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Members of the Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas meet at Pink’s restaurant at Knott’s Berry Farm before the holiday rush in 2009. Business Wire via AP

What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...

Christina Hymer, University of Tennessee When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes...

The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers,...

Andrew Edelblum, University of Dayton and Abby Frank, University of Oregon “Sex sells” has been a mantra in marketing...
Two researchers used attendance as a way to measure the groups’ success. MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Relying heavily on contractors can cut attendance by 27% for museums,...

Hala Altamimi, University of Kansas and Qiaozhen Liu, Florida Atlantic University Many nonprofits face growing pressure from their donors...

Winning a bidding war isn’t always a win, research on 14...

Soon Hyeok Choi, Rochester Institute of Technology In today’s hot housing market, winning a bidding war can feel like...

Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with...

David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus The Conversation, CC BY-ND Before the United...
This AI-generated image spread far and wide in the wake of Hurricane Helene in 2024. AI-generated image circulated on social media

What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely...

Adam Nemeroff, Quinnipiac University You’ve probably encountered images in your social media feeds that look like a cross between...

Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people −...

Amiran Baduashvili, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Lisa Bero, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Portable air...

Quantum scheme protects videos from prying eyes and tampering

Yashas Hariprasad, California State University, East Bay and S. S. Iyengar, Florida International University We have developed a new...

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