Netflix And Less Chill: Millennials Aren't The 'Hookup Generation' , Say...
The biggest misconception about the 1960s is not knowing they actually happened in the 1970s. The real free love/drug culture only began in 1968 - the decade after, before AIDS, was really the time to...
View ArticleIs Trump Or Clinton Really That Bad? Partisan Media Can Influence Viewers To...
Heavy users of partisan media outlets are more likely than others to hold political misperceptions that are in defiance of facts. So if you think Republicans blocked Zika funding by withholding money...
View ArticleSiberian Land Bridge Travelers Populating Early America Notion Is...
You shouldn't believe everything you read. The CDC insists salt is a problem, and the FDA asked for voluntary warning labels after the sue-and-settle lawyer group Center for Science in the Public...
View ArticleHow Canadians Lose 6 Years Of Life
Does free health care or terrific medical treatment make citizens unwilling to change their lifestyle? There is a valid argument it is true. HIV has plummeted among every demographic except gay men,...
View ArticlePessimism About Claim That People Are Over-Optimistic About The Future
In the United States, there used to be a belief that the next generation would always have it better. No more. A lingering economic malaise and non-stop apocalyptic jingo-ism about chemicals, food,...
View ArticleDo Dogs Prefer Praise Or Food?
Pavlov's famous behavioral experiment involved a dog. Dogs want food. Maybe not so clear, according to a paper in Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. Given the choice, many dogs prefer praise...
View ArticleGender Bias In Surgical Clinical Research
An analysis of about 1,300 peer-reviewed research articles found that few studies included men and women equally, less than one-third performed data analysis by sex, and there was wide variation in...
View ArticleACA Coverage Hikes Prescription Drug Use - But It's Cheaper
People who gained health coverage following the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act's coverage expansion sharply increased their use of prescription drugs, while their out-of-pocket...
View ArticleGender Determines Views On Division Of Chores
Wealthy elites try to portray traditional values as something held by poor people, but a new sociology paper contends it is based on gender, not wealth or education. And that's why women are more...
View ArticleAre Hurricanes Worse Than Decades Ago? Gender And Politics Impact What People...
In the last decade, hurricanes have been essentially inconsequential. Sandy was so mild by the time it hit New York City that Manhattan media had to invent the term "Super Storm" to talk about it,...
View ArticleFree Market Validation: Men With Hair Transplants Are Seen As Younger, More...
Does how much hair a man has matter in how he is perceived? A gigantic cosmetic surgery industry say it's true. What we unclear was how much was objectively true versus how much it was just a...
View ArticleFriendships And Vaccines
Do anti-vaccine people hang around with anti-vaccine people or did hanging around with them cause them to lose faith in science? There are an alarming number of factors that all correlate with...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act And Health Care - The Same Racial And Economic...
Though the Affordable Health Care was passed and signed without really knowing what it was, a few things were certain; you could keep your doctor, it would be cheaper due to competition for new...
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Social Psychologists: Female Smartphone Choices Reveal Hubris, Dishonesty And...
Your choice of smartphone provides valuable information about you, according to a new social psychology paper. That's right, not only is your choice of smart phone indicative of your personality.read more
View ArticleZen Cooking: The Science Behind The Rejuvenating Diet Of The Masterless Monk
Zen cooking according to the teachings of the master-less monk Feng Sa Sha (风洒沙, Wind Sprinkling Sand) is, unsurprising perhaps when considering the radical fundamentality of Zen, not only the most...
View ArticleGrolier Codex: 13th Century Maya Document Is Legit, Says Study
The Grolier Codex, an ancient document that is among the rarest books in the world, has been regarded with skepticism since it was reportedly unearthed by looters from a cave in Chiapas, Mexico, in the...
View ArticleDeepak Chopra Declares Herbal Therapy Efficacy After 6 Day Clinical Trial
Here is one more reason American taxpayers should not continue to spend over $100 million a year on complementary, alternative and integrative techniques; after a six-day Ayurvedic-based well-being...
View ArticleAn Argument For Trigger Warnings And Freedom Of Speech
Our linguistic and legal obsession with “insult” and “offense” is nothing new. In 1832, Sydney resident William McLoughlin was given 50 lashes for using the word “damned” against his master.But what...
View ArticleTSCA Reform Casualties Likely Start with Asbestos
With the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform passed into law, environmental activists are developing lists of chemicals they want banned in short order. Asbestos are near the top of the list, as...
View ArticleWhy Psychology Lost Its Soul - Science Replaced It
Many people today believe they possess a soul. While conceptions of the soul differ, many would describe it as an “invisible force that appears to animate us”.It’s often believed the soul can survive...
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