Organic Consumers Association Doubles Down On Pesticides And Zika Claims
Organic Consumers Association, which funds Denier For Hire cabals like the anti-science group U.S. Right To Know, has baffled the science community once again by just making stuff up. When groups made...
View ArticleJames Hansen: A New Argument For Carbon Taxes And Green Subsidies
A new study reports that current rising temperatures already noticeably load the 'climate dice', with growing practical impacts. As a bottom line, lead author D. James Hansen argues in Environmental...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Isn’t Pro-Science (and Neither Are Most Progressives)
“For those of us who believe in science,you simply cannot ignore what the scientific community is saying almost unanimously.”read more
View ArticleVirtual Reality "Laws Of Robotics"-Type Code Of Conduct Created
The technological capacity for generating virtual worlds from home computers will soon be widely available to the general public, as special head-mounted displays are brought to market that create the...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice reviews should set an example for forensic science
Deputy Attorney General, Sally Yates, made what might be considered a historic announcement at the recent annual gathering of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Las Vegas, Nevada....
View ArticleThe American Statistics Association Warnings On P-Values
The issue is not new. Scientific journals require articles to produce quantitative answers - of course, that's how you do science. And scientists usually rely on a formalism based on classical...
View ArticleMindful Eating Lowers Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes, Say Alt Medicine Proponents
Can "mindful" eating - taking the time to bring awareness to present-moment experiences with an open attitude of curiosity and non-judgment - lower the risk of Type II diabetes and cardiovascular...
View ArticleQuebec Sexual Tastes And Interests: A Little Deviant, Like Everyone Else
Are the sexual interests and behaviors of Quebec residents abnormal? According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), sexual interests fall into two...
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Playing Video Games Linked To Positive Learning Effects On Young Children
Video games are a favorite activity of children, yet any affect on their health is often perceived to be negative. A new paper in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology looked for an...
View ArticleSending Your Child To School At A Younger Age? They May Get Diagnosed ADHD
In the 1990s, diagnoses of ADD (attention-deficit disorder) and then ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) boomed, aided by public school teachers who didn't want to deal with diverse...
View ArticleEarly Human Habitat In Tanzania Recreated, Shows Life Was No 'Harmony With...
Scientists have pieced together an early human habitat for the first time, and life was no organic picnic 1.8 million years ago. Nature was out to kill us and the struggle our ancestors face, as all...
View ArticleTouting 'Naturalness' Of Breastfeeding Backfires - Because It Leads To...
There is a war on working mothers that shouldn't be waged. It is a war that seeks to make breastfeeding moms better parents, while subtly criticizing moms who use formula, which will invariably impact...
View ArticleNarcissists, Psychopaths And Manipulators Are Less Convincing Online Than In...
Psychologists overuse terms like narcissist and sociopath as much as they do declaring everyone they dislike has Asperger's, but they get one thing right - if you have to deal with such people, you are...
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Are You Tired Of Being Lectured To By Celebrities?
Veteran foreign correspondent and broadcaster Michael Buerk is getting tired of “bleeding heart” celebrities. In an interview in the latest issue of the Radio Times, Buerk said that he was “a little...
View ArticleHigh Social Media Use Associated With Depression Among Young Adults
A dramatic increase in time spent on social media may be a sign of depression, according to a paper in Depression and Anxiety. And the more time young adults use social media, the more likely they are...
View ArticleMindfulness Meditation And Talk Therapy Linked To Lower Chronic Low Back Pain
A group of scholars believed that "mindfulness" meditation, practiced as a way to calm the mind, could be a non-drug alternative to help decrease chronic low back pain that is psychosomatic, and set...
View ArticleThe 'Not' Face Is Universal
Scholars have identified a single, universal facial expression that is interpreted across many cultures as the embodiment of negative emotion. That includes native speakers of English, Spanish,...
View ArticleUsing Your Education To Live Better
I was enthralled by reading the latest post by Greg Kotkowski on the Amva4NewPhysics blog. He has something to teach us all about how we should be rational and use our knowledge to address everyday...
View ArticleManagers Tolerate Suspect Behavior When Employee Production Is Good
Everyone has known a coworker who wastes time, mismanages resources, and has been known to engage in activities that are conflicts of interest, yet they "do no wrong" in the eyes of the...
View ArticleCatfishing: Men On Tinder Expect Casual Sex If A Woman's Appearance Doesn't...
Men on Tinder expect casual sex to compensate for the 'breach of trust' when their date's appearance is less attractive than her profile photograph, say sociologists at the British Sociological...
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