New research by psychologists from the University of Staffordshire and the University of Birmingham, published in the Journal of Social Issues, identifies spite as a key factor that underlies conspiracy theory belief.

In our polarized society, a new study offers hope for the future: Even young children can learn to discuss and argue about meaningful problems in a respectful and productive way. Researchers at The Ohio State University found success in a social studies curriculum for fourth graders based on teaching what they called “civic competencies.”

Harsh Ketkar, assistant professor of management, finds AI can enhance the speed, quality, and scale of strategic analysis. In matchups against human creators and evaluators of business plans — conducted with Felipe Csaszar from the University of Michigan and Hyunjin Kim from INSEAD — AI equaled or bested its challengers.

Besides writing plans, he finds AI can critique existing strategies and suggest others.

TTUHSC is conducting a research study that will look at whether calcium, vasopressin or both, when used early in the course of treatment, would help severely injured patients that lose a lot of blood survive their injuries. The CAlcium and VAsopressin following Injury Early Resuscitation (CAVALIER) trial will include approximately 1,050 people aged 18 to 90 and will look at treatment for patients who have a traumatic injury and significant blood loss.