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| Rudeness leads to anchoring, including in medical diagnoses Posted: 10 Jun 2021 02:39 PM PDT Research looks at how experiencing rudeness amplifies anchoring bias including in doctors' decision-making. |
| Cause, scope determined for deadly winter debris flow in Uttarakhand, India Posted: 10 Jun 2021 12:01 PM PDT The Uttarakhand region of India experienced a humanitarian tragedy on Feb. 7, 2021, when a wall of debris and water barreled down the Ronti Gad, Rishiganga and Dhauliganga river valleys. This debris flow destroyed two hydropower facilities and left more than 200 people dead or missing. A self-organized coalition of 53 scientists came together in the days following the disaster to investigate the cause, scope and impacts. |
| Institutional environments trap disabled geoscientists between a rock and a workplace Posted: 10 Jun 2021 10:55 AM PDT Inaccessible workplaces, normative departmental cultures and 'ableist' academic systems have all contributed to the continued under-representation and exclusion of disabled researchers, according to an expert. |
| Humans are ready to take advantage of benevolent AI Posted: 10 Jun 2021 10:55 AM PDT Humans expect that AI is benevolent and trustworthy. A new study reveals that at the same time humans are unwilling to cooperate and compromise with machines. They even exploit them. |
| Research uncovers broadband gaps in US to help close digital divide Posted: 10 Jun 2021 10:38 AM PDT Events of the past year have exposed the crisis of the digital divide in the U.S. To tackle this problem, researchers have developed a new tool to smooth the collection of federal broadband access data that helps pinpoint coverage gaps across the US. |
| Solutions for fighting pollution in the oceans Posted: 10 Jun 2021 10:38 AM PDT Maritime litter is among the most urgent global pollution issues. Marine scientist have published an overview study of solutions for prevention, monitoring, and removal. They found that reducing ocean pollution requires more support, integration, and creative political decisiveness. |
| Researchers link ancient wooden structure to water ritual Posted: 10 Jun 2021 06:11 AM PDT A team used dendrochronology and a form of radiocarbon dating called 'wiggle-matching' to pinpoint, with 95% probability, the years in which an ancient wooden structure's two main components were created: a lower tank in 1444 B.C., and an upper tank in 1432 B.C. |
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