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Thursday, 18 July 2024 11:30

Chat-based interview fairer for disabled candidates

GUEST RESEARCH:  New research from Sapia.ai shows chat-based screening tools can level the playing field for those with a disability.

New research from Sapia.ai has slated chat-based interviews as one of the fairest means of evaluating candidates with a disability.

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Monday, 24 July 2023 13:42

Wellbe Launches Innovative Tecala Developed AI Application For Perfecting Workplace Communications

COMPANY NEWS:  Psychological services company, Wellbe Counselling & Psychology is rolling out a scalable AI application branded as Soapbox, developed by managed services IT consulting provider Tecala which provides a safe space for employees to test how their communications will be perceived by others and refines them before circulating or responding.

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Friday, 06 November 2020 17:32

Project using VR to improve road safety for older people

Researchers at the University of South Australia have undertaken a project to use virtual reality to simulate planned upgrades to roads and pedestrian areas in order to improve road safety for older people.

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Monday, 14 October 2019 10:41

Adelaide uni and Pearson to offer courses online

The University of Adelaide will on Monday launch a five-year partnership with learning company Pearson to offer courses online, starting with graduate diplomas in Data Science and Psychology.

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Wednesday, 11 November 2015 14:16

VIDEO Interview: Expr3ss! algorithms ensures staff selection all goes right

If you’re seeking new staff for your company, you can do things the old fashioned way and hope for the best, or you can use technology to find the best match.

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Monday, 15 November 2010 18:53

Facebook: amazingly, it 'increases face-to-face socialising'

If you thought Facebook users were like World of Warcraft players, stuck behind their PCs and rarely seeing the sunshine, soap or even a supermarket, you might be surprised to discover that Facebook leads to more real life experiences - and bad online experiences, too.

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Monday, 22 March 2010 18:09

An attractive woman makes young men take risks

Recent research has confirmed what we generally assumed.  Young men will take risks to impress a pretty girl.

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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:00

Are you unhappy about small talk?

According to a February 2010 study in the journal Psychological Science, people are happier when they have serious and meaningful conversations rather than simple, trivial talk about the weather, and other such conversations without much substance and content.

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Monday, 04 January 2010 20:46

Study finds powerful people often don't possess morality they publicly profess

According to U.S./Netherlands research, powerful and influential people often times publicly profess to be moral and virtuous but sometimes don't take the high road to morality in their actual deeds and actions. They do a lot of lying, cheating, and stealing while telling others not to lie, cheat, and steal.

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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 19:13

One is the loneliest number, but so is two, three, etc.

According to a U.S. study performed over ten years and written up in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, loneliness can be spread from person to person—it's contagious!

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Monday, 26 October 2009 19:54

Bosses have problems, too, and they may be worse than yours

According to research performed by researchers at the University of Toronto, people in positions of authority at work are at increased health risks for psychological and physical problems due to the stresses of being the boss.
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009 17:48

Cuss words are good for the pain

U.K. psychologists discovered through their scientific study that the use of offensive language, or cursing, helps to withstand the perception of pain. No, “darn it” is not offensive enough to stop the pain!

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Thursday, 23 April 2009 20:27

Do you believe memory worsens with age? You better not!

A U.S. study has shown that people who think their memories will get worse as they age are more likely to, indeed, be more forgetful when compared to people who don’t think their memory will worsen with age. So, don’t forget to think good memory thoughts!

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Friday, 17 April 2009 18:01

Say cheese, smile big, and stay married long

A U.S. study has found that the people who smile the biggest in photographs when they are young are more likely to stay married later in life. The frowners were more likely to divorce.

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Sunday, 12 April 2009 17:58

Married couples less happy with children

As suspected by any person married with children, but until now not detailed in a long-term study, U.S. researchers find that children increase stress on marriages. In fact, dissatisfaction plummets within the first year of the first baby!


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Monday, 30 March 2009 20:43

Preferences, past choices predict future decisions

According to research in the United Kingdom, your past preferences and present choices determine your attitudes of preferring things and making decisions in the future about such pleasurable things as cars, expensive gifts, and vacation spots.

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Thursday, 19 March 2009 21:13

Got babies making hand gestures? That's GOOD!

Based on a study conducted by U.S. researchers with 14-month-old children, the more hand gestures and signals that a child makes the better his or her vocabulary will be when they enter kindergarten.

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Tuesday, 17 March 2009 22:40

Brain Drain: Hey, look at the elderly 20somethings!

According to new U.S. research, humans reach their peak of mental abilities at the age of 22 years, and begin to age with respect to their brain’s ability to think and reason in their twenties. The research is not without its critics, but it does make a person think--or, at least, try to think on a subpar level if you're over 27 years of age.

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Monday, 09 March 2009 19:14

Women show optimism, trust are keys to long, healthy lives

A U.S. research team studied the rates of death and incidences of chronic diseases in a large number of women, and compared them with whether the women were optimistic or pessimistic, and either trusting or distrusting. So, do you see yourself mostly happy or sad, and do you trust or distrusts people?

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Tuesday, 17 February 2009 21:10

No lady luck: Gambling near-misses can be addictive

Researchers from the United Kingdom found that gamblers who have near-misses while playing slot machines are stimulating parts of their brains that involve addictions in humans and increase their desire to continue gambling.
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