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Greater investment and innovation in educating children about environmental issues needed to help future generations respond to the climate emergency, experts urge
(University of Exeter) Environmental education provision needs greater investment and innovation if future generations are to be able to respond fully to the climate emergency, experts have said. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Slow music in tunnels can keep drivers focused and safe
This study by the open access publisher Frontiers shows that background music has a role to play in preventing road accidents. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Wild birds learn to avoid distasteful prey by watching others
(University of Helsinki) How do predators know to avoid brightly-coloured toxic prey? A collaboration of researchers has put social information theory to the test in a reliable real-world system to find the answer - by copying what others do, or do not, eat. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

New book contends that local newspapers bear brunt of news media's increasing elitism
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau) A new book by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign journalism professor Nikki Usher examines the market failure of local newspapers in the context of larger US problems such as rising social inequality, geographic polarization and political discord. In " News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism, " Usher posits that newspapers are becoming more focused on serving wealthy, white and politically liberal news consumers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Public diplomacy by a visiting national leader sways public opinion in host country
(Dartmouth College) When a head of state or government official travels to another country to meet with his/her counterpart, the high-level visit often entails a range of public diplomacy activities such as hosting a joint press conference, or attending a sports event, which aim to increase public support in the host country. A new study finds that public diplomacy accompanying a high-level visit by a national leader increases public approval in the host country. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Value-based approach: Lithuanian scientists provide insights into migration culture
(Kaunas University of Technology) Migration has been a pressing issue in Europe for several years now, and recently it has posed new challenges. The surge of migrants on the border of Lithuania and Belarus, the increase in refugees trying to reach Europe from north Africa and various incidents related to illegal attempts to cross borders, are calling for new insights on the issue. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

When taste and healthfulness compete, taste has a hidden advantage
(Duke University) You dash into a convenience store for a quick snack, spot an apple and reach for a candy bar instead. Poor self-control may not be the only factor behind your choice, new research suggests. That's because our brains process taste information first, before factoring in health information, according to new research from Duke University. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Why insisting you're not racist may backfire
(University of California - Berkeley Haas School of Business) After asking white subject to write statements explaining why they weren't prejudiced against Black people, researchers found that other white people could nevertheless gauge the writers' underlying prejudice from linguistic cues--such as dehumanizing language. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Faulty memories of our past whereabouts: The fallacy of an airtight alibi
(Association for Psychological Science) Where were you this time last week? How about two weeks ago? A month? Recalling where you were at a specific time on a specific date may seem like a simple task, but new research reveals that our recollections of our past whereabouts are often imperfect. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Gender pay gap means fewer female candidates on the ballot
(Oxford University Press USA) A new study in the Journal of the European Economic Association, published by Oxford University Press, finds that electoral districts with a larger gender pay gaps show favoritism toward male political candidates in Parliamentary elections, with fewer female candidates on the ballot. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

UK public view COVID-19 as a threat because of lockdowns, new study suggests
(University of Bath) A project led by the universities of Bath, Cardiff and Essex finds people judge pandemic risk by magnitude of policy response (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Context in science reporting affects beliefs about, and support for, science
(University at Buffalo) How the media frame stories about science affects the public's perception about scientific accuracy and reliability, and one particular type of narrative can help ameliorate the harm to science's reputation sometimes caused by different journalistic approaches to scientific storytelling, according to a new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Not enough women and minorities apply for a job? Change the recruitment committee
(University of Houston) As businesses and educational institutions are grappling with how to adopt more diversified hiring practices, a study of recruitment data suggests a simple and efficient way of increasing diversity in applicant pools. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Association of travel distance to nearest abortion facility with rates of abortion
(JAMA Network) What The Study Did: This national analysis examined the association between the travel distance to the nearest abortion care facility and abortion rate and the effect of reduced travel distance. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Leonardo Da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, 690 years, finds 14 living male descendants
(Terry Collins Assoc) Researchers have documented 21 generations of Leonardo Da Vinci's family covering 690 years and   identified 14 living male family descendants.The family tree is now longer (21 generations vs. 19 in 2016),   broader (5 branches vs. 1), larger (14 living male direct descendants vs. 2), far more detailed and fully documented for the first time.The publication opens a scientific door to next steps in NY-based   Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news