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11 January 2021
If 30 people are taking part in a 'Zoom' meeting, what are the chances of at least two participants having the same birthday?
3 December 2020
The term 'Cyber Monday' is a term that was invented by Ellen Davis and Scott Silverman in 2005 to encourage people to shop online in the weeks running up to Christmas. It is on the Monday after Thanksgiving in the United States.
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23 November 2020
In the United States, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November) and people have traditionally postponed Christmas shopping until then. It is also a holiday in more than 20 states. It's common to take trips and visit family and friends during the long weekend.
The idea of shopping and discounts on Black Friday is now spreading throughout the world. But be careful to check whether your Black Friday bargain is really what is seems to be - a recent investigation by the UK consumer group 'Which?' has shown that many of these 'bargains' are cheaper at other times of the year.
18 November 2020
Andy Wills of Plymouth University, in collaboration with Lyn Ellett (Royal Holloway University of London), Fraser Milton (University of Exeterj, Gareth Croft (Human Integration Ltd) and Tom Beesley, received the Psychonomic Society's 2020 Best Article Award.
Each year, the Psychonomic Society recognises the most outstanding papers published in each of its 7 journals.
Read Andy's award-winning paper.
10 November 2020
Thanksgiving Day is a public holiday for people in the US when they give thanks for what they have. Families and friends get together for a meal, which traditionally includes a roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce, gravy and pumpkin pie. In some cities and towns, there are parades during the Thanksgiving weekend. In most areas, these festivities also mark the opening of the Christmas shopping season. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November.
Also see our Almanacs of notable and interesting dates.
10 November 2020
Scientific Management is most closely associated with the work of Frederick Winslow Taylor who refined the rules of classical organisation with his time-and-motion studies.
20 October 2020
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20 October 2020
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