At least when it comes to female politicians, perhaps you can judge a book by its cover, suggest two UCLA researchers who looked at facial features and political stances in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Both Republicans and Democrats can take comfort in the latest findings about political independents contained in the most recent nationally representative survey released today by the Program on Education Policy ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2012
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As the nation's fastest-growing immigrant group, Asian Americans are likely to be a key constituency in the 2012 presidential election, but this community is far from a monolithic voting bloc, says Russell Jeung, associate ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- New research out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that while some religious groups are becoming more tolerant in regard to some heated social issues, all are growing increasingly more conservative in ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Companies run by CEOs who vote Republican tend to pay more in taxes than companies run by CEOs who vote Democratic, according to new research co-authored by a professor in the University of Georgia Terry College ...
Economics & Business
Jul 18, 2012
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Americans are more likely to donate to a charity that reflects the values of their political affiliation, according to a new study from Rice University, the University of Texas at San Antonio and Pennsylvania State University.
Social Sciences
May 31, 2012
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Mitt Romney's religion was a major stumbling block for his 2008 presidential aspirations, and remains so for his candidacy in 2012, according to David Campbell at the University of Notre Dame. Real time voter analysis of ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2012
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Scientists have uncovered specific facial characteristics which make MPs look like they belong to one of the two major political parties in Britain.
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2011
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Apple Inc. has removed a mobile app, called "Jew or Not Jew?", from its online App Store in France.
Software
Sep 14, 2011
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While religious service attendance has decreased for all white Americans since the early 1970s, the rate of decline has been more than twice as high for those without college degrees compared to those who graduated from college, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2011
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