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News Fatigue Hits Young Adults
Written by: William Yelles, Monday 02 June 2008 - 11:35 AM 
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Generation Text may not be tuning out the media due to lack of interest as is widely believed, but rather due to the overconsumption of news and information on new platforms, a study suggests.
The "mouse lifestyle," observed
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Thursday 01 May 2008 - 16:31 PM 0 Comments
Mice are valuable in research because they're genetically similar to humans and, unlike in people, scientists can manipulate their genes to better understand brain functions, psychology and psychiatry. However, there is a drawback.
Workplace Serenity is Just a Poster Away
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Wednesday 30 April 2008 - 11:20 AM 0 Comments
Art posters on the walls of an office lower both the anger and stress levels of men but don't seem to have the same effect on women, according to new research.
The Rat Pack
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Friday 25 April 2008 - 15:16 PM 0 Comments
Oh, those Norway rats. You see them hanging out in cliques, doing what all the cool rodents do, following the "in-crowd."
Another blow to free will
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Wednesday 16 April 2008 - 16:30 PM 0 Comments
As we reported in February, students who are exposed to the idea that free will is an illusion are more likely to cheat on tests. Not surprisingly, the notion that our actions aren’t truly controlled by our conscious mind seems to undermine our sense of personal responsibility. Well, our ethical foundations eroded a bit more this week.
Risque Business
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 04 April 2008 - 11:55 AM 0 Comments
In the advertising world, “sex sells” is an accepted truism. In a new study of the male brain, Stanford University researchers have determined why.
Is the GOP in your DNA?
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 14 February 2008 - 23:44 PM 0 Comments
A new school of research suggests that our genetic makeup plays a role in our political behavior. But liberals don’t simply pop out of the womb.
The Fault Really Does Lie in Our Stars
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Tuesday 12 February 2008 - 17:42 PM 0 Comments
Students who were taught that free will is an illusion were more likely to cheat on tests, according to new research.
Gridiron Violence Off the Field
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Saturday 02 February 2008 - 01:10 AM 0 Comments
High school football players and wrestlers are far more likely to get into violent altercations than their non-athletic classmates, according to a new finding.
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- 2 A Prophylactic for Free Speech?
- 3 Baseball's Best Teams Are ...
- 4 Does Education Really Make You…
- 5 Caution: NAFTA at Work
- 6 The Lessons of Gloucester, or It's…
- 7 Should the Government Make Us Happy?
- 8 Environment Becomes Heredity
- 9 Did Archimedes Solve Our Energy…
- 10 See It — and Believe It or Not