News tagged with peacefulness
Chile's vanishing Patagonian lake
In less than 24 hours Lake Cachet II in Chile's southern Patagonia vanished, leaving behind just some large puddles and chunks of ice in the vast lake bed.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 22, 2012 |
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Obscenity, whale snot take top honors at Ig Nobels
A British scientist has proven what most people already know - letting fly with a few choice obscenities when you hurt yourself actually makes you feel better.
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Tiny Israel a giant in scientific research
Israel's contribution to the world of scientific research has won it a growing number of accolades, with the Jewish state turning out an impressive number of achievements relative to its size.
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Scientists show how to make peace
Can science predict peace? Can scientific modeling help to end crises in today’s war-torn regions? New research from the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) says yes.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2011 |
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To bluff, or not to bluff? That is the question
Economist Christopher Cotton from the University of Miami (UM), uses game theory to explore two of the most famous military bluffs in history. The findings are published in the current issue of the Journal of Peace Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 23, 2011 |
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Financial security, more than money alone, may be key to happiness, study says
A study of the mental state of the modern American woman by a Princeton University psychologist has found a powerful link between concerns over financial security and satisfaction with one's life.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2009 |
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New data allows for unique conflict research
Which factors increase the risk for armed conflict and war? What circumstances make conflict resolution more likely to be successful? If work for peace is to bear fruit; these questions needs to be answered. Today, the Uppsala ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Chinese netizens flood Obama's Google+ page
Hundreds of Chinese have flooded US President Barack Obama's Google+ page, apparently taking advantage of a glitch in China's censorship system to post about human rights and green cards.
Feb 26, 2012 |
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Peace Nobel website under cyber attack
The Nobel Peace Prize website came under cyber attack from Taiwan, Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor said Tuesday, less than three weeks after jailed Chinese dissent Liu Xiaobo won the award.
Oct 26, 2010 |
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'Free play' for children, teens is vital to social development, psychologist says
A new theory about early human adaptation suggests that our ancestors capitalized on their capacities for play to enable the development of a highly cooperative way of life.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Radiohead ventures into Chinese social media
(AP) -- Radiohead has taken a tentative step into censored Chinese cyberspace, even though the British rock band has been critical of China's human rights record.
Jul 03, 2011 |
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Baker Institute Report: Mapping the territorial contours of an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement
A report published today by Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy offers concrete recommendations to U.S. negotiators on the territorial component of an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Researcher examines impact of religious beliefs on personal well-being
Hilda Schau says it's a belief in God that carried her through divorce and job loss. Urologist Manuel Padron says he regularly sees the power of faith at work in his patients.
Apr 20, 2009 |
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