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Election forecast predicts democrats will gain 3 seats in Senate, 11 in House General Science / Other October 21, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet An election forecast model developed by a political scientist 99 days before the 2008 elections and before the recent Wall Street crisis predicts significant Democratic gains in the 2008 congressional elections—including ...

Study: Voters in battleground states more ambivalent about presidential candidates General Science / Other October 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Heavy advertising by both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates may actually make voters in battleground states more confused about which candidate to vote for, a new study suggests.

US women office-workers prefer computers to men: study General Science / Other October 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nearly all American women office workers say they like or love this major player in their lives, even if it causes many of them pain, a study showed Monday.

Japanese team finds 'yeti footprints' in Nepal General Science / Other October 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A team of Japanese adventurers say they have discovered footprints they believe were made by the legendary yeti said to roam the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet.

British defence ministry releases UFO files General Science / Other October 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Britain's defence ministry made public secret files on UFO sightings Monday, with the dossier including reports ranging from a woman claiming to be an alien to calm pilots giving objective accounts.

Researcher find that retail display fixtures can affect consumer perceptions of products General Science / Other October 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet In virtually all stores, consumers view products on display fixtures that are presumed to be of little consequence. Yet, suppose that you were shopping for a set of trendy new coffee mugs and noticed some on a nearby table ...

Help create WikiCandidate -- the ideal presidential candidate General Science / Other October 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Step aside, John McCain and Barack Obama. Meet Sen. Julian Polonius Foley Marcos DeWiki III, a true man of the people. DeWiki -- in Internet fashion -- is making an unprecedented run for president ...

New kids on the block: Latecomers must be unique to outperform pioneer brands General Science / Other October 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet What is it that allows some brands to succeed and some to fail? Why is it sometimes better to be first and other times more advantageous to reach the market later? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research takes ...

Facebook is 'social glue' for university freshers General Science / Other October 14, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The first few weeks at university can be a difficult time for freshers as they attempt to settle in to their new academic and social life. Researchers at the University of Leicester have found that a high proportion of freshers ...

What do you know? Not as much as you think General Science / Other October 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 We've all met know-it-alls—people who think they know more than they actually do. If they're talking about products, like wine or motorcycles, they might actually know as much as they think. But when it comes to health plans, ...

The Panic of '08: What made investors run for the exits? General Science / Other October 12, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 59 vote(s) \| User comments: 26 "In a few months, I expect to see the stock market much higher than today," Irving Fisher, America's most illustrious economist, predicted in the middle of October 1929. Two weeks later, the Dow Jones index fell by 23 percent ...

Deathways open doors to unexpected cultural practices General Science / Other October 08, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Cremation, "air burial," grave cairns, funeral mounds, mummification, belief in life after death – death practices sacred to one culture are often considered "odd" or even terrifying by another.

Economists: Tough measures needed to cure economic ills General Science / Other October 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- An ailing financial industry is going to need strong medicine to pull out of a deepening credit crunch brought on by risky loans and deregulation, Purdue University economists said Monday.

Social problems dominate concerns in neighborhoods with unsatisfied residents General Science / Other October 06, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new study reveals that the general appearance of a neighborhood is the single most important factor affecting how satisfied residents are about the area where they live.

Research finds customers' fixation on minimum payments drives up credit card bills General Science / Other October 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet New research by the University of Warwick reveals that many credit card customers become fixated on the level of minimum payments given on credit card bills. The mere presence of a minimum payment is enough to reduce the ...

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Election forecast predicts democrats will gain 3 seats in Senate, 11 in House General Science / Other October 21, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet An election forecast model developed by a political scientist 99 days before the 2008 elections and before the recent Wall Street crisis predicts significant Democratic gains in the 2008 congressional elections—including ...

Study: Voters in battleground states more ambivalent about presidential candidates General Science / Other October 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Heavy advertising by both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates may actually make voters in battleground states more confused about which candidate to vote for, a new study suggests.

US women office-workers prefer computers to men: study General Science / Other October 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nearly all American women office workers say they like or love this major player in their lives, even if it causes many of them pain, a study showed Monday.

Japanese team finds 'yeti footprints' in Nepal General Science / Other October 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A team of Japanese adventurers say they have discovered footprints they believe were made by the legendary yeti said to roam the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet.

British defence ministry releases UFO files General Science / Other October 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Britain's defence ministry made public secret files on UFO sightings Monday, with the dossier including reports ranging from a woman claiming to be an alien to calm pilots giving objective accounts.

Researcher find that retail display fixtures can affect consumer perceptions of products General Science / Other October 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet In virtually all stores, consumers view products on display fixtures that are presumed to be of little consequence. Yet, suppose that you were shopping for a set of trendy new coffee mugs and noticed some on a nearby table ...

Help create WikiCandidate -- the ideal presidential candidate General Science / Other October 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Step aside, John McCain and Barack Obama. Meet Sen. Julian Polonius Foley Marcos DeWiki III, a true man of the people. DeWiki -- in Internet fashion -- is making an unprecedented run for president ...

New kids on the block: Latecomers must be unique to outperform pioneer brands General Science / Other October 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet What is it that allows some brands to succeed and some to fail? Why is it sometimes better to be first and other times more advantageous to reach the market later? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research takes ...

Facebook is 'social glue' for university freshers General Science / Other October 14, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The first few weeks at university can be a difficult time for freshers as they attempt to settle in to their new academic and social life. Researchers at the University of Leicester have found that a high proportion of freshers ...

What do you know? Not as much as you think General Science / Other October 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 We've all met know-it-alls—people who think they know more than they actually do. If they're talking about products, like wine or motorcycles, they might actually know as much as they think. But when it comes to health plans, ...

The Panic of '08: What made investors run for the exits? General Science / Other October 12, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 59 vote(s) \| User comments: 26 "In a few months, I expect to see the stock market much higher than today," Irving Fisher, America's most illustrious economist, predicted in the middle of October 1929. Two weeks later, the Dow Jones index fell by 23 percent ...

Deathways open doors to unexpected cultural practices General Science / Other October 08, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Cremation, "air burial," grave cairns, funeral mounds, mummification, belief in life after death – death practices sacred to one culture are often considered "odd" or even terrifying by another.

Economists: Tough measures needed to cure economic ills General Science / Other October 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- An ailing financial industry is going to need strong medicine to pull out of a deepening credit crunch brought on by risky loans and deregulation, Purdue University economists said Monday.

Social problems dominate concerns in neighborhoods with unsatisfied residents General Science / Other October 06, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new study reveals that the general appearance of a neighborhood is the single most important factor affecting how satisfied residents are about the area where they live.

Research finds customers' fixation on minimum payments drives up credit card bills General Science / Other October 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet New research by the University of Warwick reveals that many credit card customers become fixated on the level of minimum payments given on credit card bills. The mere presence of a minimum payment is enough to reduce the ...

Election forecast predicts democrats will gain 3 seats in Senate, 11 in House

Study: Voters in battleground states more ambivalent about presidential candidates

US women office-workers prefer computers to men: study

Japanese team finds 'yeti footprints' in Nepal

British defence ministry releases UFO files

Researcher find that retail display fixtures can affect consumer perceptions of products

Help create WikiCandidate -- the ideal presidential candidate

New kids on the block: Latecomers must be unique to outperform pioneer brands

Facebook is 'social glue' for university freshers

What do you know? Not as much as you think

The Panic of '08: What made investors run for the exits?

Deathways open doors to unexpected cultural practices

Economists: Tough measures needed to cure economic ills

Social problems dominate concerns in neighborhoods with unsatisfied residents

Research finds customers' fixation on minimum payments drives up credit card bills

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