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- January 4, 2012
- 12:17 PM
- 395 views
Promises, promises – Why breaking promises isn’t always a bad sign
by eHarmony Labs in eHarmony Labs Blog
If he loved me he would stop smoking; if she loved me she wouldn’t talk to other guys. When people make and break promises in relationships, most take this as a bad sign. But researchers disagree. Find out why.... Read more »
Peetz, J., & Kammrath, L. (2011) Only because I love you: Why people make and why they break promises in romantic relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100(5), 887-904. PMID: 21244176
- January 4, 2012
- 06:37 AM
- 610 views
New study links physical activity to good marks in school
by United Academics in United Academics
The stereotype of the athlete with bad performance at school may be wrong, according to a new study made at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The research, published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, concludes that doing exercise, whether at the school or during free time, leads to better academic performance.... Read more »
Amika Singh, PhD, Léonie Uijtdewilligen, MSc, Jos W. R. Twisk, PhD, Willem van Mechelen, PhD, MD, & Mai J. M. Chinapaw, PhD. (2012) Physical Activity and Performance at School. A Systematic Review of the Literature Including a Methodological Quality Assessment. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. info:/10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.716
- January 4, 2012
- 12:34 AM
- 635 views
Why men don't listen and women are great at maths
by Andrew Watt in A Hippo on Campus
Ask the average person on the street if men and women are wired differently and you'll more often than not get an affirmatory response. Not overly suprising given the knowledge that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Am I right? But dive a little deeper and chances are you'll find that the vast majority of people would be relying heavily on deeply ingrained stereotypes, such as the "mythically superior 'multitasking’ abilities" of women or men who just don't listen, rather than any s........ Read more »
Eliot, L. (2011) The Trouble with Sex Differences. Neuron, 72(6), 895-898. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.12.001
- January 3, 2012
- 06:56 AM
- 401 views
Breakthrough in male fertility: scientist grow sperm in laboratory
by United Academics in United Academics
New research opens up the possibility to make human sperm outside the body. A new technique developed by Ben- Gurion University researchers has generated mouse sperm cells from testicular germ cells in a laboratory dish. ... Read more »
Abu Elhija, M., Lunenfeld, E., Schlatt, S., & Huleihel, M. (2011) Differentiation of murine male germ cells to spermatozoa in a soft agar culture system. Asian Journal of Andrology. DOI: 10.1038/aja.2011.112
- January 2, 2012
- 05:00 PM
- 262 views
Hedging against Disruptions with ripple Effects
by Daniel Dumke in SCRM Blog - Supply Chain Risk Management
Disruptions can have cascading effects on linked systems. This article describes a model to generate optimal defense plan against disruptions in this case.... Read more »
Liberatore, F., Scaparra, M.P., & Daskin, M.S. (2012) Hedging against disruptions with ripple effects in location analysis. Omega, 40(1), 21-30. info:/
- January 1, 2012
- 09:41 AM
- 679 views
Copyright vs Medicine: If this topic isn’t covered in your newspaper this weekend, get a new newspaper
by Neurobonkers in Neurobonkers
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, after thirty years of silence, authors of a standard clinical psychiatric bedside test have issued take down orders of new medical research.... Read more »
Newman, J., & Feldman, R. (2011) Copyright and Open Access at the Bedside. New England Journal of Medicine, 365(26), 2447-2449. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1110652
- December 27, 2011
- 11:03 PM
- 258 views
Idealizing in Long Distance Relationships
by eHarmony Labs in eHarmony Labs Blog
Long distance relationships can be really tough, but recent findings have shown long distance relationships are equally or more satisfied with their relationship than couples who are geographically close to one another. Why does this happen? Read here to find out.... Read more »
Stafford, L., & Merolla, A. (2007) Idealization, reunions, and stability in long-distance dating relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24(1), 37-54. DOI: 10.1177/0265407507072578
- December 25, 2011
- 12:00 PM
- 565 views
Why our brains are big
by sahelanthropus in EvoAnth
A review of the social brain hypothesis, which purports to explain why our brains are so big... Read more »
Robin Dunbar. (1998) The social brain hypothesis. Evolutionary Anthropology. info:/
- December 22, 2011
- 11:33 AM
- 607 views
Having less, giving more – lower classes show greater compassion
by United Academics in United Academics
Emotional differences between the rich and poor, as depicted in many fairy tales, may have a scientific basis. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that people in the lower socio-economic classes are more compassionate than their upper-class counterparts. In comparison, individuals in the upper classes were less able to detect and respond to the distress signals of others.... Read more »
Stellar, J., Manzo, V., Kraus, M., & Keltner, D. (2011) Class and compassion: Socioeconomic factors predict responses to suffering. Emotion. DOI: 10.1037/a0026508
- December 22, 2011
- 06:34 AM
- 675 views
Scientists discover why diet may prolong life
by United Academics in United Academics
Researchers at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome have discovered the molecular process that is activated when people diet. They hope this will lead to the development of a drug that mimics this process.... Read more »
Fusco, S., Ripoli, C., Podda, M., Ranieri, S., Leone, L., Toietta, G., McBurney, M., Schutz, G., Riccio, A., Grassi, C.... (2011) A role for neuronal cAMP responsive-element binding (CREB)-1 in brain responses to calorie restriction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1109237109
- December 21, 2011
- 11:24 AM
- 716 views
An effective malaria vaccine may be near
by United Academics in United Academics
There is strong evidence that this experimental vaccine has the potential to stop every strain of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, responsible of the most dangerous form of malaria.... Read more »
Douglas, A., Williams, A., Illingworth, J., Kamuyu, G., Biswas, S., Goodman, A., Wyllie, D., Crosnier, C., Miura, K., Wright, G.... (2011) The blood-stage malaria antigen PfRH5 is susceptible to vaccine-inducible cross-strain neutralizing antibody. Nature Communications, 601. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1615
- December 21, 2011
- 10:15 AM
- 654 views
250 Million Year Old Two-Toothed Dog
by United Academics in United Academics
What has 4 paws, two tusks, a round nose and is the size of a bull? The answer: A dicynodont - A herbivorous mammal that lived 250 million years ago. This month researchers in Tasmania announced the discovery of fossilized bones of a dicynodont, considered a distant relative of modern mammals. ... Read more »
Andrew C. Rozefeldsa, Anne Warrenb, Allison Whitfieldc . (2011) New evidence of large Permo-Triassic dicynodonts (Synapsida) from Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1158-1162. info:/
- December 20, 2011
- 03:30 PM
- 303 views
How your attractiveness affects your perception of others
by eHarmony Labs in eHarmony Labs Blog
Have you ever been to a bar or other social hangout and been approached by someone who just doesn’t get the hint that you’re not interested? Conversely, have you felt that that you were doing everything you can to send an “ask-me-for-my-number” signal to no avail? Why do we have such difficulty in accurately reading sexual cues from others? ... Read more »
Farris C, Treat TA, Viken RJ, & McFall RM. (2008) Perceptual mechanisms that characterize gender differences in decoding women's sexual intent. Psychological science, 19(4), 348-54. PMID: 18399887
- December 20, 2011
- 08:21 AM
- 632 views
Fingerprint evidence: not exactly what CSI showed you
Every scientific type of analysis has an error rate. I've mentioned it before: science is not about certainty, it's about accurately measuring the uncertainties. Unfortunately, when it comes to forensic sciences, this causes a logical problem: scientists like to talk about being 90% sure about something, but in trials there's only two outcomes: innocent or guilty. You can't do 90% guilty and 10% innocent.It occurred to me that this was an issue when I heard somebody talk about how fingerprint an........ Read more »
Mnookin, J. (2007) The validity of latent fingerprint identification: confessions of a fingerprinting moderate. Law, Probability and Risk, 7(2), 127-141. DOI: 10.1093/lpr/mgm022
- December 20, 2011
- 06:34 AM
- 758 views
Group sex is the latest disturbing teen trend
by United Academics in United Academics
One in 13 teenage girls, aged 14 to 20, reported having a group-sex experience and were often coerced into doing it, according to a new study of the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH).... Read more »
Rothman EF, Decker MR, Miller E, Reed E, Raj A, & Silverman JG. (2011) Multi-person Sex among a Sample of Adolescent Female Urban Health Clinic Patients. Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. PMID: 22160481
- December 19, 2011
- 05:00 PM
- 315 views
Dual Supply Channel Disruption and Supply Chain Design
by Daniel Dumke in SCRM Blog - Supply Chain Risk Management
Dual sourcing can help to reduce supply chain risks. This article integrates dual-supply-channel disruptions into the design of a supply chain.... Read more »
Xanthopoulos, A., Vlachos, D., & Iakovou, E. (2012) Optimal newsvendor policies for dual-sourcing supply chains: A disruption risk management framework. Computers , 39(2), 350-357. info:/
- December 17, 2011
- 06:00 PM
- 746 views
A small dosis of trauma makes you tougher
by United Academics in United Academics
While going through experiences like a divorce, the death of a family member, or a natural disaster can be psychologically damaging; experiencing small amounts of trauma can make people mentally tougher, according to a new study.... Read more »
Seery, M. D. (2011) Resilience: A silver lining to experiencing adverse life events? . Current Directions in Psychological Science. info:/
- December 17, 2011
- 05:53 AM
- 520 views
More Bad News About Coral Reefs
by United Academics in United Academics
More bad news for coral reefs following new research from the Yucatán Coast: Say Goodbye to Biodiversity in the Ocean... Read more »
E. D. Crook, D. Potts, M. Rebolledo-Vieyra, L. Hernandez, & A. Paytan. (2011) Calcifying coral abundance near low-pH springs: implications for future ocean acidification. Coral Reefs. info:/10.1007/s00338-011-0839-y
- December 14, 2011
- 09:08 PM
- 3,254 views
Reinventing Discovery, Part II
by Hadas Shema in Information Culture
This is the second part of my review of Michael Nielsen's book "Reinventing Discovery - The New Era of Networked Science" (first part is here). Last time we talked about Galaxy Zoo, the Polymath Project, and why scientists don't (usually) do Wikis. This time I'd like to focus on the book parts which talk about ArXiv. First of all, I have to say I've been using ArXiv extensively lately as part of the ACUMEN project, trying to figure out who and what can be found there. The place is a bit of a m........ Read more »
Nielsen, Michael. (2011) Reinventing Discovery. Princeton University Press. info:other/9780691148908
- December 14, 2011
- 07:48 AM
- 2,876 views
The power of diversity: New Scientist recognises the growing work on social structure and linguistic structure
by Sean Roberts in A Replicated Typo 2.0
A feature article in last week’s New Scientist asks why there is so much linguistic diversity present in the world, and what are the forces that drive it. The article reads like a who’s who of the growing field of language structure and social structure. This is practically as close as my subject will come to having a pull-out section in Vanity Fair. Furthermore, it recognises the weakening grip of Chomskyan linguistics.... Read more »
David Robson. (2011) Power of Babel: Why one language isn't enough . New Scientist. info:/
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