colorblindess
Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:13:41 -0800 (PST)
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The Great Firewall of China
Mon, 4 Feb 2008 02:00:00 -0800 (PST)
NYT
February 4, 2008
Great Firewall of China Faces Online Rebels
By HOWARD W. FRENCH
WUHAN, China ? As an 18-year-old student with an interest in the
Internet, Zhu Nan had been itching to say something about the
country?s pervasive online censorship system, widely known here as the
Great Firewall.
When ...
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Circumcision, Women and AIDS
Mon, 4 Feb 2008 01:39:08 -0800 (PST)
NYT
February 4, 2008
Male Circumcision No Aid to Women in Study
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
BOSTON ? A number of studies showing that circumcision among men
reduces their risk of infection from the AIDS virus has raised the
hope that the procedure would also benefit their female sexual
partners.
But the expectat ...
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Tool use as a trick of the mind
Sun, 3 Feb 2008 03:16:18 -0800 (PST)
Tool Use Is Just a Trick of the Mind
By Michael Balter
ScienceNOW Daily News
28 January 2008
Don't take that hammer for granted. Using tools may seem like second
nature, but only a few animals can master the coordination and mental
sophistication required. So how did primates learn to use tools in the
first p ...
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Navigation in three year olds
Sun, 3 Feb 2008 03:14:23 -0800 (PST)
Children As Young As Three Can Navigate Successfully Outdoors, Study
Shows
ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2008) ? Ever come out of a London Underground
station and not known where you were? Then you spot a familiar
landmark like the Tower of London and suddenly you have your bearings?
New research from the University of ...
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Obseity epidemic debated
Sun, 3 Feb 2008 03:12:53 -0800 (PST)
Is the obesity epidemic exaggerated?
Last week, the UK health secretary declared that we are in a grip of
an obesity epidemic, but does the evidence stack up? Researchers in
this week?s BMJ debate the issue.
Claims about an obesity epidemic often exceed the scientific evidence
and mistakenly suggest an unjust ...
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9/11 changed American dreams
Sun, 3 Feb 2008 03:11:19 -0800 (PST)
New study finds systematic change in dreams after Sept. 11, 2001
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, changed our lives in a
number of different ways, not only socially and politically, but also
in the way in which we dream, according to a study published in the
February 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.
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Suicide risk factors consistent across nations
Sun, 3 Feb 2008 03:09:25 -0800 (PST)
Suicide risk factors consistent across nations
Risk factors for suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts are consistent
across countries, and include having a mental disorder and being
female, younger, less educated, and unmarried. So says new research
from a Harvard University professor and the World Health Organi ...
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Colour blindness
Sat, 2 Feb 2008 14:38:30 -0800 (PST)
Probing Question: What is colorblindness?
Midnight Blue, Burnt Orange, Aquamarine. Since 1903, Crayola crayons
-- with
their fanciful names and hundreds of hues -- have introduced
generations of
American children to the nuanced beauty of the color spectrum. Imagine
the
public's surprise when Crayola's senior ...
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An economist on How seat belts kill
Sat, 2 Feb 2008 14:35:27 -0800 (PST)
How Seat Belts Kill
Most of economics can be summarized in four words: "People respond to
incentives." The rest is commentary.
"People respond to incentives" sounds innocuous enough, and almost
everyone will admit its validity as a general principle. What
distinguishes the economist is his insistence on takin ...
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