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3 economists are recipients of the Noble Prize for their study of wealth and poverty
Three researchers have won the 2024 Sveriges RiksBank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for their research on the impact of European colonization on various countries’ economies. The three researchers are Diane Coyle from University of Cambridge, UK, Kate Pickett from University of York in the UK and Turkish economist Recep Tayyip…
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A microscope that could open up the mysteries in 2D materials
The National Research Foundation of Ukraine, launched in 2018, has administered seven calls for research and development proposals, two of them during the war, and has partnerships with the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Dutch Research Council and the UK’s University of Cambridge, among others. “More opportunities forscientists to stay inUkraine should be supported by…
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The 4-day workweek will go on for many U.K. companies after a pilot program ends
A study conducted by UK-based organisation 4 Day Week Global found that employees who worked 80% of their usual hours for the same pay reported more satisfaction. “This was the largest number of companies ever to participate in…trial,” said David Frayne, a research associate at University of Cambridge who worked on the study. The study’s…
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A Shift in the Main Characters of the Micro-Blogging Community is Marks a Shirtless Guy
A researcher at the University of Washington said that half of the social computing papers they attended would be about micro-messaging. “It probably isn’t news to many people by this point that when we’re on platforms like Twitter or TikTok or YouTube, our social experience is mediated by algorithms,” said Jennifer Cobbe, a researcher at…
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The history of health inequity in the US and a vision for the Moon: books in brief
Scientists from the UK and Germany have been invited to participate in a conference at the University of Cambridge. The conference is titled ‘New Approaches to Uncertainty’, and will focus on the effects of uncertainty on our understanding of the universe. The event will be held on November 9 and will be attended by over…