Latest science news in Psychology & Sociology
Sexism and gender inequality
Individual beliefs don't stay confined to the person who has them; they can affect how a society functions. A new study looks at 57 countries and finds that an individual's...
Amateurism the Backbone of College Sport? "Preposterous"
Ithaca College Authority on Sport Ethics Asks: If Division I Athletes Are Amateurs, Why Is the NCAA So Rich?
Religious Arguments Both Damage, Strengthen the Political Process
Despite the separation of church and state, religion plays a significant role in political debate. Gregory P. Magarian, JD, free speech and election law expert and professor of law at...
Thoughts of God Make Us Slackers, Study Suggests
Thinking about God and religionis a double-edged sword;its impacts aren't all good and they aren't all bad.
Manual wheelchair use, exercise and calorie burning examined
A person who uses a manual wheelchair can burn up to 120 calories in half an hour while wheeling at 2 mph on a flat surface, which is three times...
Scientists measure dream content for the first time: Dreams activate the brain in a similar way to real actions
The ability to dream is a fascinating aspect of the human mind. However, how the images and emotions that we experience so intensively when we dream form in our heads...
Mayo Clinic Partners with Advocacy Organizations to Create Tools to Help Recognize Youth Mental Health Disorders
Mayo Clinic researchers -- in partnership with numerous national mental health advocacy organizations -- are issuing new simple-to-understand tools to help identify youth who may have mental health disorders.
Report Addresses Need to 'Grow Philanthropy'
A new report by Indiana University faculty members evaluates the state of philanthropy and sets forth recommendations for increasing giving with measures that include improving relationships with donors, strengthening public...
Wake Forest University Media Experts Available to Talk TV Sweeps: Do They Still Matter?
This week, Ruth Madoff publicly admitted in an exclusive interview on 60 Minutes that she and husband Bernard attempted suicide after his Ponzi scheme was revealed. The Real Housewives of...
Policies for a healthier European diet: Are they effective?
(Medical Xpress) -- A Europe-wide project led by the University of Reading to assess the effect of policies encouraging healthier eating has found that much more work still needs to...
Haas study sheds eerie light on fright and financial decision making
Watching a horror movie can scare you into selling your stocks earlier than you would have otherwise. Thats the frightening evidence shown in a series of studies by Associate Professor...
Americans' Beliefs in Paranormal Phenomena (Infographic)
Paranormal beliefs are common among Americans, according to recent polls. Today's GoFigure infographic breaks down the stats.
Never Too Old to Donate a Kidney?
1) Healthy individuals over 70 years old can safely donate a kidney. 2) Kidneys from elderly donors do not last as long as those from younger living donors, but they...
Pakistan’s polio pool defies immunisation drives
Pakistan’s struggle to contain its polio cases has been crippled by floods, conflict and poor awareness.
Solar Panel Makers Cry Foul
Trade: U.S. companies complain of market dumping by China.
James Hillman, Therapist in Men’s Movement, Dies at 85
Mr. Hillman was a therapist and author whose theories helped revive interest in the ideas of Carl Jung and animated the so-called men’s movement in the 1990s.
Belief in god cuts two ways, study finds
Being reminded of the concept of God can decrease people's motivation to pursue personal goals but can help them resist temptation, according to new research.
2.5 million California children still at risk of secondhand smoke exposure
Despite having the second-lowest smoking rate in the nation, California is still home to nearly 2.5 million children under the age of 12 who are exposed to secondhand smoke, according...
Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges: A Path to Workforce Development and Innovation
Engaging community college students in undergraduate research is a new and exciting trend that has recently been supported by two National Science Foundation grants to the Council on Undergraduate Research...
Move Over Youngsters, Grandma's on Facebook
Connecting the elderly to friends and family online reduces depression, a UAB professor discovers.
Doing Good and Doing Well Are Not Mutually Exclusive
Why is poor decision-making so prevalent in today's society? What role can the business community play in helping people make decisions that are more personally and socially beneficial?These complex and...
Betcha won't eat just one: Study shows people consume more candies when they're individually wrapped
If you believe that good things always come in small packages, University of Alberta researcher Jennifer Argo's new study may change your mind -- especially this close to Halloween.
Well Blog: New Rules for Childproofing a Home
New technology has brought new challenges for parents trying to childproof their home for babies, toddlers and small children.
Sally Morgan challenged to prove her psychic powers on Halloween
Sceptics have invited Sally Morgan to demonstrate her ability to communicate with the dead in a specially designed testA celebrity psychic who claims to speak with the dead in sellout shows across the...
Hard times during adolescence point to health problems later in life
Being hard up socially and financially during adolescence and early adulthood takes its toll on the body, and leads to physiological wear and tear in middle aged men and women,...
Brian Cox is wrong: blogging your research is not a recipe for disaster
The astronomer's implication that scientists who blog about their research are trying to circumvent peer review is unfairA few days ago, the Guardian ran a Q&A session with Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw....
Your Living Conditions as a Child May Be Detectable In Your DNA for Life
Methylation Christoph Bock (Max Planck Institute for Informatics) via Wikimedia Noted geneticist Snoop Dogg once said--and I'm paraphrasing here--that no matter where one goes in life, one's surroundings during one's formative years stay...
Computer scientist seeks the real meaning of language
Better be careful about telling a lie to Julia Hirschberg. The computer science professor, an expert in spoken language, examines what people unconsciously communicate through such things as intonation, accent...