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Social Class, Networks May Influence Political Behaviors

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears that social class and race may have varying affects on the political actions and views of individuals, University of Arizona professor Jan E. Leighley and her colleague have noted in a newly-pubished ...


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Small male chimps use politics, rather than aggression, to lead the pack

Biology /

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

With most mammals, the biggest and most aggressive male claims the alpha male role and gets his choice of food and females. But a new study from the University of Minnesota suggests that at least among chimpanzees, ...


Political participation is partially rooted in genetic inheritance

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

The decision to vote is partly genetic, according to a new study published in the American Political Science Review. The research, by James H. Fowler and Christopher T. Dawes, of the University of California, San Diego and ...





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Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought (AP)

Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 12 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.


Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she said in Spanish.


A costly diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease takes toll on memories, and money too

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alzheimer's disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature, requiring increasing assistance with eating, bathing and other ...


Building real security with virtual worlds

Building real security with virtual worlds

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Advances in computerized modeling and prediction of group behavior, together with improvements in video game graphics, are making possible virtual worlds in which defense analysts can explore ...


Internet activists push for greater democracy

Technology / Internet

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say.


Climate experts debate strategies for reducing atmospheric carbon and future warming

Climate experts debate strategies for reducing atmospheric carbon and future warming

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (13) | comments 20

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reducing carbon dioxide to safe levels may require extracting carbon from the air, says Cornell climate researcher.


Study: Race, class and gender shape religion's effect on American voters

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socio-economic class and gender, reports a new Cornell study.


Parent training key to improved treatment of behavior problems in children with autism

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The serious behavior problems that can occur in children with autism and related conditions can be reduced with a treatment plan that includes medication combined with a structured training program for parents, according ...


Scientists find emotion-like behaviors, regulated by dopamine, in fruit flies

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Their findings, which may be relevant to the relationship betwee ...


Study sheds light on brain's fear processing center

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Breathing carbon dioxide can trigger panic attacks, but the biological reason for this effect has not been understood. A new study by University of Iowa researchers shows that carbon dioxide increases brain acidity, which ...



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