Courtney Benton, Author at Science

Reading is a key skill for success in school as well as for existence in today’s society, casting its influence...

How the Meta algorithm influences election advertising

An LMU study reveals how Facebook and Instagram deliver political advertising. The algorithms seem to favor the contents of certain...

PLOS announces new publishing agreement with Colombian consortium

SAN FRANCISCO —The Public Library of Science (PLOS) is pleased to announce a consortium agreement with Consorcio Colombia / Consortia...

Research shows children and adolescents may be motivated to rectify gender and ethnicity biases in the classroom

A new Child Development study by researchers at the University of Maryland, Furman University, Education Northwest and University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa...

Mouse studies reveal possible benefits of CBD and metformin for treating behavioural difficulties

Vienna, Austria: Studies of mouse models of Fragile X syndrome and Phelan-McDermid syndrome show that treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) and...

Study finds foreign-born CEOs likelier to acquire international targets, including in their birth country

Toronto - New research shows that CEOs who have moved away from their country of origin have a significantly higher...

For better loan terms, find a partner

Shoppers browsing through blouses and blenders at Target know they can also quaff a cappuccino at one of more than 1,700...

Researchers develop new training technique that aims to make AI systems less socially biased

CORVALLIS, Ore. – An Oregon State University doctoral student and researchers at Adobe have created a new, cost-effective training technique...

Adolescents today are more satisfied with being single