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Indian Village Bans Cell Phones For Unwed Women
Northern Indian Village Forbids Unmarried Women To Use Cell Phones, Fearing Elopement
This Holiday Season, Consider The Power Of Sour
This holiday season, starting today when you bite into the cranberry sauce and the tartness smacks your tongue as hard as that snide comment from your sister, consider the power...
Why do people behave badly? Maybe it's just too easy
Many people say they wouldn't cheat on a test, lie on a job application or refuse to help a person in need...
Heart of glass
What’s the best way to keep track of medicines or luxury goods? Just give them a number, of course. But what if the item you want to keep your eye...
People who donate to religions are more likely to punish selfish behaviour, new study finds
When subconsciously exposed to religious ideas and concepts, religious people are far more likely to actively punish those they believe are acting selfishly and unfairly, a new study has revealed.
Getting lost in buildings: Architecture can bias your cognitive map
Some people always know which way is north and how to get out of a building. Others can live in an apartment for years without knowing which side faces the...
UNL psychologist aims to get to root of 'revictimization' in new study
It's a vicious cycle. Child and adolescent victims of sexual assault are anywhere from two to 11 times more likely to be raped or otherwise sexually assaulted as an adult.
Instilling gratitude instead of entitlement in children
Drawing from research and personal experience, Christine Carter a sociologist, happiness expert, and director of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Parents program shares insights on how practicing gratitude, not...
Schizophrenia could be revealed by distinctive sleep pattern
When people with schizophrenia sleep, their brain waves show a distinctive pattern that may someday lead to one of the first biological markers for this devastating mental illness.
Pharmacists want power to change drugs
Pharmacists on P.E.I. say they are spending too much time consulting with doctors on changing prescriptions, and want to be able to make some substitutions on their own.
Why are we getting fatter? Researchers seek a mysterious culprit
So, why are we fat? And getting fatter? Most people would say it's simple: We eat too much and exercise too little. But University of Alabama at Birmingham obesity researcher...
'Black Africans' in Britain: Integration or segregation?
A new study shows that the ability of "black Africans" settling in the UK to integrate with society varies according to their national and ethnic background.
The Bechdel Test
A simple way to gauge the active presence of female characters in Hollywood films and just how well rounded and complete those roles are.Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States. Tomorrow is...
Human creativity may have evolved as a way for parents to bond with their children
Evidence from Disneyland suggests that human creativity may have evolved not in response to sexual selection as some scientists believe but as a way to help parents bond with their...
The Business Of Science
I think there is something deeply wrong with our view of science. The word itself, Science (with a capital "S"), sits alongside other monoliths such as Religion, Art, Music, Literature,...
Method to erase traumatic memories may be on the horizon
Soldiers haunted by scenes of war and victims scarred by violence may wish they could wipe the memories from their minds. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University say that may...
Scary Movie Scores Mimic Alarm Calls in Nature
Animal behavior researcher examines why violins from the movie "Psycho" set us on edge
New research from Psychological Science
Effects of Adult Attachment and Emotional Distractors on Brain Mechanisms of Cognitive Control Stacie L. Warren, Kelly K. Bost, Glenn I. Roisman, Rebecca Levin Silton, Jeffrey M. Spielberg, Anna S....
Dogs Smarter Than Cats, Oxford Study Finds
Social Animals Need Bigger Brains, Therefore Cats Have Relatively Less Smarts than Dogs, Researchers Say
Low education, income levels linked to depression among urban black fathers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Michigan study finds that black fathers are 50 percent more likely to be depressed than men in the general population. One quarter of black...
Farrelly hilarious
Two famous comedic brothers, countless students, and one night of insight and offbeat hilarity were all part of the mix on Monday (Nov. 22) at Kirkland House. In an event hosted by...
Calculating Needed Thanksgiving Effort
Last week while baking muffins with my son's preschool class, I set fire to the school. Okay, technically I didn't set it on fire—it was only butter smoke from the...
Gift Guide: Tech gadgets for frequent travelers
(AP) -- If you have people on your gift list who travel a lot, you may want to think about giving them something to keep them comfortable and entertained...
New research on developmental co-ordination disorder
New research has found children with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) previously known as dyspraxia have an increased risk of difficulties in attention, reading, short-term memory and social skills.
Hip-hop Harvard
Hip-hop at Harvard? Well, yes. Harvard not only has its Hiphop Archive, part of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research since 2003, and the first of its...
People Behave Badly When It's Easy
If you were a young person watching "The Empire Strikes Back" and saw Darth Vader clearly being more powerful than everyone else yet not being all that evil - and...
Attention, Smartphone-Using Shoppers: Scams Are Hard To Spot
Shopping on smartphones poses serious security risks, especially using public Wi-Fi
Why travelers hate new TSA screenings
it's no coincidence that anger has boiled over in response to fully-body scans and full-contact pat-downs, psychologists say. Human beliefs about modesty and the sanctity of the body are influenced...