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Support for Climate Change Action Drops, Poll Finds
May 8, 2012 — Americans' support for government action on global warming remains high but has dropped during the past two years, according to a new ... > full story -
Internet Use Promotes Democracy Best in Countries That Are Already Partially Free
April 4, 2012 — Although use of the internet has been credited with helping spur democratic revolutions in the Arab world and elsewhere, a new multinational study suggests the internet is most likely to play a role ... > full story -
China's Rapid Economic Growth Means Population Is 'Wealthier but Unhappier’
April 3, 2012 — The average personal income in China has risen by five per cent a year since the mid 1990s. Yet according to experts, this recent wealth does not equate with personal happiness. Researchers found ... > full story -
Empathy Doesn't Extend Across the Political Aisle
April 2, 2012 — When we try to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, we usually go all the way, assuming that they feel the same way we do. But a new study finds that we have limits: We don't extend this projection ... > full story -
Alleged Robo-Calling May Have Significantly Impacted Voting
March 14, 2012 — An economist finds that robo-calling, if the phenomenon did occur, could have significantly influenced voter turnout and ballot results in the last federal election. Elections Canada is investigating ... > full story -
Voters Favor Deep-Voiced Politicians
March 13, 2012 — Candidates with lower-pitched voices may get more votes in the 2012 election. A new study by biologists and a political scientist shows that both men and women prefer political candidates with deeper ... > full story -
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Global Warming Skepticism Climbs During Tough Economic Times
March 13, 2012 — The American public's growing skepticism in recent years about the existence of human-made global warming is rooted in apprehension about the troubled economy, a new study ... > full story -
Bioethicist Calls Jon Stewart 'Our Greatest Public Intellectual'
March 5, 2012 — A bioethicist is calling political satirist Jon Stewart "our greatest public intellectual. This is no ... > full story -
Two Genes Do Not Make a Voter
February 29, 2012 — Voting behavior cannot be predicted by one or two genes as previous researchers have claimed, according to a professor of public policy and political ... > full story -
Hand Counts of Votes May Cause Errors
February 2, 2012 — Hand counting of votes in postelection audit or recount procedures can result in error rates of up to two percent, according to a new ... > full story
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