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Sociologist: Tiger Woods' Example Neither Reflects Nor Threatens the Image of Marriage

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University at Buffalo sociologist Sampson Blair says Tiger Woods' alleged rampant infidelities don't affect the status of marriage and the family because his lifestyle and wealth are regarded by most Americans ...


Taiwan says no to Tiger Woods-style animated news (AP)

Taiwan says no to Tiger Woods-style animated news

Technology / Business

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Taiwanese regulators have turned down an application for a television license from a Hong Kong company whose local affiliate conquered the Internet earlier this month with a fanciful video of golf ...


Search warrants served in ESPN reporter video case

Technology / Internet

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- FBI agents want Yahoo Inc. to turn over a video of a second naked woman they suspect was taken by an Illinois man already accused of secretly recording a nude ESPN reporter twice last year, authorities said Thursday.


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You can control your Marilyn Monroe neuron

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (26) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a scientific first, researchers have been able to demonstrate the ability of humans to control the activity of individual brain cells.


Mirror mirror (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Women are attracted to men who look like a masculine version of them, according to a new study.


Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top

Technology / Internet

created Jul 04, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Think of the most popular brands in celebrity news, and you'll probably come up with a small list that includes Entertainment Tonight, US Weekly and People.


Digital Life: Celebrities take to Twitter, but for most, it's a one-way tweet

Technology / Internet

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stars -- they're just like us!


Dead famous: Research says 18th century obituaries sparked modern cult of celebrity

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 05, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by the University of Warwick shows how death gave birth to the modern cult of celebrity as the sudden rise in the popularity of obituaries of unusual people in the 1700s provided people with the ...


Fame matters more than beauty in consumer behaviour

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New research from Aston University in Birmingham, UK suggests that fame really does matter more than beauty when it comes to consumer behaviour.