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Strangers Influence Our Dating Preferences
June 7, 2010 — Many people think they have discriminating tastes when it comes to romance. A new study found that men and women are greatly influenced by what their friends and strangers think of their potential ... > full story -
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Violent Video Games May Increase Aggression in Some but Not Others, Says New Research
June 7, 2010 — Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for others, it may offer opportunities to ... > full story -
Scientists Design a More Efficient Democratic Voting System
May 31, 2010 — Researchers in Spain have developed a relatively simple democratic voting system which improves the efficiency of the usual common plurality voting system, and that protects minorities better and ... > full story -
Empathy: College Students Don't Have as Much as They Used To, Study Finds
May 28, 2010 — Today's college students are not as empathetic as college students of the 1980s and '90s, a new study ... > full story -
Macho Men a Liability on Roads, Study Finds
May 26, 2010 — "Catch that car!" was the instruction given to 22 men sitting in a driving simulator. The more "macho" the man, the more risks he took on the road, according to a new ... > full story -
Meaner Than Fiction: Reality TV High on Aggression, Study Shows
May 21, 2010 — Researchers looked at five reality shows and five non-reality shows and found 52 acts of aggression per hour on reality TV compared to 33 per hour for the non-reality ... > full story -
Consumer Confidence: When Our Choices Makes the Most Sense
May 18, 2010 — Why do we feel confident about some choices while we question others? According to a new study , it's a combination of how easy the choice seems and whether we're thinking concretely or ... > full story -
Rise in Immigration May Help Explain Drop in Violent Crimes, Says Researcher
May 14, 2010 — During the 1990s, immigration reached record highs and crime rates fell more precipitously than at any time in US history. Cities with the largest increases in immigration between 1990 and 2000 ... > full story -
Computer Analysis of Twitter Sentiments Yields Results Similar to Public Opinion Polls
May 11, 2010 — 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 ... > full story -
Waterpipes: New Pastime for North American Youth? Hookah or Shisha Use on Rise, Yet Contains Nicotine, Carbon Monoxide and Carcinogens
May 10, 2010 — As fewer people puff on cigarettes, a new smoking trend may be gaining popularity among North American youth. A study has found that almost one-quarter of young adults in Montreal had used waterpipes ... > full story
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