Happiness among the garbage: Differences in overall happiness among trash pickers in León, Nicaragua
2013 study in The Journal of Positive Psychology providing rare insights into the community of trash pickers living in extreme poverty in Nicaragua.
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Red meat consumption and mortality
2012 study in Archives of Internal Medicine providing a definitive look at the strong connection between the eating of red meat and the chances of early death.
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How long will it take to lift one billion people out of poverty?
2013 paper in the World Bank Research Observer that estimates, under an optimistic scenario, a billion people could be lifted out of extreme poverty by 2027.
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Balancing work and family after childbirth: A longitudinal analysis
2011 study in the Journal of Women’s Health Issues looks at how responsibilities of work and home spill over and related consequences.
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Social isolation, loneliness and mortality in older men and women
2013 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the relationship between increasing social isolation and ill health among older people.
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What’s new in digital scholarship: March 2013
March 2013 review of the latest studies in the areas of journalism, digital media and communications, cross-posted at the Nieman Journalism Lab.
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2012 General Social Survey: More Americans have no religious preference
2013 report from U.C. Berkeley and Duke University on the results of a long-running survey by the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center.
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Innovation in hybrid spaces: 2011 U.N. Climate Summit and the expanding journalism landscape
2013 study in Journalism on the converging practices of journalistic and advocacy organizations, as seen through the case of climate change-related coverage.
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Facebook, private traits and attributes: Predictions from digital records of human behavior
2013 study from the University of Cambridge (U.K.) and Microsoft Research published in PNAS on Facebook data and privacy.
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Double majors: Influences, identities and impacts
2012 study from Vanderbilt University’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy on the demographics, motivations and outcomes of double majoring in college.
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