News tagged with spiritual power

Why Weight Watchers succeeds: Meetings provide a blend of spirituality and therapy

Weight Watchers is the world's largest support group, with more than 1.5 million members worldwide. What makes overweight consumers turn to this organization for help? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says d ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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People praying online are more likely to pray for themselves

People accessing the power of prayer online rather than visiting a church are much more likely to pray for themselves rather than someone they know.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Discovery of Indian artifacts complicates Genesis solar project

The Feb. 27 letter from the chairman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes was pleading and tough. It asked President Barack Obama to slow the federal government's "frantic pursuit" of massive solar energy projects in the Mojave ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

First large-scale analysis of 'soft' censorship of social media in China

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science analyzed millions of Chinese microblogs, or "weibos," to uncover a set of politically sensitive terms that draw the attention of Chinese censors. Individual ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tokyo subway attack responses 'eroded freedoms'

The 1995 terrorist atrocity on the Tokyo Subway which killed thirteen people has led to a worrying erosion of religious freedom in Japan, according to one of Britain’s leading scholars in Japanese studies.

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created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube spends $100 million to redefine TV

On a recent sun-kissed day, a trio of hot names made a pilgrimage to the ninth floor of the Four Seasons Hotel.

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Huskies lend insight into mercury risk

Researchers have highlighted the serious health risks associated with the diets of indigenous people by linking the accumulation of mercury in their primary food source to a decrease in the power of antioxidants.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Will Steve Jobs' final vendetta haunt Google?

(AP) -- Google can only hope that Steve Jobs' final vendetta doesn't haunt the Internet search leader from his grave.

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created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (6) | comments 13

Jobs questioned authority all his life, book says (Update)

(AP) -- A new biography portrays Steve Jobs as a skeptic all his life - giving up religion because he was troubled by starving children, calling executives who took over Apple "corrupt" and delaying cancer ...

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created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Crucial mummy found 20 years ago Monday

Twenty years ago Monday, a German couple hiking the Italian Alps veered off a marked footpath and stumbled upon one of the world's oldest and most important archeological finds: Oetzi, "The Iceman".

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

'The ascent' art installation/ride at Rensselaer links EEG headset and theatrical flying rig

A team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students has created a system that pairs an EEG headset with a 3-D theatrical flying harness, allowing users to “fly” by controlling their thoughts. The “Infinity ...

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created May 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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