News tagged with presidential
Computer scientists deploy first practical, Web-based, secure, verifiable voting system
Computer scientists affiliated with the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS), based at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in collaboration with scientists at the Université ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Study shows voter turnout can be increased with simple word change
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by social psychologist Christopher Bryan and his colleagues at Stanford University shows just how easily people can be manipulated using their own vanity; by doing nothing more than changing the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2011 |
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New University of Washington survey explores attitudes of tea party supporters
(PhysOrg.com) -- The tea party movement has gotten much attention in recent months, but aside from decrying big government and excessive spending, who are the supporters and what else do they appear to believe?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 08, 2010 |
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Presidential election outcome changed voters' testosterone
(PhysOrg.com) -- Young men who voted for Republican John McCain or Libertarian candidate Robert Barr in the 2008 presidential election suffered an immediate drop in testosterone when the election results were ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Study explores belief in rumor that Obama is Muslim
Exposure to news media has long been thought to help create a more informed and politically educated citizenry, but a new University of Georgia study finds that media exposure did little to correct a significant misperception ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Gingrich vows to establish a colony on the moon (Update)
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has stirred strong passions by claiming he will establish a permanent moon base by 2020 if elected, but experts say he is living on another planet.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Exposure to U.S. flag moves voters to the right
(PhysOrg.com) -- Expect even more flags at Republican campaign events. And if the Democrats were wise, they might well strip the stage of flags altogether, suggests a new Cornell study, the first to look at ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Political views may skew perception of skin tone, new study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Political affinity could influence how some people view the skin tone of biracial political candidates, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Unconscious racial attitudes playing large role in 2012 presidential vote
After the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, many proclaimed that the country had entered a post-racial era in which race was no longer an issue. However, a new large-scale study shows that racial attitudes have already ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 07, 2012 |
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Is smartphone technology the future of US elections?
With more and more Americans upgrading to smartphones, and as smartphone capabilities continue to improve, even the U.S. government is considering innovative ways to harness this advancing technology. Human factors/ergonomics ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Online tool can detect patterns in US election news coverage
The US presidential election dominates the global media every four years, with news articles, which are carefully analysed by commentators and campaign strategists, playing a major role in shaping voter opinion. ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Republicans and democrats less divided than commonly thought
Republicans and Democrats are less divided in their attitudes than popularly believed, according to new research. It is exactly those perceptions of polarization, however, that help drive political engagement, researchers ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2012 |
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Liberal college students more likely than conservatives to vote, data shows
University and college students who identify themselves as politically liberal voted at higher rates in the 2008 presidential election than conservatives, according to new data released by the Higher Education Research Institute (HE ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Democrats Seen as the 'Undeserving Rich' Face Rejection by Party Voters
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study, researchers from several universities looked at why white working-class voters voted Republican in recent national elections even when they didn't like Republican policies.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Presidential election outcomes directly influence suicide rates
Change and hope were central themes to the November 2008 U.S. presidential election. A new longitudinal study published in the September issue of Social Science Quarterly analyzes suicide rates at a state level from 1981-2 ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 16, 2010 |
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