Tag: quick reads
People become less likely to contribute to a virtual public good...
Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
While people tend to contribute more to a...
Feeling relatively poor increases support for women in the workplace –...
Katrina Kosec, Johns Hopkins University and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, University of California, Berkeley
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big...
People take better care of public places when they feel like...
Suzanne Shu, Cornell University
Takeaways
· People can feel “psychological ownership,” a sense of personal attachment, even for parks and other public places.
· These feelings lead...
Zoom work relationships are a lot harder to build – unless...
Nancy R. Buchan, University of South Carolina; Wendi L. Adair, University of Waterloo, and Xiao-Ping Chen, University of Washington
The Research Brief is a short...
Fired for storming the Capitol? Why most workers aren’t protected for...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
Can you be fired for joining a violent mob that storms the Capitol?
Of course you can.
Among the jarring images...
Does reopening schools cause COVID-19 to spread? It’s complicated
Scott A Imberman, Michigan State University; Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington, and Katharine O. Strunk, Michigan State University
The Research Brief is a short take...
Some kindergartners are more likely to be heavy users of online...
Paul L. Morgan, Penn State
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
Specific groups of kindergartners in the U.S. are...
Why does grammar matter?
Laurie Ann Britt-Smith, College of the Holy Cross
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
