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How Advertisements Seduce Your Brain
Shoppers need to be most wary of advertisements that seem to be completely unrelated to what they're trying to sell, according to a new study.
Do women's voices really allow men to detect ovulation? No, says new study
The voice can reveal a lot about a person -- their sex, their age, how they are feeling -- and recent studies have even suggested that women's voices might also...
Leeches help save woman's face
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Hundreds of leeches were applied to a woman's face to treat a large wound inflicted by her own dog, doctors in Sweden said.
Social Projection In Voting: The 'Silent Majority' Is With Me
Social projection, where we believe that others agree with us, helps us validate our beliefs. Psychologists say that we tend to believe people who are similar to us in an important...
Long-term effectiveness of new family planning method shown in study
A new study finds that a simple-to-use, fertility-awareness based method of family planning so effectively meets the needs of users that they continue to rely on it for years.
Rude employee behavior quietly sabotages the bottom line
Rude employee behavior is rampant and consumers report they respond to such episodes not by reporting incidents to managers, but by taking their business to competitors.
Experts want practical research to improve mental health of people experiencing humanitarian crises
Experts in regions experiencing humanitarian crises want more research focused on generating and developing practical knowledge that could have tangible benefits in humanitarian settings rather than yet more research on...
Despair in Japan
Uncertainty about the long-term effects of low-level radiation and despair over the bleak employment picture in Japan are contributing to alarming rates of suicide among those affected by the cascading disasters of the...
Hypothetical questions can influence behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the election cycle now underway, many Americans will be responding to political polls about who they support in the races for president and other offices. But can...
Flaws found in video game studies
(Medical Xpress) -- Over the past several years, many studies have found that people who regularly play action video games outperform people who dont on tasks that involve perception and...
Intuitive? Try God
God is related to decision-making style, with those who rely more heavily on intuition reporting higher rates of belief, while those who are more reflective tilt toward atheism. By linking religious belief to...
A tale of two sisters
Tayari Jones grew up hearing the story: Mary Woodson White, scorned girlfriend of R&B legend Al Green, doused him with hot grits, supposedly because he refused to marry her. In her acclaimed...
Making better melons
With the extended statewide dry spell, researchers have been focusing their attention on improving varieties of drought-tolerant melons.
Power corrupts, especially when it lacks status
In a new study, researchers have found that individuals in roles that possess power but lack status have a tendency to engage in activities that demean others.
New technologies altering healthcare landscape, says UN report
Technologies such as mobile phones are generating new business models that are opening up healthcare opportunities for women and children.
MessageMe test scheduled for Sept. 28
On Sept. 28, at 11:55 a.m., Harvard will be conducting a University-wide MessageMe test. All MessageMe registered subscribers will receive a test message in the form of a text message,...
Crime witness ID method can affect error rate: study
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Showing photographs of suspected criminals to witnesses in sequence, rather than all at once, can produce fewer mistakes in identifications, according to new research.
Study suggests ADHD drugs may affect male puberty
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study released this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science reveals that the medication methlphenidate, best known as Ritalin, may delay puberty in...
Stanford researchers predict long-term personal finances in the lab
Why are some people wealthier than others? It's a question that has spawned a slew of maddeningly optimistic self-help books and a pile of research that takes a much...
The Rumsfeld Principle, Mikado Sticks, And How Not To Get The Girl
Last time I blogged, I discussed entropic gravity and ended with the prediction that we will witness some more opposing and supportive views on entropic gravity before the dust will...
Yawning may cool the brain
Though considered a mark of boredom or fatigue, yawning might also be a trait of the hot-headed. Literally. A study led by Andrew Gallup, a postdoctoral research associate in Princeton...
Welsh schools to receive climate change education pack | Leo Hickman
A new climate change educational resource is to be sent to secondary schools across Wales – but will it appease sceptics?It is still common to hear the view that school children are...
Academic Freedom Challenged
Lawsuit: Virginia court will allow climate-change researcher to argue for protection of documents.
Early savings accounts help low-income kids reach college, study finds
A team of researchers has shown that when savings accounts are started for children of low-income families and financial education is included, not only are the families more likely to...
Science Street Smarts: How Not To Get Your Butt Kicked On The Research Playground
Some of the smartest people I have ever met in my life were scientists.But some of these same people made the dumbest mistakes I have ever seen in my life.Why?Their...
Well: The Plight of American Singles
About 100 million Americans, nearly half of all adults, are unmarried, according to the Census Bureau - yet they tend to be overlooked by policies that favor married couples.
Ugly Americans
American politicians no longer politely agree to disagree. On that, participants in a panel talk Friday at the John F. Kennedy Forum all concurred. On whether there was any chance this would...
Britain needs schools for science | Martin Rees
We can't rely on the net to inspire young Einsteins and Attenboroughs; it all begins in the classroomScientists habitually moan that the public doesn't understand them. But they complain too much: public ignorance isn't...