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The science of product placements – and why some work better than others

The science of product placements – and why some work better than others

In “The Variant,” an episode from the Disney+ hit streaming show “Loki,” it’s tough to miss the barrage of product placements, with fast-paced action and dialogue taking place in front of Charmin toilet paper, Dove…

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How gibbon skulls could help us understand the social lives of our ancient ancestors

How gibbon skulls could help us understand the social lives of our ancient ancestors

We have discovered previously unappreciated differences between some male and female gibbons and siamang that could give us new clues about how social behaviour affected primate evolution. Gibbons and siamang are small apes that live…

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Oil climbs on slow return of U.S. supply after Hurricane Ida By Reuters

Oil climbs on slow return of U.S. supply after Hurricane Ida By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on…

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Women face motherhood penalty in STEM careers long before they actually become mothers

Women face motherhood penalty in STEM careers long before they actually become mothers

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Unfounded assumptions about how motherhood affects worker productivity can harm women’s careers in science, technology, engineering and math long before they…

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The world is desperate for new antibiotics, and New Zealand’s unique fungi are a source of promising compounds

The world is desperate for new antibiotics, and New Zealand’s unique fungi are a source of promising compounds

While we’re all rightly focused on the COVID-19 pandemic at the moment, the SARS-CoV-2 virus isn’t the only microbial threat we face. Back in 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that within a decade,…

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Netherlands Bank backs IFRS plans for global sustainability standards

Netherlands Bank backs IFRS plans for global sustainability standards

The Netherlands Bank has backed plans by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation to set global sustainability reporting standards, In September, the IFRS Foundation issued a consultation paper, outlining a proposed framework for sustainability…

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Oil slides on demand concerns, strong dollar By Reuters

Oil slides on demand concerns, strong dollar By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base//File Photo By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters)…

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Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot raises serious concerns – but probably not the ones you think

Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot raises serious concerns – but probably not the ones you think

Elon Musk announced a humanoid robot designed to help with those repetitive, boring tasks people hate doing. Musk suggested it could run to the grocery store for you, but presumably it would handle any number…

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Police access to COVID check-in data is an affront to our privacy. We need stronger and more consistent rules in place

Police access to COVID check-in data is an affront to our privacy. We need stronger and more consistent rules in place

The Australian Information Commissioner this week called for a ban on police accessing QR code check-in data, unless for COVID-19 contact tracing purposes. State police have already accessed this data on at least six occasions…

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Oil mixed, fears of slower demand weigh on sentiment By Reuters

Oil mixed, fears of slower demand weigh on sentiment By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base//File Photo By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) –…

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