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Helping Many People Boosts Social Standing More Than Helping Many Times
June 26, 2013 A business may build a better reputation as a good corporate citizen by donating $100,000 to 10 charities, as opposed to $1 million to one charity, suggested anthropologists. Contrary to ... > full story -
Christians Tweet More Happily, Less Analytically Than Atheists
June 26, 2013 A computer analysis of nearly 2 million text messages (tweets) on the online social network Twitter found that Christians use more positive words, fewer negative words and engage in less analytical ... > full story -
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How Men and Women Cooperate
June 26, 2013 Cooperation is essential in any successful romantic relationship, but how men and women experience cooperation emotionally may be quite different, according to new research. While men tend to mirror ... > full story -
Study Ranks Social Contacts by Job and Social Group in Bid to Fight Infectious Diseases
June 25, 2013 In the light of Novel Corona Virus, concerns over H7N9 Influenza in S.E. Asia, and more familiar infections such as measles and seasonal influenza, it is as important as ever to be able to predict ... > full story -
Resilience in the Wake of Superstorm Sandy
June 24, 2013 Researchers have released results of a major survey exploring resilience of people and neighborhoods directly affected by Superstorm Sandy. The study reveals the importance of social factors such as ... > full story -
Women's Facial Features Can Determine Length of Relationship
June 20, 2013 Men in relationships prefer women with more feminine faces for a ... > full story -
Cities Are a New Kind of Complex System: Part Social Reactor, Part Network
June 20, 2013 Scientists have derived a series of mathematical formulas that describe how cities' properties vary in relation to their population size, and then posits a novel unified, quantitative framework for ... > full story -
Why Are Some College Students More Likely to 'Hook Up'?
June 19, 2013 A new study suggests there are certain factors and behaviors associated with sexual hookups, particularly among first-year college ... > full story -
E-Commerce's Future Is in Creating 'Swift Guanxi,' or Personal and Social Rapport
June 14, 2013 Despite the reputation of online marketplaces being distant and impersonal, through social technologies such as instant messaging, they can create the sense of personal and social relationships ... > full story -
Automated 'Coach' Could Help With Social Interactions
June 14, 2013 A new software system could help people improve their conversational and interview ... > full story
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