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Historical patterns of rice farming explain modern-day language use in China and Japan more than modernization and urbanization

Sharath Chandra Guntuku
Thomas Talhelm
Lyle H. Ungar
ResearchOpen Access24 Dec 2024
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Volume: 11, P: 1-21
People quasi-randomly assigned to farm rice are more collectivistic than people assigned to farm wheat

According to the rice theory, the demands of rice farming might make cultures more collectivistic. Here the authors provide evidence in support of this theory by showing that Chinese farmers who were quasi-randomly assigned to farm rice score higher on measures related to collectivism than those assigned to farm wheat.

Thomas Talhelm
Xiawei Dong
ResearchOpen Access27 Feb 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-10
Decadal biomass increment in early secondary succession woody ecosystems is increased by CO₂ enrichment

It is unclear whether CO₂-stimulation of photosynthesis can propagate through slower ecosystem processes and lead to long-term increases in terrestrial carbon. Here the authors show that CO₂-stimulation of photosynthesis leads to a 30% increase in forest regrowth over a decade of CO₂ enrichment.

Anthony P. Walker
Martin G. De Kauwe
Richard J. Norby
ResearchOpen Access14 Feb 2019
Nature Communications

Volume: 10, P: 1-13
Psychological well-being in Europe after the outbreak of war in Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has affected the global economy, environment, and political order. Here, the authors show that it also coincided with a temporary decline in psychological well-being across Europe.

Julian Scharbert
Sarah Humberg
Mitja D. Back
ResearchOpen Access20 Feb 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-12
The motivating effect of monetary over psychological incentives is stronger in WEIRD cultures

Monetary incentives were found to be more motivating than psychological interventions for individuals in the United States and the United Kingdom, compared with individuals in China, India, Mexico and South Africa. Among bilinguals on Facebook, money was more motivating in English compared with in Hindi.

Danila Medvedev
Diag Davenport
Yin Li
ResearchOpen Access08 Jan 2024
Nature Human Behaviour

Volume: 8, P: 456-470
Insights into the accuracy of social scientists’ forecasts of societal change

How accurate are social scientists in predicting societal change, and what processes underlie their predictions? Grossmann et al. report the findings of two forecasting tournaments. Social scientists’ forecasts were on average no more accurate than those of simple statistical models.

Igor Grossmann
Amanda Rotella
Tom Wilkening
Research09 Feb 2023
Nature Human Behaviour

Volume: 7, P: 484-501
Publisher Correction: Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves

Cari M. Pick
Ahra Ko
Michael E. W. Varnum
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access20 Sept 2022
Scientific Data

Volume: 9, P: 1
Intramolecular ¹³C analysis of tree rings provides multiple plant ecophysiology signals covering decades

Thomas Wieloch
Ina Ehlers
Jürgen Schleucher
ResearchOpen Access22 Mar 2018
Scientific Reports

Volume: 8, P: 1-10
Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves

Cari M. Pick
Ahra Ko
Michael E. W. Varnum
ResearchOpen Access16 Aug 2022
Scientific Data

Volume: 9, P: 1-12

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