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Validating preschool programs for children with autism
Researchers from the University of Miami (UM) Department of Psychology participated in a multi-site study to examine different teaching models for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The study is...
Why More African Americans Turn to Twitter
It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white. If you’re interested in celebrity and entertainment news, you’re more likely to start using Twitter, according to a new Northwestern University study....
Reality Check: Genetic Test to Tell How Long You'll Live?
Experts question the accuracy of a genetic test that would use telomere length to tell an individual how fast they are aging.
Hawking: Afterlife a 'fairy story'
CAMBRIDGE, England, May 16 (UPI) -- Stephen Hawking, Britain's most eminent scientist, says a belief in a heaven or an afterlife is a "fairy story" for people afraid of...
What did Stephen Hawking mean?
Last week I put some questions to the Cambridge cosmologist on life, death and our place in the universe. But there's one answer I don't understandReduced to its basics there is nothing...
Employees don't always share well with others, says new paper exposing 'knowledge hiding'
Why isn't knowledge transfer happening more often in companies spending money on it?
Remember your lunch if you want to avoid afternoon snack
(Medical Xpress) -- Psychologists at the University of Birmingham have discovered that focussing on eating lunch and paying great attention to the food can reduce snacking in the afternoon, according...
Legal high battle shows need for drugs policy rethink | Jeremy Sare
There is no evidence to suggest making a drug controlled can reduce its use – but try telling that to our politiciansWhen it comes to the new wave of legal highs, our...
Persuasive speech: The way we, um, talk sways our listeners
Want to convince someone to do something? A new University of Michigan study has some intriguing insights drawn from how we speak. The study, presented May 14 at the annual...
In China, gauging happiness is all the rage
Suddenly, happiness is on the tip of every Chinese politician's tongue. At the local level, municipalities are drawing up happiness indexes and competing for the title of 'China's happiest city.'In...
Practice Or Genetics? Peter Vint On Youth Sports Development
Recently, while I was taking up my normal Saturday position on a youth soccer game sideline, I overheard a conversation between two parents as they watched the players warm-up. “I...
Science Weekly podcast: The human era, and war without tears
Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz from the University of Leicester explains his idea that humans may have changed the planet so much since the industrial revolution we've started a whole new geological era.Science writer Carl...
Facebook 'planking' craze claims life in Australia
A new craze sweeping the Internet known as "planking" claimed a life in Australia Sunday and police fear the tragedy may not be the last.
Denis Glaser obituary
My husband, Denis Glaser, who has died of cancer aged 78, was a scientist who became a conceptual artist. Denis's extensive knowledge of materials and mechanics led to his daring and varied installations,...
Zurich voters keep 'suicide tourism' alive
(AP) -- Voters in Zurich have overwhelmingly rejected calls to ban assisted suicide or to outlaw the practice for nonresidents.
Let's see more of Mrs Brian Cox – doing science on TV | Lindsay Keith
Employing more girl-geeks on screen would redress a gender imbalance that must discourage young female scientistsThe problem with science television is merely an amplified version of what is wrong with the rest of...
Jesus Radio
It's Sunday, time for another video that questions the validity of a particular group of mythologies that were developed several thousand years ago to prevent humans from questioning themselves and...
Studied: Rejection May Hurt More Than Feelings
New research suggests the sting of social rejection may be more like the ouch! of physical pain than previously understood.
Children’s Books: Jane Goodall’s Childhood Fascinations
A pair of biographies connect a pre-eminent primatologist’s lifelong work to her childhood fascinations.
Economic View: Why Worry? It’s Good for You
The anxiety we feel about whether we’ll succeed is evolution’s way of motivating us, says Robert H. Frank.
Flourish: A New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being — and How to Achieve Them by Martin Seligman — review
Wellbeing expert Richard Layard isn't entirely happy with the latest book from the guru of positive psychology…Martin Seligman is the inventor of positive psychology and a major figure in the wellbeing movement. This...
Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science by Lawrence M Krauss – review
A life of the colourful Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman gets too bogged down in science to do justice to the manRichard Feynman was one of the 20th century's most influential physicists and...
The seduction secrets of video game designers
The world's love of video games has much to do with our intrinsic desires and motivesVideo games, we have been led to believe, are about wasting time. It is a misunderstanding that...
Cup Or Cuppa: You Decide If It's Half-Full Or Learning To Have A Positive Attribution Style
Views on Optimism and Pessimism read more
When Smart Kids Fail
Bright people run into two curses in life that others mistake as blessings. The first is that many tasks come easy to them. The second is that they can do...
The Unreal World: Tracking down sperm-donor dads
What are the rules for anonymity and donation frequency? What traits are inherited, and what emerges from environment? A new documentary looks at the questions."Donor Unknown"
Digging into our consciousness
USC's Dr. Antonio Damasio's latest work, 'Self Comes to Mind,' explores how consciousness evolved and how it contributes to our culture.Dr. Antonio Damasio, a neuroscientist and director of the Brain...
How can you tell if a policy is working? Run a trial | Ben Goldacre
Trials never happen because politicians are too scared of hard data on their good intentionsPoliticians are ignorant about trials, and they're weird about evidence. It doesn't need to be this way. In international development work,...