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US lightbulb rules spark new political fight

With a January deadline looming on a US law mandating energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, some political forces don't want to turn out the lights.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 89

Hourly employees happier than salaried

People paid by the hour exhibit a stronger relationship between income and happiness, according to a study published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official journal of the So ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wage gap linked to customer bias

Researchers have helped solve the mystery of why white men continue to earn 25 percent more than equally well-performing women and minorities. Managers and business owners must pay a premium for white male employees because ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Online game gets real-world banking license

(AP) -- With banks around the world foundering, the idea of moving your bank account to another planet might have some appeal.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Working moms: Looking for more than a paycheck

Working mothers may be busy, but they like it that way. A recent study of employed moms finds that most would work even if they didn't have to, but they're also looking for new ways to negotiate the demands of mothering and ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A scarcity of women leads men to spend more, save less

The perception that women are scarce leads men to become impulsive, save less, and increase borrowing, according to new research from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Saving on energy bills: Meeting families in the middle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study released today by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

White House takes tax fight to Twitter

The White House has taken its battle with Republican lawmakers over a crucial tax extension to Twitter, inviting Americans to weigh in on what the extra $40 per paycheck means to them.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

2.5M young adults gain coverage

(AP) -- The number of young adults lacking medical coverage has shrunk by 2.5 million since the new health care overhaul law took effect, according to a new analysis the Obama administration is to release ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Qwick retreat: Netflix kills plan to split in two (Update)

(AP) -- To the ranks of New Coke and the Edsel, we can now add Qwikster.

Technology / Business

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Million young adults get health coverage under law

(AP) -- At least one part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has proven popular. With the economy sputtering, the number of young adults covered by health insurance grew by about a million as families flocked ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Study: New job trends reproducing old forms of gender inequality

Jobs that come with large paychecks but long work hours are slowing the gains women have made since the late 70s in narrowing the gender wage gap.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stanford economist predicts 'large, short-run recession'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last Friday's Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating topped a week that saw all three major stock market indexes delivering their worst performances since the 2008-2009 financial crisis.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Lack of sick leave creates tough choices for rural workers

Rural workers have less access to sick leave, forcing them to choose between caring for themselves or family members, and losing pay or perhaps even their jobs when faced with an illness, according to new research from the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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