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- Study: AI writing, illustration emits hundreds of times less carbon than humans https://news.ku.edu/news/article/study-ai-writing-illustration-emits-hundreds-of-times-less-carbon-than-humans 47 comments
- Study on 494 elementary-age English learners indicates that working memory capacity is especially important in the population’s performance in learning to write in their second language https://news.ku.edu/2023/10/17/study-examines-role-working-memory-cognitive-functions-english-learners-learning-write 2 comments science
- Fungi transforms plastic waste from ocean into pharmaceutical ingredients https://news.ku.edu/2023/01/17/using-fungi-researchers-convert-ocean-plastic-ingredients-drug-industry 8 comments upliftingnews
- Study offers promising basis for Alzheimer’s disease immunization https://news.ku.edu/2022/05/03/study-preserves-memory-mice-offering-promising-new-basis-active-immunization-against 30 comments science
- Research has found Parler provided echo chamber for vaccine misinformation , conspiracy theories. One of the most popular conspiracy theories shared was that vaccines were being developed as a means for government or a new world order to control the population, according to the researchers. http://news.ku.edu/2021/06/01/study-parler-provided-echo-chamber-vaccine-misinformation-conspiracy-theories 64 comments science
- The color red influences investor behavior - "New research finds how red appears to prolong pessimistic expectations in relation to negative stock returns, while viewing the same information in black or blue leads to reversal beliefs." https://news.ku.edu/2021/03/29/red-color-impacts-investor-behavior-financial-research-reveals 10 comments science
- Fans prefer teams that build success over time than teams that bought wins with purchased superstars, according to new study (n=1,500) published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology https://news.ku.edu/2021/03/21/research-fans-prefer-teams-built-success-over-time-more-teams-bought-wins-purchased 21 comments science
- New study shows how flirting can work. The researchers found internal states — such as being romantically or sexually interested in someone — can be conveyed to others nonverbally through facial expression. https://news.ku.edu/2020/09/09/new-study-asks-flirting-real-and-shows-flirting-can-work 6 comments science
- A new study from a team of clinical psychologists suggests eating added sugars – common in so many holiday foods – can trigger metabolic, inflammatory and neurobiological processes tied to depressive illness. http://news.ku.edu/2019/12/11/want-avoid-holiday-blues-new-report-suggests-skipping-sweet-treats 49 comments science
- Study shows not only do e-cigarette ads influence adolescents, young people don't question them. The emotional appeal was front and center, with participants reporting they perceived social benefits like increased friendships or health benefits including a safer alternative to traditional tobacco https://news.ku.edu/2019/09/06/study-shows-e-cigarette-ads-not-only-work-adolescents-young-people-dont-question-them 10 comments science
- Study examines how media around the world frame climate change coverage. While richer countries tend to frame climate change coverage as a political issue, poorer countries more often frame it as an international issue that the world at large needs to address. https://news.ku.edu/2019/08/07/study-examines-how-media-around-world-frame-climate-change-coverage 35 comments worldnews
- Study examines how media around the world frame climate change coverage. While richer countries tend to frame climate change coverage as a political issue, poorer countries more often frame it as an international issue that the world at large needs to address. https://news.ku.edu/2019/08/07/study-examines-how-media-around-world-frame-climate-change-coverage 223 comments science
- Scientists have effectively generated free electrons from organic semiconductors, a new 2D material that may lead to cheaper solar panels and electronics by potentially allowing printing of electronic devices using a simple inkjet printer, or even painting a solar panel onto the wall of a building. https://news.ku.edu/2019/07/12/breakthrough-material-could-lead-cheaper-more-widespread-solar-panels-and-other 17 comments science
- Ancient spider fossils, surprisingly preserved in rock, reveal reflective eyes http://news.ku.edu/2019/02/06/ancient-spider-fossils-surprisingly-preserved-rock-reveal-reflective-eyes 4 comments science
- Study finds rings of Saturn more chemically complicated than previously understood. The innermost D ring of the gas giant is hurling dust grains coated in its chemical cocktail into the planet’s upper atmosphere as it spins, and that may change the carbon and oxygen content of the atmosphere itself http://news.ku.edu/2018/10/02/surprising-chemical-complexity-saturns-rings-changing-planets-upper-atmosphere 4 comments science
- Findings appearing to show people who believe they resulted from unwanted or unplanned pregnancies tend to have more insecure relationship styles as adults. This is something that lingers even as people grow up and become adults and is affecting current relationships in a negative way. http://news.ku.edu/2018/08/09/research-suggests-people-who-believe-they-were-unwanted-or-unplanned-babies-likely-have 4 comments science
- Study: Perceived personal connection to victims, including race, sways public's response to terrorist attacks. The study highlights this idea that the public fear and outrage of terrorist attacks is driven in large part by identity and not the violence itself http://news.ku.edu/2018/06/21/study-perceived-personal-connection-victims-including-race-sways-publics-response 17 comments science
- It takes roughly 50 hours of time together to move from mere acquaintance to casual friend, 90 hours to go from that stage to simple “friend” status and more than 200 hours before you can consider someone your close friend http://news.ku.edu/2018/03/06/study-reveals-number-hours-it-takes-make-friend 18 comments science
- Study dispels notion that social media displaces human contact - A new study shows no evidence for the proposition that social media crowds out face-to-face communication with those who ought to matter most, our close friends and family members, debunking the social displacement hypothesis. http://news.ku.edu/2018/02/12/study-dispels-notion-social-media-displaces-human-contact 9 comments science
- Remarkable spider with tail discovered after 100 million years: An extraordinary new species of arachnid, resembling a spider with a tail, has been discovered in amber from Myanmar (formerly Burma), of mid-Cretaceous age, around 100 million years ago. https://news.ku.edu/2018/02/01/remarkable-spider-tail-found-conserved-amber-after-100-million-years 3 comments worldnews
- Extraordinary Biomass-Burning Episode and Impact Winter Triggered by the Younger Dryas Cosmic Cosmic Impact ~12,800 Years Ago https://news.ku.edu/2018/01/30/new-research-suggests-toward-end-ice-age-human-beings-witnessed-fires-larger-dinosaur 9 comments science
- Knowing a transgender person could influence one's political stance. Study finds that as more people come to personally know a transgender person or even see depictions of transgender characters in the media, it likely will have a positive effect on public support for transgender rights. http://news.ku.edu/2017/11/30/more-people-know-transgender-person-it-could-increase-support-transgender-rights-study 119 comments science
- Most people overestimate the U.S. gay population, and overestimating is associated with less support for gay rights http://news.ku.edu/2017/10/12/majority-overestimates-us-gay-population-could-influence-gay-rights-policies-researchers 44 comments science
- To find ancient life on Mars, new research says that scientists should look for vanadium. During fossilization, this element often replaces magnesium in chlorophyll, the pigment needed for photosynthesis. https://news.ku.edu/2017/09/19/hope-discover-sure-signs-life-mars-new-research-says-look-element-vanadium 5 comments science
- Getting emotional after failure helps you improve next time, study finds. Emotional responses to failure rather than cognitive ones are more effective at improving people's results for the next time they tackle the next related task. http://news.ku.edu/2017/09/14/getting-emotional-after-failure-helps-you-improve-next-time-study-finds 11 comments science
- Research shows prejudice, not principle, often underpins 'free-speech defense' of racist language https://news.ku.edu/2017/05/01/research-shows-prejudice-not-principle-often-underpins-free-speech-defense-racist 486 comments science
- Men Are Now More Likely to Marry Up. Researchers found that as the number of highly educated women has increased in recent decades, the chances of “marrying up” have increased significantly for men — and decreased for women https://news.ku.edu/2017/08/23/its-now-easier-men-marry-women-study-finds 35 comments science
- Study shows language development starts in the womb - A month before they are born, fetuses carried by American mothers-to-be can distinguish between someone speaking to them in English and Japanese. https://news.ku.edu/2017/07/13/study-shows-language-development-starts-womb 34 comments science
- Evaluating someone based on physical attractiveness alone, like with online dating apps, tells you little about what you’ll think about them once you meet face to face. Study finds a person's perception of potential dates’ attractiveness goes up after they have a positive face-to-face interaction. http://news.ku.edu/2017/05/10/tinder-trap-or-why-meeting-people-can-make-them-more-attractive 10 comments science
- Research at the University of Kansas shows prejudice, not principle, often underpins 'free-speech defense' of racist language http://news.ku.edu/2017/05/01/research-shows-prejudice-not-principle-often-underpins-free-speech-defense-racist 222 comments science
- Research shows prejudice, not principle, often underpins 'free-speech defense' of racist language http://news.ku.edu/2017/05/01/research-shows-prejudice-not-principle-often-underpins-free-speech-defense-racist 5 comments science
- Research reveals that Myxozoans, a type of microscopic parasite that infects many aqueous species, is actually a 'miniature jellyfish'. http://news.ku.edu/2015/11/06/researchers-sequence-genomes-parasite-actually-micro-jellyfish 9 comments science
- Laughter, then love: Study explores why humor is important in romantic attraction https://news.ku.edu/2015/08/27/first-comes-laughter-then-love-study-finds-out-why-humor-important-romantic-attraction 74 comments science
- Behaviors that reveal romantic attraction - "Psychologists coded 36 verbal flirting behaviors — such as making compliments, asking questions and revealing information — and nonverbal flirting behaviors —such as leg-crossing, palming, leaning forward, playing with objects and nodding." http://news.ku.edu/2015/02/12/just-time-valentines-day-research-defines-more-behaviors-reveal-romantic-attraction 7 comments science
- Flirting hard to detect, researcher says: Humans are really bad at detecting flirting, according to research at the University of Kansas. And their wingmen aren’t any better. http://news.ku.edu/2014/06/03/flirting-hard-detect-study-finds 43 comments science
- Phonetician from the University of Kansas helping Kazakhstan switch to Latin alphabet http://news.ku.edu/2014/06/23/ku-professor-aiding-kazakhstan-switching-native-language-latin-alphabet 45 comments linguistics
- Twitter project will mark 100th anniversary of assassination that sparked World War I (xpost /r/wwi) http://news.ku.edu/2014/06/10/twitter-project-marks-100th-anniversary-archduke-assassination-and-start-world-war-i?utm_content=buffere85c2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer 14 comments history
- Law professor: More than 1 million rapes unreported in official U.S. crime statistics | “Many people have an incentive for crime to be down on paper,” Yung said of the reason why rape numbers were under-reported - xpost http://news.ku.edu/2014/03/03/law-professor-more-1-million-rapes-unreported-official-us-crime-statistics 3 comments politics
- Research yields promising breakthrough in solar cells based on nanocarbon. An exciting advance in solar cell technology developed at the University of Kansas has produced the world’s most efficient photovoltaic cells made from nanocarbons. http://www.news.ku.edu/2012/september/26/solarcells.shtml 11 comments science
- KU researchers working on technology to build better software http://www.news.ku.edu/2011/september/14/software.shtml 4 comments haskell