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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Students working on their Bachelor's or Master's thesis usually have supervisors at their side who guide, accompany and possibly also correct them during this time. If students have the impression that their supervisor is passionate and motivated, this also increases their own motivation. Grade pressure, on the other hand, has no direct influence on student motivation during this time.…

One of the scientists who was fired from Canada's top infectious disease laboratory "intentionally" shared scientific information with China — potentially putting people's health in jeopardy — says an assessment by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).  The intelligence assessment was released late Wednesday afternoon by the federal government, along with hundreds of other documents about the mysterious dismissal of Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng.The scientists and their students worked in the…

Anyone who's experienced the heartbreak of a relationship ending knows it can be emotionally devastating. But scientists have found that a breakup also has physical effects on our brains — and our bodies. In Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak, a documentary from The Nature of Things, Anthony Morgan speaks with researchers and scientists to discover the biological effects of a broken heart. In the documentary, Morgan meets a team researching Takotsubo syndrome, where the stress of heartbreak or loss can actually change…

A groundbreaking study reveals a direct pathway between the brain’s habit-forming basal ganglia and the cerebellum, involved in motor learning. This connection could reshape our understanding of brain functions and inform new treatments for disorders like Parkinson’s. Credit: SciTechDaily.comResearchers say one brain region, the cerebellum, may hold more influence over these dopamine neurons than realized.New findings published today (January 25) in the journal Nature Neuroscience have shed light on a mysterious pathway…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Dick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama football games. Meg Roh surfed through illness, storms and nightfall to maintain a seven-year daily surfing streak. Jon Sutherland ran at least 1 mile every day for over 52 years.An activity streak has the power to compel behavior, and marketers have taken note. Marketing researchers Jackie Silverman and Alixandra Barasch recently documented…

Dick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama football games. Meg Roh surfed through illness, storms and nightfall to maintain a seven-year daily surfing streak. Jon Sutherland ran at least 1 mile every day for over 52 years. An activity streak has the power to compel behavior, and marketers have taken note. Marketing researchers Jackie Silverman and Alixandra Barasch recently documented 101 unique instances, including Snapchat, Candy Crush Saga, Wordle and the Duolingo language learning platform, of…

When Evelyn Schaffer first saw her engagement ring, she was speechless.It was a 0.76-carat, oval-cut stunner — and she said no one has been able to tell that the diamonds were created in a lab."I've never seen anything like it and it's gorgeous," Schaffer said. "The lab-grown diamonds are actually more sparkly in my opinion."As consumer awareness grows, the popularity of gems that are manufactured, not mined, is surging.By some estimates, lab-grown diamonds make up nearly 20 per cent of the total global diamond jewelry…

Businesses around the globe have started a battle to return their employees to their offices. Netflix’s CEO says working remotely is not good for collaboration and is, in his opinion, a ‘pure negative’ Google has been trying to incentivize its workers to Salesforce decided to go the other way and said the company would donate $10 to charity per each day an employee will show up to theoffice.Read All Businesses around the globe have started a battle to return their employees to their offices. Netflix’s CEO says working…

‘Every problem you have is down there when you’re up here,” says Doya Beardmore, AKA Skinny Pelembe, overlooking his home town of Doncaster.This hillside is key to his new album, Hardly the Same Snake, its exact position revealed in morse code during one song and via clues in the artwork. He came here to de-stress when his dad was ill, before he died, and he would love to lead his listeners here via the album for a special gig. “I bet only two fucking mega-fans would turn up,” he laughs.Beyond Doncaster, Beardmore’s roots…

Improve Article Save Article Like Article Improve Article Save Article Like Article Motivation:Motivation is what drives people to take action and reach their goals. In business, motivated employees can lead to a better work environment, improved customer satisfaction, and higher profits. To increase motivation in a business or organisational setting, companies can create a positive work environment, offer employee recognition programs and training, and provide financial incentives. However, it’s important to…