What Really Scares People: Top 10 Phobias
October 31, 2009 by admin
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Whether you jump at the sight of a spider or work up a sweat at the mere mention of getting on an airplane, fears and phobias abound. About 19.2 million American adults ages 18 and over, or some 8.7 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have some type of specific [...]
Top 10 Mysteries of the First Humans
October 31, 2009 by admin
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Humans are unique among life on this planet, and much remains a mystery as to how we evolved. What steps came first? Why did we evolve this way and not that direction? Why are we the only human species left? What other paths might we have gone down in our evolution? And what directions might [...]
Amazing Trash Art by Bernard Pras
October 30, 2009 by admin
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Amazing Trash Art by Bernard Pras
October 30, 2009 by admin
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Amazing Egg Carving
October 30, 2009 by admin
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Amazing Egg Carving
October 30, 2009 by admin
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Why are fat people abused?
October 30, 2009 by admin
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Shouted at, spat at and even attacked, overweight people are campaigning for laws to protect them. Why is “fattism” seen by many as an acceptable prejudice?
“You big fat pig” is all Marsha Coupe heard before she was kicked in the stomach and punched in the face.
The 53-year-old businesswoman says she was sitting in an almost [...]
What Does a Smart Brain Look Like?: Inner Views Show How We Think
October 30, 2009 by admin
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A new neuroscience of intelligence is revealing that not all brains work in the same way
Key Concepts
Brain structure and metabolic efficiency may underlie individual differences in intelligence, and imaging research is pinpointing which regions are key players.
Smart brains work in many different ways. Women and men who have the same IQ show different underlying brain [...]
‘Medicinal ice cream’ to help fight cancer
October 30, 2009 by admin
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New Zealand scientists are developing an ice cream that is so good for you, it could one day be prescribed to help treat cancer.
Researchers at the University of Auckland are working with dairy giant Fonterra to create a “medical dessert” which has shown encouraging signs in combating the side-effects of chemotherapy in cancer sufferers.
The ice [...]
Survey Shows Parents Would Rather Talk Drugs Than Science or Math
October 30, 2009 by admin
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There is a point in every family when it’s time for the talk. No, not that talk. Not that one either. I’m talking about the science-and-math talk. The kind of talk that should happen every time your child is having trouble or even just working on homework. Most parents, having been through primary school themselves [...]