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Rethinking sexism: Study examines how society maintains the status quo

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

There is a tendency to think that only men treat women in a sexist way, but a new study by a University of Miami researcher and his daughter shows that both men and women participate in maintaining a gender hierarchy in our ...





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Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over removing its news websites from Google, a report said

News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report

Technology / Internet

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.


Online collaboration with built-in clarity

Online collaboration with built-in clarity

Technology / Software

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Software packages that interoperate while providing online users with an overview of their colleagues' work may finally threaten the dominance of email as the world's premier collaboration ...


Bing has gained search market share

Bing gains search market share, nears 10 percent

Technology / Internet

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing increased its share of the US search market in October, edging up half-a-point to nearly 10 percent, online tracking firm comScore said Tuesday.


Right-handed chimpanzees provide clues to the origin of human language

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Most of the linguistic functions in humans are controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere. A study of captive chimpanzees at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center (Atlanta, Georgia), reported in the January 2010 issue ...


How did flowering plants evolve to dominate Earth?

Biology / Evolution

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

To Charles Darwin it was an 'abominable mystery' and it is a question which has continued to vex evolutionists to this day: when did flowering plants evolve and how did they come to dominate plant life on earth? Today a study ...


The iconic smartphone hits stores having already shifted more than 50,000 units in pre-sale orders

iPhone's debut in S.Korea means paradigm shift: experts

Technology / Business

created Nov 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Apple's top selling iPhone made its debut in South Korea Saturday with experts saying the iconic smartphone is likely to serve as a wake-up call for an IT industry basking in an isolated market.


Like humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens grow

Like humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens grow

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Leaf-cutter ants, which cultivate fungus for food, have many remarkable qualities.


U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (9) | comments 6

America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.


Google's 3Q lobbying costs eclipse $1 million

Technology / Internet

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Google Inc.'s quarterly lobbying expenses eclipsed $1 million for the first time during the summer as the company tried to build on its dominance of Internet search and expand into other markets.


Intel settles AMD claims but isn't off the hook (AP)

Intel settles AMD claims but isn't off the hook

Technology / Business

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 4

(AP) -- Intel Corp. is paying Silicon Valley rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $1.25 billion to squash a legal battle over Intel's sales tactics, a rift that led to antitrust charges against Intel in several ...



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