 Southern farmers realize profits from highbush blueberries June 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Southern highbush blueberries are emerging as an important fruit crop in Georgia, but experienced farmers say the fruit can be a challenge to grow. To determine if the blueberry shows true promise as a profitable ... | |
The world is becoming a happier place: study July 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The world is becoming a happier place, a study published in this month's Perspectives of Psychological Science shows. | |
New model explains why we overestimate our future choices July 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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When people make choices for future consumption, they select a wider variety than when they plan to immediately consume the products. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the reasons behind this ... | |
 US-EU private data sharing agreement at hand: report June 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The United States and European Union are close to an agreement to share private data of their citizens, including credit card information, travel history and internet browsing information, The New York Times ... | |
Glazed America: Anthropologist examines doughnut as symbol of consumer culture July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Few things say as much about our culture as the food we eat. A new book, Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut by Paul R. Mullins, Ph.D., an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis anthropologist, explores ... | |
Teaching in a disruptive classroom July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Anyone who teaches a large group of students has probably experienced undesirable student behaviors. I taught the introductory college biology course at Syracuse University, and several hundred students attended each lecture. | |
Stem cell research from an ethical point of view June 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Stem cell research and the potential use of human embryonic stem cells in clinical therapy is a controversial issue which splits both scientific and public opinion. The current conflict over embryonic stem cells throughout ... | |
Sophisticated communication a prerequisite for people's independence July 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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With the availability of the Internet, citizens are increasingly expected to search themselves for information on security risks in their living environment. Until now, however, too little was known about the willingness ... | |
An American life worth less today July 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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(AP) -- It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be. The "value of a statistical life" is $6.9 million in today's dollars, the ... | |
You don't have to be psychic to predict the future June 27, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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A team of researchers from UQ's Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) has proved you don't have to be psychic to predict the future.
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 Online Dating: Where Technology and Evolution Collide June 26, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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When searching for a soul mate, you might think that the more options, the better. But the rise of technology – notably, the Internet – has thrown a wedge in that perception. | |
Negotiating through the glass ceiling June 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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There are fewer women than men involved in high-profile international business deals. But that may change with the results of a new Tel Aviv University study on the role of gender in management, which found that women may ... | |
Good News About $4 Gas? Fewer Traffic Deaths July 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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As unwelcome as they are, higher gasoline prices do come with a plus side – fewer deaths from car accidents, says a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. | |
Happiness is rising around the world: study June 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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People in most countries around the world are happier these days, according to newly released data from the World Values Survey based at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. | |
 British showers most wasteful and inconsiderate in Western Europe July 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Water-wasting and uncaring about gels, shampoos and soap going down the plughole: that's how the British emerge from a survey on showering habits of western Europeans. | |
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