Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets 23 hours ago | 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 ... | |
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. | |
Study: Common wisdom about troubled youth falls apart when race considered July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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One of the most widely accepted beliefs about the differences between troubled boys and girls may need to be revised, according to new research. | |
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