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Study reveals gender bias of prospective parents

A Queen's University study has found that when people think about having children, men want boys and women want girls.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Quantity may determine quality when choosing romantic partners

The context in which humans meet potential mates has a hidden influence on who they decide to pursue. In particular, when people have a large number of potential dating partners to select among, they respond by paying attention ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lack of ability does not explain women's decisions to opt out of math-intensive science careers

Women don't choose careers in math-intensive fields, such as computer science, physics, technology, engineering, chemistry, and higher mathematics, because they want the flexibility to raise children, or because they prefer ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 3




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New study finds earliest evidence yet of differential access to land

Hereditary inequality began over 7,000 years ago in the early Neolithic era, with new evidence showing that farmers buried with tools had access to better land than those buried without.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Seeing color traced back to genetic mutations

From the inside of our heads, it feels as if colors are intrinsic aspects of the outside world and our eyes are beautifully designed to see them. But we humans are merely sampling the possible ways of sensing the spectrum ...

Biology / Evolution

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 4

As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'

(AP) -- Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there.

Technology / Internet

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Today's fear and loathing of fat bodies rooted in ancient Western civilization

Our modern love-hate relationship with fat dates to antiquity, says a University of Kansas researcher who writes about the cultural history of fat in Western civilization.

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created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Affirmative action is needed to get the best candidates, psychologist says

(Phys.org) -- When it comes to affirmative action, the argument usually focuses on diversity. Promoting diversity, the Supreme Court ruled in 2003, can justify taking race into account.

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created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (9) | comments 11

Lefties have element of surprise in sports arena: study

Growing up as the odd one out may be what gives left-handed people an advantage in the sports arena, where they have the element of surprise, said a study published Wednesday.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research shows that red is not a proxy signal for female genitalia in humans

New research from anthropologists at the University of Kent may have important ramifications for the future study of the role of colour signals in human social and sexual interactions.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Design, ergonomics students to present infographics study

In a culture awash in data, infographics -- visual representations of facts and figures -- are vital to communicating complicated information on websites, in books and newspapers and elsewhere.

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

Voters favor deep-voiced politicians: study

Candidates with lower-pitched voices may get more votes in the 2012 election.

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created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Egyptians want democracy, but not U.S. efforts to promote it: researcher

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Egyptian trial of employees of four American groups that were promoting democracy was abruptly postponed earlier this week. But the crisis in U.S.-Egyptian relations continues, for reasons, ...

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