A mystery bidder paid $28 million at auction Saturday for a seat alongside Jeff Bezos on board the first crewed spaceflight of the billionaire's company Blue Origin next month.
Space Exploration
Jun 13, 2021
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Outdoing his fellow billionaires in daredevilry, Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month when his Blue Origin company makes its first flight with a crew.
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2021
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis reported the first observations of a new form of fluorine, the isotope 13F, described in the journal Physical Review Letters.
General Physics
Mar 30, 2021
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Researchers from John Carroll University and University of Kansas published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that investigates how recipients respond to charities' pre-giving incentives to determine if they are worth ...
Economics & Business
Nov 4, 2020
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The first results from the new COVID-19 Voluntary Sector Impact Barometer show that two in five (39%) charities and community groups are now reporting a deteriorating financial situation.
Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2020
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U.S. donors are inclined to give less generously to charities in developing countries when they believe those funds will help people with darker skin.
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2020
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Research from the University of Birmingham has concluded that the process of giving to charity has to be grounded in evidence rather than reaction.
Economics & Business
Sep 14, 2020
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People are accustomed to getting cash in the mail from an aunt or grandparent. But what about from complete strangers?
Economics & Business
Aug 13, 2020
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Charities can now begin accessing millions of pounds more in donations thanks to a small shift in how people can donate.
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2020
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When people learn that a charitable contribution they earmarked for a specific project was used for another cause, they feel betrayed—and often punish the charity, new research from Washington State University indicates.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2019
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