Psychology & Sociology

How socially and sustainable are fairtrade sweetness?

The chocolate raw material cocoa is characterized by the exploitation of people and the environment. © Aleaimage/iStock ...

Voluntourism – when help harms

In auxiliary projects support the children, it is important that trustworthy contacts are long -term on site. © Hadynyah/iStock ...

How our brain controls generous behavior

Social decisions are not only shaped by education or culture, they are also deeply anchored in the brain. Researchers found that the so -called...

Economic pressure in everyday life: How consumers should best react

The economic pressure is noticeable in many areas of life. © pixel-shot / stock.adobe.com ...

Shells, leaves, Strünke: This is how food residues can be used

In many types of vegetables, bowls, leaves and struts can also be eaten. © Mediterranean/iStock ...

Pets: How harmful are free-range cats?

Cats hunt more than 2,000 different animal species, not just small mammals like mice. © Viktorcap/iStock ...

Comeback of the Darwinfinken

On the island of Floreana in the Galápagos Archipelago, researchers want to...

Characteristic jungle: How to recognize real organic products

There are defined definitions for all terms advertising for bioles. What is behind the logos and keywords? © Alenast/iStock ...

Why we overestimate the proportion of minorities

The psychological thought pattern explains the estimated errors much better overall than the previous two hypotheses. © Kubkoo/iStock ...

Does traffic calming harm the retail trade?

For car traffic, shopping street in Cardiff. © GeorgeClerker/ iStock Traffic -calmed zones are intended to reduce noise, pollutants and traffic jams in the city...

Expensive weakening

The follow-up costs of the decline in the North Atlantic circulatory circulation...

Fast fashion: What are the more sustainable alternatives?

How can we promote a sustainable fashion market? © Timnewman/iStock The fast-moving fashion...

A bad microphone lets us look stupid

Old and cheap microphones can make our voice "tinny" in video conferences without noticing it. © Damircudic/iStock When we talk to other people, we automatically...

Order and disorder of crowds decrypted

Humans in order (left) and disordered movement. Researchers have now found out when one will pass into the other. © Karol Bacik, et al ...

“Gen z” is less close to nature

Magwälts Kleiner Fuchs: Hardly anyone knows him. © Dreamside/ Pixabay The "Generation...

Early childhood memories on the trail

Studies in brain activity to reveal small children whether they can already form long -term memories. © Cameron Ellis We usually can no longer remember...

Goal: Moon Phobos

The MMX mission is to clarify how the moons of Mars were...

Wellensing produce language similar to humans

Wellensittiche are a very social species. The parrots use flexible sounds to communicate with each other. © Christopher Auger-Dominguez Wellensing can speak in a...

A dictionary of the fragrances

Describing smells is not easy. A new "fragrance dictionary" should now help. © Nensuria/ iStock We can usually describe things that we see, hear or...

Refined math learning aid

Researchers have developed a AI-based learning system that captures strengths and weaknesses...

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