concerns
about the future of corporate spending on basic
research and development, and not without
good reason.
«When we have to think
about our failures - that puts us in a negative mood and
research has shown that when people are in a negative mood state, they tend to indulge to make themselves feel
better,» lead author Hristina Nikolova explained.
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is doing its
best to get its hands on
research about teen smoking, and along the way encouraging some U.K. academics to violate ethical standards.
There are a million writing blogs that will go on and on
about how to craft amazing stories, but is any of that (potentially
good) advice backed up by
research?
Students «learn
about the how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates («chunks») information,» as
well as «illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and
best practices shown by
research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects.»
According to Harvard
research, talking
about yourself stimulates the same brain regions as sex or a
good meal.
Such consent may be obtained only after
research subjects are fully informed
about the goals of the
research, as
well as
about what sorts of privacy protections they can expect.
But the
research obviously raises some important concerns
about the Louisiana judicial system specifically, as
well as how to
better manage the emotional humans at the helm of any major system.
Most of this
research backs what happiness gurus have been telling us since before R. H. Tawney wrote
about The Acquisitive Society a century ago: that the constant pursuit of more and
better stuff — higher salaries, privilege and the baubles that accompany success — doesn't result in increased happiness.
About a fifth (21 percent) think the answer is investing more money in IT systems, and 13 percent say they should spend more time planning and
researching the
best solutions for the company's needs.
If Roberts's experiment confirmed the scientific consensus
about why the internet is so compelling, it also confirmed another evolving line of
research — spending time in nature is really, really
good medicine for the human brain.
For his part, travel analyst Henry Harteveldt, founder of Atmosphere
Research Group in San Francisco, did not comment on his hometown hub but did share that he has nothing
good to say right now
about second - place finisher LaGuardia in New York.
«Some people have talked
about marriage as a luxury
good,» said Susan Brown, a sociology professor at Bowling Green State University and co-director of the National Center for Family and Marriage
Research.
Uncertain times are
good for goal setting,
researching industries, going to hear speakers and thinking
about next steps.
«New
research on learning shows that the public is largely ignorant of,
well,
research on learning,» she writes before offering a quick quiz that can diagnose whether you've fallen for any of the seven most common and most destructive misapprehensions
about learning and education.
«The critics are now upset
about our
well -
researched journalistic initiative focused on fair and objective reporting.
At the drugstore Duane Reade, we did an extensive amount of
research and found that on every measure customers cared
about, the competitors were
better.
Well,
research shows that on average, people tend to talk
about themselves during 60 percent of a conversation — and when there's something being sold by one person in the conversation, a less experienced salesperson could be tempted to fill a void of silence with a laundry list of more selling points and value propositions.
We asked information brokers and others knowledgeable
about the online world torecommend the
best sites and services for conducting furthercompetitive - intelligence
research on a budget.
The
research for this one is less clear cut, but if you're facing a potentially tough negotiation or other situation where you need to keep your wits
about you, spot lies, and counter manipulation, stony - faced determination is probably
better than smiles.
Happiness might feel
good, but it turns out it also makes us more susceptible to bias and stereotypes, according to a ton of interesting
research you can read
about in the post.
He agreed, however, that it's an open question: «We are actively asking ourselves
about whether or not
good governance might mean something different to family firms, and that's the next place we hope to take our
research.»
Based on Facebook's internal
research and outside studies, he said that people are generally happier and have a
better «
well - being» when they use social media to connect «with people we care
about.»
Researching their social media platforms, learning more
about the challenges they are facing and understanding the culture of the organization are important parts of showing that you care
about the company and are the
best candidate.
You're only, by definition, seeing the people who do open
research and who want to make the world
better by talking
about it publicly.
Among
research that indicates that
good smells and sounds matter in retail are also findings
about other tactics that make a difference.
Evercore ISI analyst Michael Newshel called out the comments
about 2018 in a
research note, saying that Aetna will be
better positioned to return to its long - term revenue growth target of mid - to high - single digits in 2019.
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Before we talk
about how to get started, though, I wanted to let you know I
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«The
research clearly shows what we have been talking
about for a while: that diversity leads to
better decision - making.
He lifted his 2012 earnings estimate and his fair value estimate on the stock after Wednesday's results, but gave lukewarm praise in a
research note, «We concede this was a
better quarter than anticipated, particularly given numerous questions
about weakening end - demand following disappointing fourth - quarter results.»
All
good things
about passive ETFs — liquidity, transparency, tax efficiency, low cost — are even greater with an active manager in the ETF vehicle,» says Scott Burns, director of ETF
research at Morningstar, in Chicago.
In recent months, revelations from European authorities
about the tax avoidance strategies used by Google, Starbucks and Amazon have all stirred public anger and spurred several European governments, as
well as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris - based
research organization for the world's richest countries, to discuss measures to close the loopholes.