Flying the flag: Does it matter?
Flying the EU flag on public buildings on Europe Day (Monday, 9th May) has no impact on public attitudes to the EU.
Economics & Business
May 9, 2011
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Bid to ban cloned foods in Europe collapses
An effort to ban cloned foods from supermarket shelves in Europe collapsed on Tuesday after EU states and the parliament failed to agree a law to control the industry.
Biotechnology
Mar 29, 2011
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License to Tweet? UK may restrict posts from court
(AP) -- English courts may restrict the public's freedom to post Twitter updates from inside hearings to avoid the risk of prejudicing trials, the head of the judiciary in England and Wales said Monday.
Internet
Feb 7, 2011
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Study highlights flaw in common approach of public opinion surveys about science
A new study from North Carolina State University highlights a major flaw in attempting to use a single survey question to assess public opinion on science issues. Researchers found that people who say that risks posed by ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2011
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Low incomes make poor more conservative, study finds
You might think that in a time when more money is concentrated in fewer hands and incomes vary wildly from billions to subsistence, poor people might increase their support for government policies that offer some help.
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2010
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Study: Religious diversity increases in America, yet perceptions of Christian nation intensify
While America continues to become more religiously diverse, the belief that America is a Christian nation is growing more intense, according to research from Purdue University.
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2010
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Stem Cells Immune From Presidential Pressures
(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly published University of Arizona study shows that media coverage of stem cell research remained generally positive despite opposition from the George W. Bush White House. The study shows that news ...
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2010
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Computers intersect with sociology to sift through 'all our ideas'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sociologist Matthew Salganik has teamed up with Princeton computer scientists to develop a new way for organizations to solicit ideas from large groups of people and simultaneously have those same people ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2010
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Carnegie Mellon study of Twitter sentiments yields results similar to public opinion polls
Computer analysis of sentiments expressed in a billion Twitter messages during 2008-2009 yielded measures of consumer confidence and of presidential job approval similar to those of well-established public opinion polls, ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2010
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Study: Bloggers' reasons for writing change over time
(PhysOrg.com) -- While political bloggers were initially inspired to post their thoughts online as a way to help them blow off steam or articulate new ideas, over time they're driven to blog by a desire to influence mainstream ...
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2010
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