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Facebook: Saving Lives, One Kidney at a Time

Tom Jacobs — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30:39 +0000

Repressed death anxiety leads most of us to avoid becoming organ donors. Psychologists report Facebook may help change all that.

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Chasing the Wrong Guys? Blame Your Hormones

Tom Jacobs — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:17:44 +0000

Many ovulating women are deluded into thinking a merely desirable man is actually a good potential mate.

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Texas, Tom and Jerry, and a Thirsty Planet

Michael Haederle — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:29 +0000

How scientists at Austin’s Center for Space Research are measuring the loss of water around the world with a pair of aging satellites.

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Kidding Yourself Is No Laughing Matter

Tom Jacobs — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:51:17 +0000

New research finds people who deny their darker impulses laugh less frequently.

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To Stay Thin, Eat Like the Cultural Elite

Fred Pampel — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:05 +0000

New research finds an association between lower body weight and participation in cultural and intellectual activities, including reading.

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Bad Economy = More Domestic Violence … But Less Crime?

Vince Beiser — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:33:54 +0000

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Robot Deathmatch

Michael Fitzgerald and Matt Skenazy — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:12 +0000

In the minor leagues of the tech world, homemade robots duke it out in the bowels of the San Mateo fairgrounds.

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College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be

Jim Sleeper — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:01 +0000

Jim Sleeper, a lecturer in political science at Yale, reviews Andrew Delbanco's book about what an undergraduate education should be.

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Modern Marriage: Standing on Ceremony

Amy R. Ramos — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:45:00 +0000

Regarding same-sex marriage, there's less daylight than might be expected between religious conservatives and some LGBT activists.

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Duets and Diapers: Music Lessons Benefit Babies

Tom Jacobs — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:58 +0000

New Canadian research finds music training in the second six months of life can enhance infants’ emotional development and communication skills.

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Building a Better Banana

Rachel Swaby — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:16 +0000

With a few genetic tweaks, one Australian researcher is transforming the slippery fruit into a high-impact lifesaver.

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Could Water Bring Jobs Back to the U.S.?

Lisa Margonelli — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:00:23 +0000

There is a coming jobs exodus from China, and back to the Rust Belt and other water rich regions. Or so says one principal at a water hedge fund.

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Your Brain is Making You Lazy

Michael Fitzgerald — Mon, 07 May 2012 22:07:34 +0000

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Is Natural Gas Just as Polluting as Coal?

Paul Tullis — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:38:24 +0000

Researchers find that harmful methane leaks into the air at twice the amounts estimated by the EPA.

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Are Evaluators Afraid To Criticize Minority Students?

Matt Skenazy — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:46:26 +0000

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