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  • Kindness counts—even to a five-day-old baby

    Kindness counts—even to a five-day-old baby

    A new UBC study suggests the roots of morality may be present from birth.

  • When consumers buy embarrassing products, they don’t want friendly service

    When consumers buy embarrassing products, they don’t want friendly service

    A UBC Sauder School of Business study shows that when people buy blush-inducing items, they choose self-checkout—or failing that, the most robotic human available.

  • Caring for our forests this camping season

    Caring for our forests this camping season

    We spoke with forestry PhD candidate and BC Registered Professional Forester Ira Sutherland about respecting and caring for the forests around us as we go camping this spring and summer.

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