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Moral dilemma scenarios prone to biases
Picture the following hypothetical scenario: A trolley is headed toward five helpless victims. The trolley can be redirected so that only one person's life is at stake. Psychologists and philosophers...
Interactive animations give science students a boost
For a generation of students raised and nurtured at the computer keyboard, it seems like a no-brainer that computer-assisted learning would have a prominent role in the college science classroom...
Investigate Iran plagiarism allegations
A Nature editorial calls on the global academic community to support investigations into allegations of scientific plagiarism in Iran.
Witnesses to bullying may face more mental health risks than bullies and victims
Students who watch as their peers endure the verbal or physical abuses of another student could become as psychologically distressed, if not more so, by the events than the victims...
Their infinite wisdom
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hotel guests come and go. But in the first decade of the 1900s, a pair of frequent Russian visitors to the Hotel Parisiana, near the Sorbonne on Paris'...
I think step to the left, you think step to the east
Even the way people remember dance moves depends on the culture they come from, according to a report in the December 14th issue of Current Biology. Whereas a German or...
On Lieberman | Michael Tomasky
As several of you have observed, he's being the skunk at the picnic again. I'm not sure what to say about the man at this point that hasn't been said. So instead...
To Err Is Cellular, To Respond Human (A Call For Action)
This is an experiment to stir up reaction: a significant proportion of the literature is misleading or false, tainting up to 20% of publications. What are the consequences? 1. The wastage of funds...
Study: Half of urban teen girls acquire STIs within 2 years of first sexual activity
Half of urban teenage girls may acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STI) within two years of becoming sexually active, according to an Indiana University School...
Interview: A glowing career
From jellyfish to cancer diagnostics, Roger Tsien discusses the challenges of looking into a cell with Harp Minhas
National survey tracks rates of common mental disorders among American youth
Only about half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders receive professional services, according to a nationally representative survey funded in part by the National Institute of...
The Queen and I: How autistic brain distinguishes oneself from others
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that the brains of individuals with autism are less active when engaged in self-reflective thought. The study published today in the journal...
Nostradamus Says: It Will Soon Suck To Be Us
No more sifting through unsanitary goat knuckles, searching for abstractions in tealeaves, shaking the Mattel magic eight ball, listening to Yellow Submarine backwards, or trudging India’s highlands in search of...
New biosensors reveal workings of anti-psychotic drugs in the living brain
Scientists have resolved a question about how a popular class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia works using biosensors that reveal previously hidden components of chemical communication in the brain. Link: ...
Are angry women more like men?
"Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile?" wrote author Lynn Hecht Schafran. The answer, according to a new article may lie in...
A Call To Promote More Scientific Skepticism In The Media
A small segment of scientists are not in favor of skepticism; primarily if it happens to be in their discipline. But a group of cancer researchers welcomes it and...
Archbishop of Canterbury says fear hinders success of climate change
Rowan Williams tells Copenhagen service corporations and governments are afraid to make choices to bring real changePeople are so paralysed by fear and selfishness they cannot save the planet, the archbishop of Canterbury...
Government overseas aid is no bar to individual giving
Overseas development charities are highly dependent on donations from individuals. In this new study, researchers from the Universities of Southampton, Oxford and Cass Business School examined how the level of...
Burned ayatollah photo sparks new Iranian protests
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Police surrounded the campus of Tehran University on Sunday, trapping hundreds of students protesting what they said were fabricated government images of...
Game Theory - The Art Of Acting Rational
You are in a game show with nineteen other players. You don't know the other players, you can't see them, and you can't communicate with them. The game you are...
New screening tool helps identify children at risk for developmental issues
When a baby is born, new parents often wonder, "Will he be the next President of the United States?" or "Could she be the one to find a cure for...
21st-Century Babies: Uncertain Laws on Surrogates Leave Custody at Issue
Surrogacy is largely without regulation, creating an emerging commercial market for babies that raises vexing ethical questions.
U.S. and Russia Open Talks on Limits to War in Cyberspace
After years of rejecting Russia’s overtures, the United States is seeking a new approach needed to blunt an international arms race in cyberspace.
My week | Simon Singh
The noted science writer considers his forthcoming libel action and the campaign to reform England's libel lawsI returned to Imperial College, my alma mater, to attend the 60th birthday dinner of Felix, the...
Women researchers less likely to receive major career funding grants, study shows
Women were less likely than men to receive major funding for scientific research, according to a new study.
Don't I know you? How cues and context kick-start memory recall
We have all had the embarrassing experience of seeing an acquaintance in an unfamiliar setting. We know we know them but can't recall who they are. But with the correct...
AP IMPACT: Science not faked, but not pretty
LONDON (AP) -- E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data - but the messages don't support claims that the science...
Poor Children Likelier to Get Antipsychotics
Some children from poor families may be receiving powerful drugs not because they need them but because it is deemed a cheaper way to treat a problem.