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A theory-based, abstinence-only intervention appears to be associated with a lower rate of sexual involvement among African American sixth- and seventh-graders and can be combined with other…

Researchers from Queensland University of Technology and University of Queensland who studied the seasonal patterns of population health say the month you were born in could influence your future…

What you can do with a college degree upon graduation depends on where you're from, according  Université de Montréal professor of education Jake Murdoch. In some parts of the world diplomas…

Many public health advocates and scientific researchers have suggested that increasing the tax consumers pay when purchasing soda would be an effective way to help stem the growing rate of obesity in…

Whether people will indulge or be prudent with their money is not necessarily based on personality type or education, but may be strongly influenced by advertising and other environmental cues,…

As I quickly approach my forty-fourth birthday, I can almost feel the decline in my mental and physical abilities. Sure, I try to oppose it, but it is arguably an uphill fight. One of the means I…

Random Noise #19 : How Many Things Have Scales? Justice has scales. Wikimedia The famous scales of justice used to be about a fair and balanced trial.Today, scales of justice are rates of pay …

In the end, we should all like [mathematical] models that wear their faults on their sleeves. - Paul Wilmott, quoted in "Revenge of the Nerd", Newsweek June 8, 2009 Read the feed:

Sing A Song Of Science : Blaze Away Blaze away can mean 'fire at will'.  In that sense, let's keep 'blazing away' at pseudoscience.Blaze away can also mean 'burn away', 'be consumed in flame'.…

Whois James Delingpole? Never heard of him?  I'm not surprised, really.  James Delingpole is a writer, journalist and broadcaster who is right about everything. Who said that?  James…