Research from the University of Kent’s School of Psychology has found that people who strive for dominance, whether in personal or professional life, are more confident in their decision-making but are no more accurate in their choices than those…
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Ai in retail: How to spark creativity and improve job satisfaction
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping workplaces by streamlining routine tasks and boosting efficiency, particularly in retail, where innovation is essential for maintaining a competitive edge. Beyond automation, AI supports employee…
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Inconsistent reporting leads to underestimation of climate impact of methane
Companies around the world are underestimating their total greenhouse gas footprints because of inconsistent accounting standards for methane emissions, finds a new study by researchers from UCL and Imperial College London.
The new study,…
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Robot Videos: Human-Robot Interaction from META AI and More
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.
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This Telepresence Robot Could One Day Help Firefighters
In theory, one of the main applications for robots should be operating in environments that (for whatever reason) are too dangerous for humans. I say “in theory” because in practice it’s difficult to get robots to do useful stuff in…
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Robot Videos: Agile Humanoids, Robot Deliver, and More
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.
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Study in India shows kids use different math skills at work vs. school
In India, many kids who work in retail markets have good math skills: They can quickly perform a range of calculations to complete transactions. But as a new study shows, these kids often perform much worse on the same kinds of problems as they…
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What’s the best way to organize people to generate ideas? New research offers insight
Managers at every company — especially big corporations — face a similar conundrum: What’s the ideal way to organize employees to generate the best ideas?
Is it better to work in large groups? Smaller ones? With other people who are similar or…
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Building a circular future: Study reveals key organizational capabilities for sustainability
A recent study by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Lithuania management scholars underscores the importance of organisations’ dynamic capabilities for greener business practices. Analysing data from 139 manufacturing companies, the research…
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DARPA Grand Challenge: 20 Years Later
The 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge was a spectacular failure. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency had offered a US $1 million prize for the team that could design an autonomous ground vehicle capable of completing an off-road course…
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