Jeff Ferguson, Rob Walker and Francisco "Paco" Gomez at the University of Missouri are part of an interdisciplinary research team using drones equipped with light detection and ranging, or lidar, to study ancient Native American ...
Archaeology
Aug 17, 2023
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Reproducible scientific results are not always true and true scientific results are not always reproducible, according to a mathematical model produced by University of Idaho researchers. Their study, which simulates the ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2019
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It seems that science has been taking a beating lately. From decades of denial by the tobacco industry that smoking causes cancer to more recent attempts to use the COVID-19 pandemic to score political points, a presumption ...
Social Sciences
May 4, 2020
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The truth behind some of the world's most famous historical myths, including Homer's epic, the Iliad, has been bolstered by two researchers who have analysed the relationships between the myths' characters and compared them ...
Mathematics
Jul 24, 2012
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Misconceptions about the Church of Satan abound. For many people, anything with the word Satan is synonymous with evil, conjuring up images of gory offerings and babies bred for sacrifice. Nothing could be further from the ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2011
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The brain can be untrustworthy when it comes to deciphering fake news, and especially when headlines are repeated, presented with photos, or generally easy to imagine, experts from The Australia National University (ANU) ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2020
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It was a deft explanation that, to many observers, gave credence to the nickname "Slick Willie." President Bill Clinton, facing increasing questions about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, appeared ...
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2014
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A new method of lie detection shows that lie tellers who are made to multi-task while being interviewed are easier to spot.
Social Sciences
May 11, 2022
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New findings, out today, suggest children who tell blunt truths such as "I don't want this present—it's ugly!" are judged more harshly by adults than those who bend the truth to be polite or protect others.
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2022
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Conservatives are less able to distinguish political truths from falsehoods than liberals, mainly because of a glut of right-leaning misinformation, a new national study conducted over six months shows.
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2021
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