News tagged with weird societies
Psychological research conducted in WEIRD nations may not apply to global populations
A new University of British Columbia study says that an overreliance on research subjects from the U.S. and other Western nations can produce false claims about human psychology and behavior because their psychological tendencies ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Astronomers seize last chance in lifetime for Venus Transit
Astronomers are gearing for one the rarest events in the Solar System: an alignment of Earth, Venus and the Sun that will not be seen for another 105 years.
May 26, 2012 |
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Painted ancient Maya numbers reflect calendar reaching well beyond 2012 (w/ Video)
A vast city built by the ancient Maya and discovered nearly a century ago is finally starting to yield its secrets.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 10, 2012 |
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A quantum leap in computing
When American physicist Richard Feynman in 1982 proposed creating a quantum computer that could solve complex problems, the idea was merely a theory scientists believed was far off in the future.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Bottom of the swimming league: Naked mole rat sperm
Naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) live in a 'hive' society with one reproducing queen and between one and three reproducing males. The rest of the mole rats in the colony are workers either defending the bu ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Serendipitous news reading online is gaining prominence
Traditional media, such as newspapers and television news, require readers and viewers to intentionally seek out news by picking up a newspaper or turning on the television. The Internet and new technologies now are changing ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Researchers reveal baby-killer birds
(PhysOrg.com) -- The mysterious behaviour of female Eclectus parrots killing their sons immediately after they hatch has been unravelled by a team of researchers from the Australian National University.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
(AP) -- The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 05, 2011 |
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Research on Siamese twins demonstrates how paradox of American identity played out in bodies of Chang and Eng
Cultural scholar Cynthia Wu has spent years studying Chang and Eng Bunker, a pair of Asian-born, co-joined, entrepreneurial, self-promoting "human marvels." "The Bunker twins," she says, "have served for more than 100 years ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2011 |
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New tool may yield smaller, faster optoelectronics
The steady improvement in speed and power of modern electronics may soon hit the brakes unless new ways are found to pack more structures into microscopic spaces. Unfortunately, engineers are already approaching ...
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Revealing water's secrets
We drink it, swim in it, and our bodies are largely made of it. But as ubiquitous as water is, there is much that science still doesn't understand about this life-sustaining substance.
Aug 01, 2011 |
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