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Study: Conservatives' trust in science has fallen dramatically since mid-1970s

While trust in science remained stable among people who self-identified as moderates and liberals in the United States between 1974 and 2010, trust in science fell among self-identified conservatives by more than 25 percent ...

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 77

Punishing Presidents at the polls could be on the increase with 'off-shoring' of US jobs set to rise

The loss of American jobs can cost incumbent presidents dearly at the ballot box – particularly if these jobs are shifted overseas.

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created May 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Analysis of Polling Data Finds Growing Support for Same-Sex Marriage

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to a comprehensive new analysis of public opinion surveys conducted over the last 15 years, support for the legalization of same-sex marriage has grown substantially in the United ...

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Why WikiLeaks' bid for radical transparency failed

The scale and significance of the 2010 WikiLeaks disclosures were overstated, according to new research. Analysis of the WikiLeaks debacle in the International Review of Administrative Sciences, published by SAGE on behalf ...

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created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Two genes do not make a voter: new research

Voting behavior cannot be predicted by one or two genes as previous researchers have claimed, according to Evan Charney, a Duke University professor of public policy and political science.

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Leaks show group's climate efforts

(AP) -- Leaked documents from a prominent conservative think tank show how it sought to teach schoolchildren skepticism about global warming and planned other behind-the-scenes tactics using millions of dollars in donations ...

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created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 96

Many in NY cheer delay of animal disease lab move

(AP) -- The Obama administration has put the brakes on a plan to build a new lab that studies contagious animal diseases, a decision that has pitted disappointed Kansans hopeful about growth against New Yorkers fighting ...

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created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

New EPA air quality rules outweigh costs and provide major health and environmental benefits

A report by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health provides an expanded review of six new air quality regulations proposed or recently adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA). ...

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Convenient Election Day voting centers can improve voter turnout: study

The convenience of Election Day voting centers can increase voter turnout, according to a new paper by political scientists Robert Stein of Rice University and Greg Vonnahme of the University of Alabama.

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bombings, beheadings? Stats show a peaceful world

It seems as if violence is everywhere, but it's really on the run.

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created Oct 22, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (22) | comments 28

The political effects of existential fear

Why did the approval ratings of President George W. Bush— who was perceived as indecisive before September 11, 2001—soar over 90 percent after the terrorist attacks? Because Americans were acutely aware of their ...

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created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why?

(AP) -- Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention.

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created Sep 24, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (28) | comments 97

Wisdom of crowds

In countries that lack financial records, how can we tell who is truly poor? An innovative study suggests: Ask the neighbors.

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created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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