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People without cars, financial assets less likely to marry: study

A study published this week in the American Journal of Sociology finds that people who lack personal wealth in the form of a car or financial assets are significantly less likely to enter into a first marriage. The result ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 10

These dating apps are all about location

Sitting in the stands at Dodger Stadium, Steve Bergmann began checking out nearby women he might hit on. But his eyes weren't scanning the seats - they were fixed on his smartphone.

Technology / Software

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

Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena

(PhysOrg.com) -- Studying the patterns that emerge in natural and social phenomena is a popular area of research, although usually individual phenomena are studied separately from each other. In a recent study, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 18 feature

Father-son team says positive gains can be made in 'psychological wealth'

A focus on psychological wealth rather than financial wealth can help people get through today's tough times, according to two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. More money makes people feel better ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Cyber crooks cranking out new weapons experts warn

Cyber criminals are cranking out new weapons at a brisk pace, tailoring malicious software for a spectrum of gadgets including smartphones, tablets, and Macintosh computers, a security firm said.

Technology / Internet

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK surveillance could yield window into lives

(AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?

(AP) -- Facebook begins selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. Two Associated Press business writers are debating whether the stock is a smart buy.

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Asian start-ups gain as Facebook's Saverin looks East

Far from the Wall Street limelight, Facebook's co-founder Eduardo Saverin is keeping a low profile in Singapore, investing his wealth in tech start-ups while enjoying a life of luxury.

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Economic growth in China has not meant greater life satisfaction for Chinese people: long-term study

Despite an unprecedented rate of economic growth, Chinese people are less happy overall than they were two decades ago, reveals timely new research from economist Richard Easterlin, one of the founders of the field of "happiness ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

W&M GIG takes transdisciplinary look at mercury pollution

Science alone cannot solve the pressing environmental problems threatening the world. Nor can the humanities. In order to make effective assaults against a wide range of ills, trans-disciplinary approaches are vital. Consider ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Retirement plans after the Great Recession

New research shows that 40 percent of older Americans postponed retirement in the wake of the Great Recession.

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created May 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Darwinian selection continues to influence human evolution

New evidence proves humans are continuing to evolve and that significant natural and sexual selection is still taking place in our species in the modern world.

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (22) | comments 98 | with audio podcast

Facebook IPO targeted for mid-May, source says

Citing "multiple sources close to the company," a popular technology blog has reported that Facebook Inc. officials have chosen May 17 as the date to launch their eagerly awaited initial public offering.

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created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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