Huffing and teen suicide
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:17:08 -0700
With suicide as the third leading cause of death among adolescents in
the United States, a new University of Denver (DU) study reveals
inhaling or "huffing" vapors of common household goods, such as glue
or nail polish, are associated with increased suicidal thoughts and
attempts.
Of the study's participants, 3 ...
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The neurology of creativity
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:18:49 -0700
Brain Activity Differs For Creative And Noncreative Thinkers
ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2007) - Why do some people solve problems more
creatively than others? Are people who think creatively different from
those who tend to think in a more methodical fashion?
These questions are part of a long-standing debate, wit ...
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Loss of stigma over same-sex sexual activity?
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:11:00 -0700
Over one-third of former American football players had sexual
relations with men, study says
A study of former high-school American Football players has found that
more than a third said they had had sexual relations with other men.
In his study of homosexuality among sportsmen in the US, sociologist
Dr Eric ...
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Origin of our breathable atmosphere
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:59:00 -0700
Researchers find origin of 'breathable' atmosphere half a billion
years ago
Ohio State University geologists and their colleagues have uncovered
evidence of when Earth may have first supported an oxygen-rich
atmosphere similar to the one we breathe today.
The study suggests that upheavals in the earth's crust ...
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Resistance To Thoughts Of Chocolate Is Futile
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:42:46 -0000
Resistance To Thoughts Of Chocolate Is Futile
ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2007) - A research project carried out by a
University of Hertfordshire academic has found that thought
suppression can lead people to engage in the very behaviour they are
trying to avoid.
Both males and females who suppressed thoughts of cho ...
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Resistance To Thoughts Of Chocolate Is Futile
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:42:02 -0000
Resistance To Thoughts Of Chocolate Is Futile
ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2007) - A research project carried out by a
University of Hertfordshire academic has found that thought
suppression can lead people to engage in the very behaviour they are
trying to avoid.
Both males and females who suppressed thoughts of cho ...
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Who thinks abstractly?
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:15:57 -0000
Richard E Creel writing in Think magazine (issue 15) calls this short
paper by G F Hegel "The wisest essay I ever read." Hmm. You can find
the original at:
http://hegel.marxists.org/works/se/abstract.htm
I notice that the claim that development proceeds from the abstract to
the concrete is considered a doctri ...
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Terrorism in India - An Overview
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:05:43 -0000
Compared to Pakistan, India's own terrorists are home grown and not
homogenous in the sense that in Pakistan, practically all terrorism is
cloaked in religion though the vested interests behind them night be
tribal or ethnic or even linguistic.
THE OCTOBER 29 issue of Newsweek describes Pakistan, and not Iraq or ...
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Hearing alters perception of a person's sex
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:56:05 -0000
Hearing changes how we perceive gender
Think about the confused feelings that occur when you meet someone
whose tone of
voice doesn't seem to quite fit with his or her gender. A new study by
neuroscientists from Northwestern University focuses on the brain's
processing
of such sensory information about another ...
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An odd finding: bicycle helmets a road hazard?
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:47:25 -0000
A while back we discussed how drivers seem to compensate for
improvements in car safety systems, for example applying breaks when
the car is closer to an intersection if the breaks are improved. Here
is an article that suggests that drivers also adjust their behaviour
to other road users who have improved safety s ...
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