Collage “Voice of Russia” Britney Spears’ music proved to be a powerful weapon against attacks from Somali pirates as Rachel Owens, a merchant navy officer on huge super tankers, said in interview with Breitbart TV. “Her songs have been… Read More ›
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Brain stimulation affects compliance with social norms
Contact: Christian Ruff vchristian.ruff@econ.uzh.ch 41-446-345-067 University of Zurich How does the human brain control compliance with social norms? The biological mechanisms that underlie norm compliance are still poorly understood. In a new study, Christian Ruff, Giuseppe Ugazio, and Ernst Fehr… Read More ›
Bad luck? Knocking on wood can undo jinx: study
Knocking on wood is the most common superstition in Western culture used to reverse bad fortune or undo a “jinx.” Other cultures maintain similar practices, like spitting or throwing salt, after someone has tempted fate. Even people who aren’t particularly… Read More ›
High fiber diet prevents prostate cancer progression
By Garth Sundem in In the Lab · January 9, 2013 · Komal Raina, PhD, shows that prostate cancers in mice fed a high-fiber diet fail to progress. A high-fiber diet may have the clinical potential to control… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 