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  Grocery Delivery Service Is Greener Than Driving to the Store

  April 29, 2013 — Engineers have found that using a grocery delivery service can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half when compared with individual household trips to the store. Trucks filled to capacity that ... > full story
• Virtual Reality
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
  Obesity
  Video Games
   

  Weight Loss Programs Via Virtual Reality

  April 26, 2013 — There are many barriers that can interfere with weight loss. For those attending face-to-face weight loss programs, barriers can include travel, conflict with work and home, need for childcare, and ... > full story
• Monkeys
  Wild Animals
  Social Psychology
  Gender Difference
  Psychology
  Child Development
   
  

  'When in Rome': Monkeys Found to Conform to Social Norms

  April 25, 2013 — The human tendency to adopt the behavior of others when on their home territory has been found in non-human primates. Researchers observed 'striking' fickleness in male monkeys, when it comes to ... > full story
• Teen Health
  Children's Health
  Child Psychology
  Smoking Addiction
  Consumer Behavior
  Behavior
   

  Early Dialogue Between Parents, Children Stems Teen Smoking

  April 25, 2013 — Early, substantive dialogue between parents and their grade-school age children about the ills of tobacco and alcohol use can be more powerful in shaping teen behavior than advertising, marketing or ... > full story
• Hacking
  Communications
  Funding Policy
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  Privacy Issues
   

  High-Volume Bitcoin Exchanges Less Likely to Fail, but More Likely Breached, Says Study

  April 24, 2013 — Online exchanges that trade hard currency for the cyber money Bitcoin have a 45 percent chance of failing -- often taking customer money with them. A new empirical study into the closure of Bitcoin ... > full story
• Smoking Addiction
  Smoking
  Consumer Behavior
  Neuroscience
  Behavior
  Psychology Research
   

  Anti-Smoking Ads With Strong Arguments, Not Flashy Editing, Trigger Part of Brain That Changes Behavior

  April 23, 2013 — Researchers have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with strong arguments versus those with weaker ones, ... > full story
• Consumer Behavior
  Funding Policy
  Economics
  Ethics
  Bioethics
  Racial Issues
   

  People Care About Source of Money, Attach Less Value to 'Tainted' Wealth

  April 23, 2013 — It's no accident that money obtained through dishonest or illegal means is called "dirty money." A new study suggests that when people perceive money as morally tainted, they also view it as having ... > full story
• Consumer Behavior
  Gender Difference
  Social Psychology
  Psychology
  Statistics
  Relationships
   

  What Drives Activity on Pinterest?

  April 23, 2013 — Researchers have released a new study that uses statistical data to help understand the motivations behind Pinterest activity, the roles gender plays among users and the factors that distinguish ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Rainforests
  Environmental Policy
  Soil Types
  Sustainability
  Grassland
   
  

  For Development in Brazil, Two Crops Are Better Than One

  April 22, 2013 — Brazil is in the midst of an explosion of agricultural production, but who is profiting from that production -- wealthy land owners and investors or average Brazilians is the subject of debate. New ... > full story
• Internet
  Consumer Behavior
  Hacking
  Privacy Issues
  Communications
  Encryption
   

  Honor Among (Credit Card) Thieves?

  April 22, 2013 — A criminologist dug into the seamy underbelly of online credit card theft and uncovered a surprisingly sophisticated network of crooks that is unique in the cybercrime ... > full story

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