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Through the 1980s and into the 1990s, a stigma was associated with personal advertisements that initially extended to online dating. But today, "online dating has entered the mainstream, and it is fast shedding any lingering social stigma," the authors write.
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02-06-12
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The Maine governor refers to the federal-state health insurance program for the poor as “welfare,” says it’s necessary to eliminate coverage for 65,000 adults, and wa... |
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Debate on the existence of God and the nature of religion is fractious at best, but the two scientists have altered the discussion with interesting answers to some perennial questions about religion.
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02-05-12
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To help celebrate the cheese fest that accompanies the Super Bowl, the world's largest scientific society, the American Chemical Society (ACS), released a video on the chemistry behind what American literati Clifton Fadiman once described as milk's le... |
02-04-12
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UCLA psychologists developed an answer this question in a new study based on their analysis of 172 married couples over the first 11 years of marriage.
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02-04-12
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Since the Sputnik launch of 1957, Americans have regarded science education as crucial to our national security and economic competitiveness.
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02-03-12
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02-03-12
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Recent research shows how testosterone can make an individual overvalue their own opinions at the expense of cooperation, leading affected individuals to dominate group decisions.
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02-02-12
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Although some doubt there is a link between big sporting events and trafficking, the concern was enough for Indiana to update its laws ahead of this Sunday’s Super Bowl.
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02-01-12
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01-30-12
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Psychologists Tobias Raabe and Andreas Beelmann from the University of Jena (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena) have systematically summarize relevant studies and published their results in the journal Child Development.
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01-28-12
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This suspicion of authorities and the claims they make often can lead people to believe several alternative theories despite contradictions among them.
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01-28-12
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According to a paper in the journal Nature, social networks likely contributed to the evolution of cooperation.
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01-27-12
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The counties are trying to comply, but they are under a great deal of stress.
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01-25-12
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Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, but it has every other state beat by one measure: A higher percentage of its students are in special education than anywhere else.
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01-24-12
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That is, for the students to accept the theory of evolution, an intuitive gut feeling may be just as important as understanding the facts.
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01-23-12
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