The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Declining an invitation by saying “I don’t have time” leads the person you rejected to feel undervalued and upset, making them…
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Olympians are often seen as the epitome of human performance, with incredible physical and mental strength. And with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games well underway, it’s hard to not be impressed by the sheer talent…
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© Bloomberg. Residents receive nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Nanjing in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Source: STR/AFP/Getty Images (Bloomberg) — China is renewing restrictions and canceling flights as a Covid-19 resurgence in…
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Using social media celebrities to advertise products – influencer marketing – is a lucrative and rapidly growing industry, projected to be worth up to US$15 billion (£10.7 billion) by 2022. Influencers profit from their online…
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The European Central Bank profits in 2020 declined by 30% in comparison with 2019, mainly due to lower returns on its US dollar portfolio. The ECB profit fell to €1.6 billion ($1.93 billion), from €2.4…
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Facebook recently announced significant changes to Instagram for users aged under 16. New accounts will be private by default, and advertisers will be limited in how they can reach young people. The new changes are…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — When China sneezes, everything else catches a cold, apparently. On Monday, it was oil. Crude oil prices tumbled almost 4% after China’s factory activity growth — measured by…
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Summer 2021 will likely be one of the hottest on record as dozens of cities in the West experience all-time high temperatures. The extreme heat being felt throughout many parts of the U.S. is causing…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A petrol station attendant prepares to refuel a car in Rome, Italy, January 4, 2012. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Monday on worries over…
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Mark Zuckerberg wants to reinvent Facebook. He has been telling analysts and journalists that he wants the company to lead the way to a completely different internet. He said: In the coming years, I expect…
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