Seeking the roots of collective cooperation July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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No one enjoys paying taxes. Even so, we need taxes if we want our streets clean, a proper public health care system, an educated population or the maintenance of Earth’s climate within habitable boundaries. This is what scientists ... | |
 Research Publications Online: Too Much of A Good Thing? July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The Internet gives scientists and researchers instant access to an astonishing number of academic journals. So what is the impact of having such a wealth of information at their fingertips? The answer, according ... | |
Marketers are creating an imaginary, cross-cultural, Asian world June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Despite vast cultural differences among Asian nations, marketers are mixing a number of cultural influences to create an imaginary Asian world, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. | |
Political participation is partially rooted in genetic inheritance July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The decision to vote is partly genetic, according to a new study published in the American Political Science Review. The research, by James H. Fowler and Christopher T. Dawes, of the University of California, San Diego and ... | |
Are you a different person when you speak a different language? June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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People who are bicultural and speak two languages may actually shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. | |
Baseball diamonds: the lefthander's best friend July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Baseball diamonds are a left-hander's best friend. That's because the game was designed to make a lefty the "Natural," according to David A. Peters, Ph.D., the McDonnell Douglas Professor of Engineering at Washington University ... | |
The university of the future July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In a world where economies are increasingly dependent upon high-level knowledge, higher education is a key national resource. But a Forward Look initiated by the European Science Foundation (ESF) shows that we need to know ... | |
Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery ... | |
Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers' July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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Is the sun beginning to set on America's scientific dominance? Much like the scientific superpowers of France, Germany and Britain in centuries' past, the United States has a diminishing lead over other nations in financial ... | |
 Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas July 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 85 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an attempt to understand the extent of cow flatulence on global warming, scientists in Argentina are strapping plastic bags to the backs of cows to capture their emissions. | |
Independent thinkers judge distances differently than holistic types June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Every day we're faced with decisions that involve spatial judgments. Which line should we choose at the supermarket? Which route should we take to work? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that thinking ... | |
Personal information in E-mail marketing can backfire, study indicates July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Businesses risk chasing away prospective customers when they send chummy e-mails that bandy around people's names, hobbies and other personal information to pitch sales, according to a new study of the popular marketing tool. | |
Thin people eat differently at all-you-can-eat buffets July 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to chowing down at all-you-can-eat Chinese buffets, thinner people do it differently, finds a new Cornell study. They tend to browse and chew more, use chopsticks and smaller plates, face away ... | |
 When it comes to putting, Tiger and Nicklaus might not have best advice July 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Golfers who heed the advice of instructors to keep their heads perfectly still while putting may be hampering their game, according to a study that examined coordination patterns. The research appears in the ... | |
 Probing Question: What is the history of tattooing? July 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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You might not think the sullen, tattooed teenager skulking around your local record store has anything in common with Winston Churchill, but you would be wrong. Sir Winston, King George V, and the slaves of ... | |
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