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Nonverbal communication of race bias on TV influences viewers' own bias

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Subtle patterns of nonverbal behavior that appear on popular television programs influence racial bias among viewers, according to research from Tufts University to appear in the December 18, 2009, issue of the journal Science.


Racial disparity in colon cancer survival not easily explained, researchers say (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans ...


Japanese solar car leads race Down Under

Technology / Energy

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Japan's Tokai Challenger was on Monday leading a solar car race across the harsh Australian Outback, having covered about half of the 3,000 kilometre (1,860 mile) desert course, officials said.


A 3,000 km solar car race across Australia's desert heartland has began

World solar car race begins in Australia

Technology / Energy

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin Sunday, organisers said.


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Cars that Run on Cow Power?

Technology / Energy

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Race cars have long provided a testing ground for driving technology that we eventually see in passenger cars on the road. To this end, an engineering team in Lancashire, England, is hoping ...


A woman in space

A woman in space

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In the early years of the "space race" (1957-1975) two men sought to test a scientifically simple yet culturally complicated theory: that women might be innately better suited for space travel than men. In ...


Racial disparities in diabetes prevalence linked to living conditions

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The higher incidence of diabetes among African Americans when compared to whites may have more to do with living conditions than genetics, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...


China breaks ground on space launch center (AP)

China breaks ground on space launch center

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- China broke ground on its fourth space center Monday, highlighting the country's soaring space ambitions six years after it sent its first man into orbit.


Are you the next Usain Bolt? The answer could be in your saliva

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Newcastle University are launching a ground-breaking study to find out why some of us can run faster than others - despite doing the same amount of training.


Women, minorities face special hurdles in job market

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that white men receive significantly more tips about job opportunities than women and racial minorities - particularly among people in upper management positions - highlighting ...


Race origins and health disparites

Race origins and health disparites

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Much is often said about the glaring statistics showing that some racial and ethnic minorities face greater risks than whites when it comes to health.


Racial biases fade away toward members of your own group

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

White people don't show hints of unconscious bias against blacks who belong to the same group as them, a new study suggests.


Rapidly evolving gene contributes to origin of species

Biology /

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 1

A gene that helped one species split into two species shows evidence of adapting much faster than other genes in the genome, raising questions about what is driving its rapid evolution.


Racialization of drugs mobilizes prior conceptions of identity

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 23, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If we want to fully understand the allure of pharmaceuticals, we need to look beyond both medical efficacy and profit motives. A new study in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics shows that when we use claims about drugs ...


Seeing race and seeming racist? Whites go out of their way to avoid talking about race

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 6

White people – including children as young as 10 -- may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, according to new research. But that approach often backfires as blacks tend to view this "colorblind" approach ...



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