http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. I've never sold anything on eBay, but I've often thought about it when I see how much money I have in my checking account. And when times are this bad, I know I'm not alone. But what if I want something a little steadier? Or what if I don't want to sell my old junk? http://www.physorg.com/news158334190.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:44:13 EST news158334190 (PhysOrg.com) -- How can policy makers be more effective in motivating consumers to opt for environmentally friendly products whenever possible? Using information campaigns or financial incentives? A research group at the Max Planck Institute of Economics in Jena headed by Julia Sophie Wörsdorfer examined this question. Their conclusion: the two strategies appeal to different groups of buyers and should be implemented on a staggered and coordinated basis. http://www.physorg.com/news157909314.html Other Sciences Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:44:52 EST news157909314 A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government`s `unfunded` debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says. http://www.physorg.com/news157831522.html Other Sciences Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:05:55 EST news157831522 (PhysOrg.com) -- Changes in a person's eyes can show that they've seen something before, even when they're pretending they haven't, research by University of Sussex doctoral student Becky Heaver reveals. http://www.physorg.com/news157821563.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:19:55 EST news157821563 It is not surprising that as our economy continues its freefall, we are feeling increasingly more stressed and worried. Many of us are feeling extreme unease about the security of our jobs and being able to make our next mortgage payment. However, according to a new report in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, stress could make our financial troubles even worse. http://www.physorg.com/news157814244.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:17:53 EST news157814244 (AP) -- Facebook says its finance chief, Gideon Yu, is leaving the fast-growing social networking site. http://www.physorg.com/news157734780.html Technology Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:13:28 EST news157734780 Firms that are able to increase advertising during recessions are likely to have stronger future earnings, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon State University and Western Oregon University. http://www.physorg.com/news157649978.html Other Sciences Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:41:56 EST news157649978 (AP) -- The American Medical Association is seeking an investigation of claims that editors of its leading medical journal threatened a whistleblower who pointed out a researcher's conflict of interest. http://www.physorg.com/news157648226.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:10:57 EST news157648226 The New Economic (In)Security of Seniors, issued today by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University finds that Massachusetts seniors face widespread financial insecurity. Almost 7 in 10 senior households in Massachusetts lack sufficient resources for long-term economic security, according to the study. Economic risk is especially pronounced for single senior households -with 82 percent among them facing financial insecurity. http://www.physorg.com/news157368779.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:38:56 EST news157368779 A study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows that expert advice may shut down areas of the brain responsible for decision-making processes, particularly when individuals are trying to evaluate a situation where risk is involved. The study was published in the March 2009 issue of the Public Library of Science (PLOS One). http://www.physorg.com/news157098577.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:30:06 EST news157098577 A study of the mental state of the modern American woman by a Princeton University psychologist has found a powerful link between concerns over financial security and satisfaction with one's life. http://www.physorg.com/news156521998.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:20:31 EST news156521998 Money management websites promising to save the Internet generation from financial disaster have made their case to technology trendsetters. http://www.physorg.com/news156520324.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:52:34 EST news156520324 The human brain's sensitivity to unexpected outcomes plays a fundamental role in the ability to adapt and learn new behaviors, according to a new study by a team of psychologists and neuroscientists from the University of Pennsylvania. http://www.physorg.com/news156171835.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:05:09 EST news156171835 New research suggests that a person's appearance may play a role in whether they are deemed trustworthy by financial lenders. The study is summarized in a working paper by Jefferson Duarte at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Management and Stephan Siegel and Lance Young, both of the University of Washington. http://www.physorg.com/news156096035.html Other Sciences Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:01:25 EST news156096035 There is no question that the recent economic crisis has wreaked havoc on companies and on families across the country. Now, a recent study of 300 married, working couples conducted by Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State University's College of Business, is revealing just how deeply the crunch is being felt. http://www.physorg.com/news156075470.html Other Sciences Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:18:16 EST news156075470 (PhysOrg.com) -- Just as a team can achieve more than an individual, so can resolutions to improve your health and to improve your finances reinforce each other, say Montana State University Extension specialists. http://www.physorg.com/news155405235.html Other Sciences Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:07:51 EST news155405235 Power holders often seem misguided in their actions. Leaders and commanders of warring nations regularly underestimate the costs in time, money, and human lives required for bringing home a victory. CEOs of Fortune 500 companies routinely overestimate their capacity to turn mergers and acquisitions into huge profits, leading to financial losses for themselves, their companies, and their stockholders. Even ordinary people seem to take on an air of invincibility after being promoted to a more powerful position. The consequences of these tendencies, especially when present in the world's most powerful leaders, can be devastating. http://www.physorg.com/news155320387.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:33:52 EST news155320387 The socioeconomic characteristics of people who play state lotteries are similar to investors who pick stocks with a lottery quality--high risk with a small potential for high return, and just like the lottery, returns on average are lower for those who invest this way in the stock market, research from The University of Texas at Austin shows. http://www.physorg.com/news154869402.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:17:20 EST news154869402 (PhysOrg.com) -- The way J. Michael Collins sees it, United States consumers aren`t necessarily less informed about financial risk than consumers from other industrialized nations. What Americans do have, however, are an abundance of ways to screw up. http://www.physorg.com/news154792598.html Other Sciences Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:57:39 EST news154792598 (PhysOrg.com) -- Parents of students considering college are now struggling with a federal form that is longer and more grueling than the IRS Form 1040 but that could soon change, thanks to the work of a University of Michigan researcher. http://www.physorg.com/news153507838.html Other Sciences Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:09:14 EST news153507838 In these difficult economic times, everyone is seeking a better way to manage their personal finances. And at a time when even the newly elected president can't be separated from his wireless device, two undergraduates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed an open source solution that combines smart personal financial management with your smartphone. http://www.physorg.com/news152891912.html Technology Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:58:59 EST news152891912 (PhysOrg.com) -- Another crippling financial crisis looms unless the U.S. government thaws credit markets that are starting to freeze up amid a lingering and deepening recession, a University of Illinois economist warns. http://www.physorg.com/news151941552.html Other Sciences Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:59:44 EST news151941552 People who lose a job or who are in the midst a financial crisis often are reluctant to talk about their struggles and may isolate themselves from friends and family. http://www.physorg.com/news151941398.html Other Sciences Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:57:25 EST news151941398 Solar-industry executives paint a bright future for their industry, one where photovoltaic panels adorn roofs of homes and businesses and huge power plants capture the sun's rays to generate electricity. But the industry currently finds itself under cloudy skies and buffeted by threatening winds. http://www.physorg.com/news151834908.html Technology Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:22:14 EST news151834908 Political prediction markets -- in which participants buy and sell "contracts" based on who they think will win an election -- accurately predicted Barack Obama's 2008 victory. Now Northwestern University researchers have determined that these markets behave similar to financial markets, except when traders' partisan feelings get in the way. http://www.physorg.com/news151610852.html Other Sciences Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:08:11 EST news151610852 Sophisticated investors were among victims of Bernard L. Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Avoiding financial scams must be even trickier than we thought. These sites might make it easier. http://www.physorg.com/news151083773.html Technology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:42:53 EST news151083773 With the consequences of the current financial crisis spreading to the real economy, lawmakers are exploring new regulations to govern the financial markets. The concern among market participants is that policy-makers do not fully understand how risk management does and should work, and how derivatives can be beneficial. http://www.physorg.com/news150558924.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:55:24 EST news150558924 The worldwide financial crisis puts a new emphasis on infrastructure spending, seen by many governments as a way to head off economic downturn, and as a way of holding on to achievements made in the developing world. Recent research by the Economic and Social Research Council finds that Project Finance (PF), one of the most commonly used methods of funding major infrastructure projects in the developing world, can pose potential risks in the communities in which it is deployed. In a study that has focused on the role of this financing technique in the developing world, the results point to potential damage to the environment, health and safety, and human rights concerns that can arise from the pressures that the funding strategy creates. http://www.physorg.com/news149660497.html Other Sciences Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:21:37 EST news149660497 (PhysOrg.com) -- Employers hoping to get the best out of employees with huge performance contingent payments may actually be helping them to do worse, suggests a new paper published by a team of researchers in behavioral economics from several universities. http://www.physorg.com/news146324706.html Other Sciences Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:45:06 EST news146324706 Stricter regulation of the financial services sector is likely to result from the latest upheaval in national and global markets. It is being demanded by politicians of all parties while the Financial Services Authority, which polices the sector in the UK, has announced that it is recruiting additional staff as part of a more stringent regulatory approach. http://www.physorg.com/news145859638.html Other Sciences Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:33:58 EST news145859638