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Why has the price of chocolate become so volatile?

Dr. Tonya Lander, Stipendiary Lecturer at Christ Church and researcher at the Oxford Martin School Program on the Future of Food, explains the diverse factors that impact the price of chocolate, and what measures could help improve the long-term resilience…

Why consciousness exists at all

Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn from the environment, and coordinate socially. Surprisingly, birds show many of these same…

Second-hand gift-giving is a well-deliberated decision, study finds

Fair price, treasure hunting, i.e., the thrill of finding something rare or valuable, as well as ethical and ecological reasons motivate consumers’ intentions to buy secondhand gifts, a study from the University of Eastern Finland finds. Administered to users of…

To connect across politics, try saying what you oppose

When engaging in a political discussion, talking about what you oppose instead of what you support may make others more open to your views, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.