- The ultimate purpose of elite philanthropy is to legitimate the extreme inequalities generated by the forward march of global capitalism. The naïve depiction of elite philanthropy as animated by generosity obscures the role it plays in consolidating the massive gains made by the super-rich. https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2021/03/25/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-why-some-elites-love-philanthropy/ 8 comments science
- ‘Just Following Orders’: Experimental Brain Study Shows How Obeying Orders Dulls Our Empathy https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/09/10/obeying-orders-dulls-our-empathy/ 7 comments science
- Natural Disasters Must be Unusual or Deadly to Prompt Local Climate Policy Change, Study Finds https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/08/29/natural-disasters-must-be-unusual-or-deadly-to-prompt-local-climate-policy-change-study-finds/ 6 comments climate
- Face Shields Reduced Percentage of Health Workers Infected With Covid-19 From 19% to Zero https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/08/19/face-shields-reduced-covid19-transmission/ 8 comments india
- In a neutral situation pigs turn to humans, initiating interactions as much as dogs do. But in a problem solving situation, the two species behave differently: whereas pigs keep trying to solve the task on their own, dogs often stop trying alone and display human-oriented communicative behaviors. https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/07/17/pigs-turn-to-humans-as-dogs-do-unless-they-have-a-problem-to-solve/ 715 comments science
- The music we listen to between the age of 10 and 30 define us for the rest of our lives, researchers at the University of Westminster and City University of London analyzing the music record choices of guests on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs program have found. http://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/07/10/desert-island-discs-music-listened-to-in-younger-years-defines-us-forever-research-finds/ 221 comments science
- Half of the World’s Population Exposed to Increasing Air Pollution, Study Shows https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/06/17/exposed-to-pollution/ 4 comments worldnews
- ‘Summertime Temperatures Will Not effectively Limit the Spread of the Infection’, Climate-dependent Epidemic Model Suggests https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/05/20/coronavirus-summer-climate-impact/ 12 comments science
- Altered Sense of Smell or Taste — and Not Shortness of Breath — ‘Significantly Associated’ With Positive Covid-19 Diagnosis: New Study https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/05/07/altered-sense-smell-taste-coronavirus/ 13 comments science
- China Could Cut Cardiovascular Mortality by 10% and Prevent Over 450,000 Deaths Annually by Swapping Table Salt with Potassium Substitute: Study https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/05/05/china-cardiovascular-deaths-salt-substitute/ 26 comments science
- 36% of Residents at Large Boston Homeless Shelter Test Positive for Covid-19 — Only 1% Had a Fever https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/04/28/homeless-shelter-positive-coronavirus/ 15 comments worldnews
- 36% of Residents at Large Boston Homeless Shelter Test Positive for Covid-19 — Only 1% Had a Fever https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/04/28/homeless-shelter-positive-coronavirus/ 1534 comments science
- Altered Sense of Smell or Taste Reported by 60% of Covid-19 Patients: Study https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/04/26/covid-19-loss-smell-taste/ 86 comments worldnews
- Altered Sense of Smell or Taste Reported by 60% of Covid-19 Patients: Study https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/04/26/covid-19-loss-smell-taste/ 317 comments science
- Coronavirus Economic Fallout Disproportionally Affects Women and People Who Can’t Work Remotely, Cambridge Study Finds https://www.latestresearchnews.com/2020/04/24/coronavirus-work-unequal-impact/ 8 comments worldnews
- If You Manage to Survive, Biking to Work Will Lower Your Risk of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: New Study https://latestresearchnews.com/2020/03/23/commute-bike-injury/ 671 comments science