Persistent questioning of knowledge takes a toll: New study supports theories that baseless discrediting harms
It can be demoralizing for a person to work in a climate of repetitive skepticism and doubt about what they know, a new study shows.
It can be demoralizing for a person to work in a climate of repetitive skepticism and doubt about what they know, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2024
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A new study finds that prosecutors in North Carolina believe "drug-induced homicide" (DIH) laws are effective at both reducing drug overdoses in a community and curtailing the distribution of illicit drugs. These beliefs ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2024
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Analysis led by Chad Meyerhoefer shows harmful effects regardless of whether laws passed, with potential parallels to current U.S. "bathroom bills."
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2024
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday vetoed key parts of a controversial law that is set to loosen the rules around the use of pesticides in the country.
Environment
Dec 29, 2023
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International Criminal Court judges have taken a "cautious" attitude to considering the impact of mental health issues on witnesses and the accused, a new analysis shows.
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2023
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As the Australian government announces a Senate inquiry into the impact of menopause on women's health, careers and finances, academics from the Body@Work Project have published a paper in the University of Oxford Human Rights ...
Economics & Business
Nov 8, 2023
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Africa is using more pesticides, but there aren't enough laws, rules, and policies to protect farmers from the harmful effects, Fredrick Otieno, chemicals risk manager and environmental planner at the Center for Environmental ...
Agriculture
Oct 30, 2023
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A team of researchers led by Adam Olson, Ph.D., associate professor of accounting in the Carl H. Lindner College of Business, has discovered a correlation between local nonsmoking laws and greater corporate innovation after ...
Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2023
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A new article by environmental lawyer Prof. Nicholas A. Robinson sees the recognition of the Human Right to the Environment (HRE) as a first step in a long process of restoring a healthy environment for people and the planet.
Environment
Oct 26, 2023
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Drug detection dogs are a street-level policing strategy that has now been used in Australia for more than 25 years.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2023
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