The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The marshmallow test has entered into folklore after it showed how our ability to resist temptation as a child feeds through into all manner of health and success measures later in life. Research from the University of Colorado at Boulder suggests that our cultural upbringing plays a big role in whether we’re willing to wait or not.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A recent study conducted by the University of Arizona reveals that individuals with higher levels of creativity tend to utilize their idle time more effectively by allowing one idea to naturally progress into another. This test aims to gauge an individual’s capacity to think beyond conventional boundaries.

Creativity 108

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 30, 2023

An innovative study by the University of Plymouth, primarily composed using the software, suggests that ChatGPT holds great potential for creating new and exciting opportunities in the academic community. This highlights the need for university staff to carefully design assessments and educate students on the dangers of academic dishonesty.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The book, What a Unicorn Knows , offers a field-tested approach to delivering superior customer value and reaching unicorn status by removing the potential inhibitors to organizational scale and speed. Why do some young companies become unicorns ( a privately held startup company with a value of over $1 billion) , while others don’t?

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

With the cost of living crisis, these pressures haven’t been reduced, and research from Cambridge University highlights how this can have a knock-on effect on our careers. Indeed, clinical trials are underway to test whether such a service could become part of official mental health care.

Health Care 110

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This finding comes from a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Vaasa. We tested our machine-learning model on images of the actor George Clooney, who represents this age group and is generally considered attractive. The model gave him scores ranging from 4.2 depending on the image.

Banking 104

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 12, 2023

According to a recent study from Linköping University, while individuals with higher incomes tend to score better on IQ tests, there is a limit to this trend. The researchers utilized wage data from the Swedish population alongside scores in cognitive tests that were mandatory among military conscripts.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 15, 2022

New research from the University of Sussex highlights how difficult these stereotypes are to shift in children, however, especially boys. Research from the University of Houston shows that children as young as 6 also tend to develop ideas that girls are less keen on subjects such as engineering and computer science than boys are.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 2, 2024

Research from Stanford University highlights how staring at screens for too long affects our energy levels. After testing for attitude and engagement, they found that the nature of the meeting didn’t really matter to people who were enthusiastic about their job.

Video 89

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Research from Hiroshima University suggests, however, that while this may produce short-term benefits, they can also contribute to higher voluntary turnover as they can often turn to those candidates they successfully placed previously. Headhunters are commonly used by organizations to help fill job vacancies.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

It’s perhaps no surprise, therefore, that research from Boston University finds that children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more inclined to take risks than their wealthier peers. They tested whether the likelihood that children would take risks was influenced by their economic circumstances.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

When researchers from the University of Amsterdam explored our vulnerability to such tactics, they found that some of us are more prone to falling for such tricks than others. The researchers tested how people respond to meaningless statements, such as “For better and stronger Gonfel! . “In the U.S.,

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 18, 2024

Nonetheless, research from Ohio State University highlights the benefits children experience when this happens. Loving and responsive The study showed that when both parents were loving and responsive, the kids did better on the word understanding test. “But that’s not what we found.”

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 3, 2023

According to a global study led by a researcher from Columbia University, the presence of economic inequality at the societal level cannot be attributed to poor decision-making among the impoverished or to sound choices made by the wealthy.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 18, 2023

While it may seem unlikely that robots will ever adequately replace the companionship provided by humans, a recent study from Duke University suggests otherwise. The researchers accept that making new friends is not always easy, especially as an adult, so wanted to test whether companion robots could be a useful compromise. “AI

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 7, 2022

Research from the University of Tsukuba finds a dark side, however, as walks in the summer heat can drain us considerably and lower our cognitive levels. “Previous experiments have used specialized climate chambers to test these effects. Heat exposure. “Radiation and wind have significant effects on thermal perception. .”

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 14, 2021

A recent study from the University of Strathclyde suggests that our levels of emotional intelligence may play an important role. The volunteers were also asked to complete an emotional intelligence (EQ) test. A similar correlation was found between the educational level of each participant and their accuracy in the test.

Emotional Intelligence 138

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

While tests like the marshmallow test typically frame self-control in a positive way and link it to various positive life outcomes, a recent study from Purdue University suggests that those with high self-control may be viewed as being somewhat robotic.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 20, 2023

A recent paper from Portland State University explores some of the factors that influence the availability of this increasingly popular mode of urban transport. Lower usage The paper tested the hypothesis that usage of bike-sharing schemes was lower among these groups than among higher-income and white communities.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Academics today are using a range of platforms, such as social media, to spread the word about their research, but research from the University of Cambridge shows that these efforts are seldom covered by official impact assessments. They require university departments to demonstrate the impact their work has and how it has benefited society.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 5, 2023

Research from the University of Missouri highlights that there are over 4 million people on probation in the US, with around 15% of those experiencing some kind of mental health issue. The study put the program to the test and recorded the level of bias officers displayed before and after completing the training. Reducing bias.

Training 107

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 23, 2024

New research from the University of Texas has looked at Fitbit devices and found that they’re pretty good at tracking our daily activity patterns, like when we’re awake and active. But when it comes to measuring our sleep, they’re not as accurate. In the study, researchers compared Fitbits to a device called Actiwatch 2.0,

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 2, 2022

Research from the University of Washington suggests that as far as reading was concerned, the shift online didn’t seem to inhibit the ability of youngsters to learn effectively. To the test. Children are ready to learn to read at the age of 5. Combining all of this made it successful.”.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Research from Chalmers University of Technology shows that just 40 decibels of noise can harm our cognitive performance. Test subjects were asked to perform concentration tests while being exposed to simulated traffic noise. Following the tests, participants were required to assess the perceived difficulty of the task.

Productivity 90

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 25, 2023

While there remains a degree of doubt over the precise validity of the famous marshmallow test, which suggested that children with higher self-control will have much better outcomes in life, the theory remains hugely popular among both academics and the general public alike.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Research from Rice University suggests that may not always be entirely true. Testing the mission. These techniques are used in basic corporate functions such as product development and testing, and strategy planning should have to stand the same test of rigor.” first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Mission Statement Strategic Planning Analysis Learning-by-Doing 107

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 19, 2023

A study by La Trobe University found that immersing disability support workers in virtual reality experiences of their clients’ daily lives improves empathy. They partnered with La Trobe University to test the program on recently recruited staff as part of their onboarding process.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 24, 2023

That was the question posed by research from the University of York, which examined the trustworthiness of faces paired with positive and negative news headlines. Our faces play an undoubted role in the trust others have in us. Does the same extend to our belief in fake news?

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 9, 2021

Universal basic income schemes have been tested in numerous places around the world, without ever graduating from those pilot studies into anything more meaningful. It is reasonable to expect an unconditional cash transfer, such as a universal income, to decrease employment,” the authors say. “A

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 11, 2024

A team from McGill University and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) decided to crack the code. They also tested each person separately to see how well they could follow someone else’s gaze. But here’s the catch: we’re not quite sure what exactly our eyes are saying. But there’s more.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 8, 2024

Nonetheless, a study from Brigham Young University highlights the value a growth mindset can have for entrepreneurs in developing nations. This encouraged the researchers to conduct further experiments to specifically test whether the introduction of growth mindset training would provide better results.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 3, 2023

That’s the finding of new research from the University of Florida, which shows that managers are actually more likely to show both explicit and implicit bias towards marginalized groups than non-managers. The database contains information on over 5 million people.

Management 97

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 2, 2023

Research from the University of Pennsylvania highlights how these contracts harm employers and employees alike. “Client organizations are not permitted to use the tests and selection practices associated with employment with contractor candidates, such as personality tests and whether the contractor is a good fit with our culture.”

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 17, 2021

New research from the University of Southampton suggests that while this influence may be positive, robots may also encourage us to take undue risks. As robots become a greater part of our lives, their influence on our behavior becomes that much more important. ” Assessing risk.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 3, 2021

New research from the University of Missouri explores how tools could be created to allow young people to better understand their strengths and how these may translate into an engaging career. The researchers worked with the online aptitude assessment service YouScience to test over 7,000 high school students. Strengths and skills.

Career 116

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 28, 2023

A recent study, from the University of Exeter, has found that the probability of displaying unconscious bias against disabled individuals in the workplace is not diminished by employment in a large corporation or a human resources role.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 23, 2024

A fresh study from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business sheds light on intriguing dynamics within the labor market strategies of businesses. They also did some experiments with managers and customers to test their ideas about different brands and how much they pay their workers.

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