Public Release: 25-Sep-2017 North Carolina State University A recent analysis of the existing research on factors associated with an individual’s risk for engaging in terrorist activity highlights how little we know about these factors and the need for additional… Read More ›
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Social Engineering with Twitter Bots
Public Release: 22-Sep-2017 Twitter bots for good: USC ISI study reveals how information spreads on social media Study co-authored by USC ISI highlights how positive behaviors are reinforced on social networks University of Southern California After an election year marked… Read More ›
Kids praised for being smart are more likely to cheat, new studies find
Public Release: 12-Sep-2017 University of Toronto TORONTO, ON – Kids who are praised for being smart, or who are told they have a reputation for being smart, are more likely to be dishonest and cheat, a pair of studies… Read More ›
Scientists list 50 terms you may be confusing
Public Release: 11-Sep-2017 Envy vs. jealousy, disease vs. illness and 48 more terms that seem to be the same but aren’t Frontiers Should you punish a disobedient child, or try negative reinforcement? Is your shy new colleague antisocial or… Read More ›
Eleven new studies suggest ‘power poses’ don’t work
Public Release: 10-Sep-2017 Michigan State University Caption Can holding a power pose, such as standing with your legs wide and hands on hips, improve your life? A raft of new research spearheaded by a Michigan State University scholar… Read More ›
New research disputes claims that climate change helped spark the Syrian civil war
Public Release: 7-Sep-2017 University of Sussex A new study, published today in the journal Political Geography, shows that there is no sound evidence that global climate change was a factor in causing the Syrian civil war. Claims that a major… Read More ›
Unplanned Fox News viewing influences likelihood of voting for Republican presidential candidates
Public Release: 5-Sep-2017 Emory Health Sciences Channel surfing voters who stumble across Fox News first in their cable news channel lineup are more likely to vote for a Republican presidential candidate, according to a new study in the American… Read More ›
Researchers use CRISPR to manipulate social behavior in ants
Public Release: 10-Aug-2017 Cell Press IMAGE: This photograph shows Ooceraea biroi workers tagged with color dots for individual behavioral tracking. Credit: Daniel Kronauer The Rockefeller University The gene-editing technology called CRISPR has revolutionized the way that the function… Read More ›
Bush and Obama’s gifts to Trump: More war-making powers
Public Release: 8-Aug-2017 University of Waterloo Thanks to the military interventions by the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, the former presidents have effectively expanded executive authority for Donald Trump to go to war, a study from the… Read More ›
Doctors don’t have the time or get enough money to prescribe drug for opioid addiction
“The most common reasons given for not prescribing at capacity included no time for more patients (36 percent) and insufficient reimbursement (15.4 percent). “ Public Release: 3-Aug-2017 Why are doctors underusing a drug to treat opioid addiction? Access to counseling… Read More ›
Condemned prisoners prefer formalwear at executions, UC study finds
Public Release: 2-Aug-2017 How prisoners dressed for executions says a lot about the condemned and the pageantry of American capital punishment, according to a UC study University of Cincinnati IMAGE: Newspapers around the world covered the trial and… Read More ›
Poll: Partisan politics sway Americans’ support for Constitutional rights
Public Release: 27-Jul-2017 National survey finds commitment to key freedoms wavers when opposition is involved University of Massachusetts Lowell LOWELL, Mass. – Americans are willing to sacrifice their support for basic Constitutional rights – including freedoms of speech, assembly… Read More ›
Doctor Burnout at epidemic levels as we push for 24 hour work shifts
Public Release: 26-Jul-2017 Should doctors work longer shifts? Experts debate whether trainees should work 24-hour shifts BMJ This week, The BMJ looks at the issue of working hours and burnout among doctors. An editorial warns burnout rates among doctors have… Read More ›
Why was MacronLeaks’ influence limited in the French election?
Public Release: 20-Jul-2017 New USC research finds disinformation campaign spread and consumed mostly by foreigners on social media University of Southern California A few days before the presidential election in France this year, documents purported to contain unverified information… Read More ›
It is human nature to want a rich-poor divide: People like the class system because they believe in a ‘just world’ where those with a higher income are more deserving
The rich-poor divide exists because it is human nature, a study has found We are usually in favour of redistributing wealth from the rich to give to the poor But if that threatens to upset the hierarchy, by making… Read More ›
The surprising trend in extramarital sex in America
Public Release: 5-Jul-2017 Older Americans are cheating more on spouses, U professor finds University of Utah America’s generation gap is surfacing in a surprising statistic: rates of extramarital sex. Older Americans are cheating on their spouses more than… Read More ›
Hacked Emails Alleged “ Lynch told Renteria she would make sure the FBI’s investigation into Clinton failed to run its course.”
“In that email, the committee said that Wasserman Schultz admitted Lynch had private talks with a senior Clinton campaign staffer, Amanda Renteria. The email is said to contain details confirming that Lynch told Renteria she would make sure the FBI’s… Read More ›
Voting Districts are horribly unbalanced
Public Release: 23-Jun-2017 More democracy through mathematics Researchers develop mathematical method for fair definition of electoral districts Technical University of Munich (TUM) Caption Although the electoral wards for the German election were newly tailored in 2012, already in 2013,… Read More ›
An end to population aging in China, Germany, USA
Public Release: 21-Jun-2017 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Population aging could peak by 2040 in Germany and by 2070 in China, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, which combines new measures of aging… Read More ›
We are much more unique than assumed
Public Release: 19-Jun-2017 Computational biologists discover surprisingly strong effects from protein variation Technical University of Munich (TUM) Every human being has a unique DNA “fingerprint”. In other words, the genetic material of any two individuals can be clearly distinguished. Computational… Read More ›
19-year-olds as sedentary as 60-year-olds, study suggests
Public Release: 15-Jun-2017 Teen years represent highest risk for inactivity; increases in activity levels only seen in 20-something Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Physical activity among children and teens is lower than previously thought, and, in another… Read More ›
AI that can shoot down fighter planes helps treat bipolar disorder
Public Release: 12-Jun-2017 Engineering and medical researchers at the University of Cincinnati apply genetic fuzzy logic successfully to predict treatment outcomes for bipolar patients University of Cincinnati IMAGE: A comparison of MRI brain scans of a bipolar patient (top)… Read More ›
Long after 1980s farm crisis, farmers still take own lives at a high rate
Public Release: 12-Jun-2017 University of Iowa The number of suicides among farmers and farmworkers in the United States has remained stubbornly high since the end of the 1980s farm crisis, much higher than workers in many other industries,… Read More ›
New research finds CEOs who appear on CNBC can see their pay rise over $200,000 per year
Public Release: 12-Jun-2017 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences CATONSVILLE, MD, June 12, 2017 – New research that examined 4,452 CEOs from 2,666 U.S. firms, as well as 104,129 news articles and 6,567 CNBC interviews, found that… Read More ›
Modern Humans dated to 300,000 year ago, Principles of Human Evolution in Question
Public Release: 7-Jun-2017 Dating expert ages oldest modern human Griffith University A Griffith University geochronologist’s state-of-the-art dating methods push back the origins of our species by an unprecedented 100,000 years, uncovering the oldest modern human and our deep biological history… Read More ›
China and California sign deal to work on climate change behind closed doors
China and California sign deal to work on climate change without Trump Governor Jerry Brown says president’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris agreement will be only a temporary setback Associated Press Tuesday 6 June 2017 22.24… Read More ›
Is ‘doing good’ bad for a company’s bottom line? Yes, says FAU study
Public Release: 6-Jun-2017 Florida Atlantic University Companies that try to “do good” are likely to find that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is bad for their bottom lines, according to a new study from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business…. Read More ›
Half of mayoral elections in 6 US states are unopposed
Public Release: 24-May-2017 New report from Rice’s Kinder Institute examines mayoral elections in 6 US states and finds unopposed elections are on the rise Rice University Approximately half of mayoral elections in six U.S. states are unopposed, and unopposed… Read More ›
People perceive attractive scientists as more interesting but less able, studies show
Public Release: 22-May-2017 University of Cambridge If you think of good science communicators, it’s likely that the names Brian Cox, Alice Roberts or Neil deGrasse Tyson may come to mind. But do you consider them good science communicators… Read More ›
Obamacare support: When polls mention repeal it seals the deal
Public Release: 22-May-2017 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – With the U.S. Senate set to take up debate on a new health care bill, Cornell researchers asked a simple question: Does the American public want former President Obama’s health care law… Read More ›
Chinese government killed or jailed up to 20 American intelligence sources over three years
The Chinese government killed or imprisoned 18 to 20 CIA sources in China They were killed or jailed from 2010 to 2012 and hobbled US spying operations The origin of the intelligence breach has still not been identified Investigators… Read More ›
Smile and the world thinks you’re older: Study
Public Release: 9-May-2017 University of Western Ontario IMAGE: This is Dr. Mel Goodale, director of the Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, Canada. Credit: Western University, Canada Turn that frown upside-down? Not if you’re keen on looking younger,… Read More ›
Gap growing between longest and shortest lifespans in the US
Public Release: 8-May-2017 The national life expectancy in the US has increased since 1980, but improvement depends on where you live Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation IMAGE: Life expectancy in the US over time, 1980-2014. Credit: IHME… Read More ›
Swearing aloud can make you stronger
Public Release: 4-May-2017 That is the conclusion of research being presented today by Dr Richard Stephens from Keele University to the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society in Bright British Psychological Society In the research, Dr Stephens… Read More ›
Political talk plagues workers months after US election
Public Release: 3-May-2017 Americans say political discussions with coworkers are causing stress, hurting job performance American Psychological Association American workers are more likely to say they are feeling stressed and cynical because of political discussions at work now than… Read More ›
Fake news and filters aren’t fooling internet users
Public Release: 3-May-2017 Michigan State University Despite what some politicians argue, fake news and biased search algorithms aren’t swaying public opinion, finds a Michigan State University researcher. Commissioned and funded by Google, William Dutton, director of MSU’s James… Read More ›
Alarming voter irregularities reported across France as fears mount election being Rigged
Wednesday, 26 April 2017 Less than 24 hours after the publication of the results of the first round of the presidential election in France, irregularities are being reported on both sides. In some places, there is fear of a… Read More ›
China Bans the name Muhammad, Fatima… for newborns
Wednesday, 26 April 2017 In response to unrest in the predominantly Muslim portions of far western China, Beijing has banned baby names that refer to Islam. Local authorities in the far western reaches of the world’s fourth-largest country have… Read More ›
The economic elite still call the shots for financial policy
Public Release: 24-Apr-2017 According to a dissertation at the University of Helsinki, multinational elites continue to be committed to an interconnected global economy characterized by the free movement of the factors of production University of Helsinki According to… Read More ›
The fading American dream: Economic mobility has nearly halved since 1940
Public Release: 24-Apr-2017 American Association for the Advancement of Science Caption An infographic conveying results by Chetty et al., which reveal that the probability for children to attain a higher income than their parents has dropped dramatically —… Read More ›
No Joke: U.N. Elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission, For 2018-2022 Term
The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch condemned the U.N.’s election of Saudi Arabia, “the world’s most misogynistic regime,” to a 2018-2022 term on its Commission on the Status of Women, the U.N. agency “exclusively dedicated to the promotion of… Read More ›
Two in 5 GPs to ‘quit within 5 years’
Public Release: 11-Apr-2017 Large scale survey exposes severity of impending GP shortfall University of Exeter Around two in every five GPs in the South West have said they intend to quit within the next five years, exposing the… Read More ›
Teacher resignation letters paint bleak picture of US education
Public Release: 6-Apr-2017 Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – As teacher resignation letters increasingly go public — and viral — new research indicates teachers are not leaving solely due to low pay and retirement, but also because… Read More ›
What are common dermatologic features of classic movie villains?
Public Release: 5-Apr-2017 The JAMA Network Journals Dermatologic features are used in movies to contrast good and evil in heroes and villains. So what features are common? In a new article published by JAMA Dermatology, Julia A. Croley,… Read More ›
Babies cry most in UK, Canada, Italy & Netherlands
Public Release: 3-Apr-2017 Babies cry more in Britain, Canada and Italy, than the rest of the world — according to new research by the University of Warwick. University of Warwick Babies cry more in Britain, Canada, Italy and… Read More ›
Top Clinton aide, summoned by Congress, found dead
Monday, 03 April 2017 Just days after being summoned to appear before Trey Gowdy’s congressional committee to testify about Hillary Clinton’s email server, one of her aides was found dead at home of “natural causes.” John Wilson McGill, 34, was… Read More ›
Follow-up study suggests group meditation reduced murder rates in large US cities
Public Release: 30-Mar-2017 Large groups practicing the advanced Transcendental Meditation program were associated with significant reductions in murder rates in US urban areas during the period 2007-2010 Maharishi University of Management Caption A slightly rising trend in the… Read More ›
21st century famines have nothing to do with a lack of food
Famine killed nearly 75 million people in the 20th century, but had virtually disappeared in recent decades. Now, suddenly, it is back. In late February a famine was declared in South Sudan, and warnings of famine have also recently been… Read More ›
Can quantum theory explain why jokes are funny?
Public Release: 17-Mar-2017 Researchers are taking the first steps towards of a quantum theory model of humor, to explain what really happens on the cognitive level in the moment when we ‘get the joke’ Frontiers Why was 6 afraid… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 