Science & Society
- Do Male And Female Scientists Perceive Setbacks Differently?
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I came across a blog today, written by a female scientist (apparently- it's an anonymous blog and that's okay, if Obama's teleprompter can have a blog I suppose anyone sentient can also, but anonymity speaks of a certain paranoia) and she wo ...
Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 4 2009 - 10:38pm
- The Age of Plastic
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The Age of Plastic The term 'plastic' means, generally, ' easily moulded or shaped '. Online dictionaries tend to show only a few of the very many variants and meanings of the term ' plastic '. I have tried here to compile a ...
Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 6 2009 - 4:10pm
- PSD502 Premature Ejaculation Spray Makes Men Last 6 Times Longer- Ignore That Burning Sensation
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Men with premature ejaculation who used a topical spray five minutes before intercourse were able to delay their orgasm six times longer than normal, according to a study in the April issue of BJU International. Three hundred men with clinically diagnosed ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2009 - 10:52am
- Glass Ceiling For Women May Mostly Apply To Fat Ones- Study
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Weight discrimination appears to add to the glass ceiling effect for women, according to a new study in the British journal Equal Opportunities International. Overweight and obese women are significantly underrepresented among the top CEOs in the United S ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2009 - 2:48pm
- Cross Pollen Nation- People More Irritable During Hayfever Season
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Nearly half of all hayfever sufferers are more irritable while they are suffering from hayfever symptoms and that impacts their relationships, according to a new survey published today.[1] The survey suggests that up to 2 million people with hayfever[2] ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2009 - 7:14pm
- Kids In Italian Prisons Get Pretty Good Health Care But Need More Vaccinations- Study
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Why are kids in Italian prisons, you might be asking? Italian law says sending kids to prison is a lot less traumatic than being away from their criminal mothers. Italian fathers must be busy boun giorno-ing foreign women on the streets. Whatever th ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2009 - 11:48am
- Who Do You Want Your Child To Be?
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Recently I saw this Horizon programme on BBC2: Horizon- 2008-2009- 8. Who Do You Want Your Child to Be? ...
Article - Robert H Olley - Sep 7 2012 - 1:28am
- Indiana Professor Awarded $150,000 Grant To Study 'Divine Healing'
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Candy Gunther Brown, an associate professor in the Indiana University Bloomington Department of Religious Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a $150,000 grant to pursue research on divine healing practices and their involvement in ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2009 - 5:46pm
- Dealing With Co-Workers A Lot Like Dealing With Your Kids- Study
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The skills learned while raising a family are readily transferable into the knowledge work environment, according to a study published in the International Journal of Knowledge and Learning. Researchers in Spain suggest that breaching the boundary between ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 10 2009 - 10:03am
- Earthstock- It's Woodstock For Smart People Who Care About More Than Pepsi And Bad Music
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Earthstock, Stony Brook University’s 8th annual week long awareness-raising celebration of Earth Day, kicks off at 10 am on Friday, April 17 with a full day of entertainment, food, refreshments, environmentally-oriented activities and visual displays situa ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 11 2009 - 3:41pm