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- January 30, 2012
- 09:14 AM
- 561 views
And Yet another Use for Graphene: Distilling Vodka
by United Academics in United Academics
Last findings on graphene reveal unexpected utility: distilling booze. Membranes made from graphene allows water to pass through but blocks anything else.... Read more »
Nair RR, Wu HA, Jayaram PN, Grigorieva IV, & Geim AK. (2012) Unimpeded permeation of water through helium-leak-tight graphene-based membranes. Science (New York, N.Y.), 335(6067), 442-4. PMID: 22282806
- January 30, 2012
- 07:44 AM
- 593 views
Teen Brain Prone to Addiction
by United Academics in United Academics
Researchers of the University of Pittsburgh studied the brains of adolescent and adult rats during a task in which they taught the rats to respond to a tone in a certain way, resulting in a tasty treat. According to the researchers, the brain region traditionally associated with reward and motivation – the nucleus accumbens – was activated similarly in adult and adolescent rats.... Read more »
Sturman, D., & Moghaddam, B. (2012) Striatum processes reward differently in adolescents versus adults. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114137109
- January 29, 2012
- 10:34 PM
- 484 views
There’s More to That Red Plastic Cup Than You Thought
by Krystal D'Costa in Anthropology in Practice
Who here has not enjoyed a cold, refreshing drink from a red plastic cup? Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages alike find themselves comfortably enclosed within the confines of the bright red vessel that has become a ubiquitous American staple at barbecues, picnics, parties, in dugouts and at minor league games, in food cars and at lunch [...]
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Bunimovitz, S., & Greenberg, R. (2004) Revealed in Their Cups: Syrian Drinking Customs in Intermediate Bronze Age Canaan. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 19. DOI: 10.2307/4150104
Donner, W. (1994) Alcohol, Community, and Modernity: The Social Organization of Toddy Drinking in a Polynesian Society. Ethnology, 33(3), 245. DOI: 10.2307/3774009
Magennis, H. (1985) The Cup as Symbol and Metaphor in Old English Literature. Speculum, 60(3), 517. DOI: 10.2307/2848173
McAllister, P. (2003) Culture, Practice, and the Semantics of Xhosa Beer-Drinking. Ethnology, 42(3), 187. DOI: 10.2307/3773800
- January 29, 2012
- 12:00 AM
- 523 views
Playing the Didgeridoo against Snoring
by United Academics in United Academics
Snoring is more dangerous than what one might think. It can be reduced to collapsibility of the upper airways during sleep. In case of a related sleep disorder, the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, the affected person regularly looses the ability to breathe for 10 seconds or more. Both of the disorders can lead to a higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.... Read more »
Puhan, M. (2006) Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 332(7536), 266-270. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38705.470590.55
- January 27, 2012
- 07:00 PM
- 398 views
Magic Mushrooms Found to Be Therapeutic
by United Academics in United Academics
As it turns out, magic mushrooms don’t actually expand your brain, they contract it. But that’s not a bad thing. In fact, two new studies from the UK have revealed that psilocybin, the active ingredient found in magic mushrooms, could actually help treat depression... Read more »
Carhart-Harris, R., Erritzoe, D., Williams, T., Stone, J., Reed, L., Colasanti, A., Tyacke, R., Leech, R., Malizia, A., Murphy, K.... (2012) Neural correlates of the psychedelic state as determined by fMRI studies with psilocybin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1119598109
- January 26, 2012
- 01:00 PM
- 481 views
Being Ignored By Strangers Threathens Our Need to Belong
by United Academics in United Academics
According to new research, feelings of social inclusion can come from something as simple as eye contact from a passer-by. On the other hand, it seems we are hurt when looked at as though air, even by a stranger.... Read more »
Wesselmann ED, Cardoso FD, Slater S, & Williams KD. (2012) To Be Looked at as Though Air: Civil Attention Matters. Psychological science. PMID: 22246319
- January 26, 2012
- 06:42 AM
- 367 views
Future Generation Hopes of Aboriginal Culture
by United Academics in United Academics
The theme this week is Australia, and although there are many wonderful things to learn about in the Australian context, there are also difficult issues related to the terrible treatment of indigenous people in the country’s past. Many researchers today are taking a critical look at these issues, addressing the questions about the current state and future of indigenous people and all aspects of their culture.... Read more »
Colquhoun, Simon and Dockery, & Alfred Michael. (2012) The link between Indigenous culture and wellbeing: Qualitative evidence for Australian Aboriginal peoples. CLMR DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES 2012/01. info:/
- January 25, 2012
- 10:00 PM
- 506 views
‘Wandjina Graffiti’ In the Streets of Perth – Art, Vandalism or Sacrilege?
by United Academics in United Academics
Although most street art is unsanctioned, many artists who have painted without permission have been glorified as artists, like the British street artist Banksy. Australia too has its own ‘famous, anonymous graffiti artist’ – re-purposing cultural traditions of the past into contemporary use.
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Ursula Frederick, & Sue O’Conno. (2009) Art. Wandjina, graffiti and heritage: The power and politics of enduring imagery. Humanities Research. info:/
- January 25, 2012
- 12:29 PM
- 361 views
UA Podcast: Effects of Long Term Space Isolation
by United Academics in United Academics
In this program, our first edition of a new weekly podcast from United Academics, we hear from Dr. Schneider who explains what has been learned from the experiments and what this means for the mission to Mars. Press play to listen or download the podcast and listen to it later.... Read more »
Schneider, S., Brümmer, V., Carnahan, H., Kleinert, J., Piacentini, M., Meeusen, R., & Strüder, H. (2010) Exercise as a countermeasure to psycho-physiological deconditioning during long-term confinement. Behavioural Brain Research, 211(2), 208-214. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.03.034
- January 23, 2012
- 05:00 PM
- 524 views
Global Abortion Rate
by United Academics in United Academics
The global abortion rate, which had been declining steadily from 1995 to 2003, has now reportedly stalled at 28 per 1,000 women. According to the data released by the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organization (WHO)... Read more »
Sedgh, G., Singh, S., Shah, I., Åhman, E., Henshaw, S., & Bankole, A. (2012) Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008. The Lancet. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61786-8
- January 23, 2012
- 03:00 PM
- 522 views
Tapas and Beer: It Can Be a Healthy Combination
by United Academics in United Academics
Ranging from fried fish to a few slices of dry-cured ham, they are not considered as the healthiest food when they become the lunch or dinner, but this idea might be wrong, experts from the Spanish Foundation for Nutrition (FEN) sa... Read more »
Veses Alcobendas, Ana María, & Marcos, Ascensión. (2010) Asociación entre el consumo moderado de cerveza tradicional y sin alcohol y la composición corporal. Centro de Información Cerveza y salud. DOI: hdl.handle.net/10261/40722
- January 23, 2012
- 07:05 AM
- 469 views
Ocean Acidification Has Risen Since Industrial Revolution
by United Academics in United Academics
A research team has reached new conclusion on ocean acidity: in the last two centuries, in some places acidity has risen more than in the previous 21,000 years.... Read more »
Friedrich, T., Timmermann, A., Abe-Ouchi, A., Bates, N., Chikamoto, M., Church, M., Dore, J., Gledhill, D., González-Dávila, M., Heinemann, M.... (2012) Detecting regional anthropogenic trends in ocean acidification against natural variability. Nature Climate Change. DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1372
- January 22, 2012
- 05:30 PM
- 502 views
Is Google Destroying Our Memory?
by United Academics in United Academics
If asked "what is the age of the oldest human being alife?" what do you think of? According to new research, you will probably think first of where you can find the answer on the ... Read more »
Betsy Sparrow, Jenny Liu, & Daniel M. Wegner. (2011) Google Effects on Memory: Cognitive Consequences of Having Information at Our Fingertip. Science Magazine. info:/10.1126/science.1207745
- January 21, 2012
- 12:00 AM
- 557 views
Artistic style changes due to interference with the brain
by United Academics in United Academics
How is it possible that two artists in different fields of art, born in different centuries in different countries have a change of style in their late creative period, leading to the same aesthetic phenomena in their work? We are talking about Lovis Corinth, the German painter (1858-1925) and the famous Italian film director Luchino Visconti (1906-1975). It is a fact that both of them suffered a stroke, which in both cases had the same effect on the brain function: a visual-spatial hemineglect.... Read more »
Blanke, O., & Pasqualini, I. (2012) The Riddle of Style Changes in the Visual Arts after Interference with the Right Brain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00154
- January 20, 2012
- 05:28 PM
- 723 views
Copyright Talk: The RIAA Bites the Hand That Feeds
by DJ Busby in Astronasty
The perpetrators seem to be the RIAA's best friends. They just haven't have realized it yet. This should be motivation enough for the RIAA's to halt their lobbying, at least until they learn to read. In a business sense, for them to push the legislation of SOPA/PIPA seems ridiculous, given this context, doesn't it?... Read more »
Marta Ceballos. (2003) An Overview of Copyright and Intellectual Property . Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues. info:/
Bounie, D., Bourreau, M., & Waelbroeck, P. (2005) Pirates or Explorers? Analysis of Music Consumption in French Graduate Schools. SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.739284
- January 20, 2012
- 05:47 AM
- 639 views
Newly Discovered Tulip-Shape Creature Challenges Classification
by United Academics in United Academics
Canadian researchers have found a tulip-shape creature that defies the current animal classification. The Siphusauctum gregarium had had a unique way of feeding.... Read more »
O'Brien, L., & Caron, J. (2012) A New Stalked Filter-Feeder from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale, British Columbia, Canada. PLoS ONE, 7(1). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029233
- January 19, 2012
- 06:57 AM
- 900 views
Disturbing Global Increasement of Unsafe Abortions
by United Academics in United Academics
Half of all abortions around the world are now unsafe, according to a new report. Most at risk are women in developing countries: almost all the abortions in Africa and Latin America are dangerous - executed outside hospitals, or without qualified medical supervision.
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Dr Gilda Sedgh ScD, Susheela Singh PhD, Iqbal H Shah PhD, Elisabeth Åhman MA, Stanley K Henshaw PhD, & Akinrinola Bankole PhD. (2012) Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008. The Lancet, Early Online Publication. info:/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61786-8
- January 17, 2012
- 06:58 PM
- 244 views
Feeling unloved? Take out your phone and dial 5683.
by eHarmony Labs in eHarmony Labs Blog
Do you ever feel a sudden emotion (happy, sad, angry, love) without knowing where it came from? The answer could be staring you right in the ear. Read on to learn how your cell phone may be toying with your emotions.... Read more »
Topolinski, S. (2011) I 5683 You: Dialing Phone Numbers on Cell Phones Activates Key-Concordant Concepts. Psychological Science, 22(3), 355-360. DOI: 10.1177/0956797610397668
- January 17, 2012
- 05:15 PM
- 446 views
The Benefits of Gossip
by United Academics in United Academics
Spreading rumors – always a bad thing? Researchers of the University of California, Berkeley, investigated the existence and dynamics of prosocial gossip and found evidence that it “plays a critical role in the maintenance of social order” and can even be therapeutic.... Read more »
Feinberg, M., Willer, R., Stellar, J., & Keltner, D. (2012) The virtues of gossip: Reputational information sharing as prosocial behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1037/a0026650
- January 16, 2012
- 06:30 PM
- 452 views
Taking care with what you take in
by Lee Turnpenny in The Mawk Moth Profligacies
Processed meat, pancreatic cancer, epidemiology, The Observer... Read more »
Larsson, S., & Wolk, A. (2012) Red and processed meat consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer: meta-analysis of prospective studies. British Journal of Cancer. DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.585
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