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Science Education Report 'Is Not About Spending More Money,' Obama Adviser Says
The co-chair of a new White House report on strengthening science education says its...
Video: Digital Grounding for Your Kids
The most effective way to discipline your child may be to take away digital privileges like texting, cell phones, internet and Facebook. Michelle Miller reports.
Depression gets pinned with acupuncture treatment
Acupuncture produces significant changes in parts of the brain that regulate emotional states and is a biologically plausible treatment for depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders, UNSW researchers have shown for...
Women, men differ on climate attitudes
EAST LANSING, Mich., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Women are more likely to believe scientific consensus on global warming than men are, a U.S. study says. ...
Do children understand irony? New study reveals they do
New research findings reveals that children as young as four are able to understand and use irony. The study may impact the way parents communicate with their family.
Study shows tranquil scenes have positive impact on brain
Tranquil living environments can positively affect the human brain function, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield...
Discrimination hurts, but how much?
It's tough being a teen. Are you in or are you out? Are you hanging with the right crowd? Are you dressing and talking and acting the right way? For...
OHSU researchers able to determine brain maturity through analysing MRI scans
Using MRI technology and mathematical analysis, researchers at Oregon Health and Science University and Washington University in St. Louis are now able to accurately predict a young person's age simply...
Measuring preference for multitasking
A new study led by Elizabeth Poposki, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, may help employers identify employees who enjoy multitasking...
Study: Payments to doctors not disclosed
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A study says U.S. medical journals are lax about disclosing possible conflicts of interest between doctors and medical device companies. ...
Wanted: An Island With Room for All
The new "Survivor" series picks up on a theme heard in statehouses and in Congress: young versus old.
From the archive, 14 September 1955: Murderers sleep well and eat heartily
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 14 September 1955FROM OUR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENTMurderers in the main sleep well in Brixton Gaol. They also, it appears, eat heartily and tend to put on weight....
Festival log
Gossip girl Sue Nelson gives her unique take on annual science festival
Why ‘scientific consensus’ fails to persuade
Suppose a close friend who is trying to figure out the facts about climate change asks whether you think a scientist who has written a book on the topic is...
Why 'scientific consensus' fails to persuade
A recent study sought to understand why members of the public are sharply and persistently divided on matters on which expert scientists largely agree. How would you determine whether or...
How Well Do You Multitask? New Tool Says It Can Tell
Multitasking is a part of everyday home life but increasingly a part of the workplace as well - as in anything, not all people will be suited to it. How...
Improving crisis prediction, disaster control and damage reduction
Washington, D.C. (September 14, 2010) -- Some disasters and crises are related to each other by more than just the common negative social value we assign to them. For example,...
Wordsearch: Beginning with endings
Looking at the ends of words lets us investigate word classes and provides a very different view of thingsA search through the Guardian Weekly archive for the beginnings of words lets us...
Ad spending moves in-game
Video games, often dismissed as a distraction unworthy of serious attention, have started to gain in prominence as advertisers pay more attention to the potential.
Why do we eat chilli? | Jason Goldman
Chillies have no flavour and they burn our tongues. Jason Goldman looks at a peculiarly human form of masochismJason is a developmental psychologist and blogs at The Thoughtful AnimalDave's Red Hot. Mother Puckers....
Australia bans euthanasia advert
Australian euthanasia advocates Tuesday vowed to press ahead with their television and billboard advertising campaign, despite their first screen advert being rejected.
Psychological profiling 'worse than useless'
Profiling of killers has no real-world value, wastes police time and risks bringing the profession into disrepute, experts sayMurder inquiries may be misled or delayed by psychologists who see themselves as real-life Crackers,...
Success of IVF varies with season of the year, study suggests
The success of an assisted reproduction procedure may depend on the season, a new study suggests.
'Better dialogue' call on science
The scientific community should have a more grown up interaction with the public, according to former Science Minister Lord Sainsbury.
Americans spending more time with news: Pew survey
Americans are spending more time consuming news than a decade ago, adding online news to a diet of traditional media such as print newspapers, radio and television, according to a...
MS blogger sees improvement after procedure
Ginger MacQueen, a Calgary woman who travelled to Poland for a controversial procedure for people with multiple sclerosis, says her experience is all the proof she needs.
Tug of War Pits Genes of Parents in the Fetus
It has long been suggested that a mother’s and father’s genes do not play exactly equal roles, and new research points to asymmetry that could be far more substantial than...
Comfort using cell phones could determine civic, political engagement
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you use your cell phone to talk about news of the day or to express opinions about issues, you are more likely to be civically and politically...