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Foreign accents make speakers seem less truthful to listeners

A foreign accent undermines a person's credibility in ways that the speaker and the listener don't consciously realize, new research at the University of Chicago shows.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Ecology biased against non-native species?

The recent field of invasion biology faces a new challenge as 19 eminent ecologists issue a call to "end the bias against non-native species" in the journal Nature.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientist names top 5 invasive plants threatening Southern forests in 2009

U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) Ecologist Jim Miller, Ph.D., one of the foremost authorities on nonnative plants in the South, today identified the invasive plant species he believes pose the biggest threats ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0