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Sunday, February 1, 2015

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55 Percent of Carbon in Amazonian Indigenous Territories and Protected Lands May Be at Risk

Dec. 2, 2014 — A new peer-reviewed study reveals the unprecedented amount of carbon stored within the nine-nation network of Amazonian indigenous territories and protected natural areas. The article suggests that ... full story

Forest; Rainforests; Land Management; Global Warming

Conservation Scientists Asking Wrong Questions on Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife

July 30, 2014 — Scientists studying the potential effects of climate change on the world's animal and plant species are focusing on the wrong factors, according to a new article. The authors claim that most of the ... full story

Environmental Awareness; Climate; Nature; Global Warming

Strengthening Community Forest Rights Is Critical Tool to Fight Climate Change

July 24, 2014 — Strengthening community forest rights is an essential strategy to reduce billions of tons of carbon emissions, making it an effective way for governments to meet climate goals, safeguard forests and ... full story

Forest; Rainforests; Climate; Environmental Policy

Favoritism, Not Hostility, Causes Most Discrimination

May 19, 2014 — Most discrimination in the U.S. is not caused by intention to harm people different from us, but by ordinary favoritism directed at helping people similar to us, according to a theoretical ... full story

Racial Issues; Gender Difference; Racial Disparity; Social Issues

Nothing to Declare: Researchers Find Disclosure Leads to Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

Jan. 22, 2014 — Professionals, such as doctors, lawyers and financial advisers, face conflicts of interest when they have a personal, and often financial, interest in giving biased advice. New research examines ... full story

Scientific Conduct; Social Issues; Security and Defense; Conflict

Researchers Propose Alternative Way to Allocate Science Funding

Jan. 8, 2014 — Researchers in the United States have suggested an alternative way to allocate science funding. The method depends on a collective distribution of funding by the scientific community, requires only a ... full story

Funding Policy; STEM Education; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science

Marketing Loans for Fertility Treatments Raises Ethical Concerns

Dec. 9, 2013 — An increase in the number of lenders specializing in loans for fertility treatments enables more people to afford the treatments, but it also raises ethical concerns. Among the concerns, doctors are ... full story

Fertility; Today's Healthcare; Patient Education and Counseling; Scientific Conduct

Parents' Work Hours in Evenings, Nights, Weekends Disadvantage Children

Dec. 2, 2013 — A comprehensive review of studies on parents’ work schedules and child development spanning the last three decades shows that parents’ work schedules in evenings, nights and weekends, so called ... full story

Workplace Health; Child Psychology; Children's Health; Parenting

Controversial Cholesterol Guidelines Biggest Change in 25 Years

Nov. 14, 2013 — New cholesterol guidelines for identifying adults at risk for heart disease represent the biggest change in such expert advice in more than 25 years, and could dramatically affect how patients are ... full story

Cholesterol; Heart Disease; Scientific Conduct; Diseases and Conditions

Moral in the Morning, but Dishonest in the Afternoon

Oct. 30, 2013 — Our ability to exhibit self-control to avoid cheating or lying is significantly reduced over the course of a day, making us more likely to be dishonest in the afternoon than in the morning, according ... full story

Scientific Conduct; Sleep Disorders; Consumer Behavior; Behavior

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FBI Recruiting 'Ethical Hackers' To Investigate Cyber Crime

Newsy (Jan. 3, 2015) — Amid a string of high profile cyber attacks, the FBI is actively recruiting people with hacking experience to investigate cyber crime. Video provided by Newsy

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Greenpeace Activist Hurt in Clash Over Canaries Oil Exploration

AFP (Nov. 17, 2014) — A Greenpeace activist was hurt on Saturday in a confrontation with the Spanish navy that came during fresh protests against a controversial oil exploration project in waters off the Canary Islands. Duration: 00:52 Video provided by AFP

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CDC Calls for New Ebola Safety Guidelines

AP (Oct. 20, 2014) — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden laid out new guidelines for health care workers when dealing with the deadly Ebola virus including new precautions when taking off personal protective equipment. (Oct. 20) Video provided by AP

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Facebook Says The DEA's Fake Accounts Go Too Far

Newsy (Oct. 19, 2014) — Facebook says the DEA violated its Terms of Service and that such impersonations damage the integrity of the site. Video provided by Newsy

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Scientific Conduct;
Medical Education and Training;
STEM Education;
K-12 Education

Five Strategies Scholars Use in Writing Medical Review Articles

Jan. 21, 2015 — The five main strategies researchers use in preparing and writing medical review articles have been outlined in a new publication. Review articles inform and enlighten physicians and other readers by ... full story
Today's Healthcare;
Patient Education and Counseling;
Health Policy;
Bioethics

Influencing Physician Referrals Ethically

Jan. 14, 2015 — Medical ethicists provide a roadmap to the health care holy grail of higher quality, lower cost care via referrals, while avoiding the ethical pitfalls of managed care in the ... full story
Health Policy;
Lung Disease;
Triglycerides;
Birth Defects

Call to Change Concept of Harm Reduction in Alcohol Policy

Dec. 9, 2014 — A new policy paper from an academic calls for limits on the influence of the drinks industry in shaping alcohol policy because it has a ‘fundamental conflict of interest’. The articles notes that ... full story
Privacy Issues;
Industrial Relations;
STEM Education;
Education and Employment

Is It Okay to Vet Candidates on Social Media During Recruitment?

Dec. 8, 2014 — The practice of cybervetting potential employees online as part of the recruitment process is the focus of recent study. Is such surveillance an unethical invasion of privacy? Or, is it simply a way ... full story
Privacy Issues;
Scientific Conduct;
Legal Issues;
Government Regulation

Can Anyone Be a Journalist? Researcher Examines Citizen Journalism

Dec. 5, 2014 — Citizen journalists are expanding the definition of journalists. And new research looks at how two court cases work together to uphold freedom of ... full story
Today's Healthcare;
Diseases and Conditions;
Patient Education and Counseling;
Public Health

Diagnosis Targets in Primary Care Are Misleading, Unethical, UK Experts Say

Dec. 3, 2014 — Last month, there was public outcry at the news that GPs in England would be paid £55 for each case of dementia diagnosed. Now come targets for six other conditions, including diabetes coronary ... full story
Forest;
Rainforests;
Land Management;
Global Warming

55 Percent of Carbon in Amazonian Indigenous Territories and Protected Lands May Be at Risk

Dec. 2, 2014 — A new peer-reviewed study reveals the unprecedented amount of carbon stored within the nine-nation network of Amazonian indigenous territories and protected natural areas. The article suggests that ... full story
Scientific Conduct;
Consumer Behavior;
Ethics;
Bioethics

Entrepreneurs to Venture Capitalists: Don’t Be a Scrooge

Nov. 25, 2014 — A recently published study of more than 550 decisions and responses from 144 experienced entrepreneurs reveals that “knowledge of explicit ethical or unethical behavior (by venture capitalists) ... full story
Relationships;
Popular Culture;
Gender Difference;
Legal Issues

Heterosexuals Have Egalitarian Views on Legal Benefits for Same-Sex Couples, but Not on Public Displays of Affection

Nov. 20, 2014 — A new study indicates that heterosexuals have predominately egalitarian views on legal benefits for — but not public displays of affection (PDA) by — same-sex ... full story
Ethics;
Bioethics;
Scientific Conduct;
Behavior

Executive Scandal Hurts Job Prospects Even for Entry-Level Employees

Oct. 16, 2014 — There's more bad news for job seekers with a scandal-hit company like Lehman Brothers or Countrywide Mortgage on their résumés. As if it weren't already hard enough to get a new job in ... full story
Today's Healthcare;
Funding Policy;
Public Health;
Health Policy

Open Payments Database Casts Shadows, Not Light, Experts Say

Sep. 29, 2014 — A federal, public database launched September 30 with the intention of bringing transparency to financial relationships between physicians and industry may instead result in opacity and ... full story
Social Issues;
Bioethics;
Ethics;
Patient Education and Counseling

Why Bioethics Literacy Matters

Sep. 17, 2014 — From accessible and affordable health care to reproductive technologies, the justice and well-being of our society depend on the ability of people to identify key issues, articulate their values and ... full story
Consumerism;
Consumer Behavior;
Ethics;
Environmental Policies

Why Are Consumers Willing to Spend More Money on Ethical Products?

Sep. 16, 2014 — What motivates consumers to make ethical choices such as buying clothing not made in a sweat shop, spending more money on fair-trade coffee, and bringing their own bags when they go shopping? ... full story
Consumer Behavior;
Behavior;
Video Games;
Math Puzzles

Number-Crunching Could Lead to Unethical Choices, Says New Study

Sep. 15, 2014 — Calculating the pros and cons of a potential decision is a way of decision-making. But repeated engagement with numbers-focused calculations, especially those involving money, can have unintended ... full story
Social Issues;
STEM Education;
Computers and Internet;
Bioethics

In Wake of Uproar Over Facebook’s Emotional Manipulation Study, Bioethics Scholars Say New Rules Are 'Moral Imperative'

Sep. 15, 2014 — Using the recent debate over the Facebook-Cornell "emotional contagion" study as a starting point, an international team of research ethics scholars begin mapping the ethics terrain of ... full story
Consumerism;
Scientific Conduct;
Media and Entertainment;
Ethics

Legitimacy of Corporate Ratings and 'Best-Of' Lists Questioned

Sep. 11, 2014 — New research raises questions about the legitimacy of popular corporate ratings systems and industry “best-of” lists. Scientists evaluated the various awards and recognitions received by a mobile ... full story
Scientific Conduct;
STEM Education;
Funding Policy;
Surveillance

Analysis of Peer Review Offers Insights Into Research Productivity

Sep. 4, 2014 — Investigators report findings from an analysis of the research output from a series of biomedical research grants funded after undergoing a scientific peer review process. The results offer insights ... full story
Scientific Conduct;
Landslides;
Floods;
Environmental Policy

Pesticide Risk Assessments Seen as Biased, Experts Advise

Sep. 3, 2014 — The Environmental Protection Agency's pesticide toxicity assessments often rely heavily on industry-funded studies and may omit research that could lead to different findings. The assessment ... full story
Funding Policy;
STEM Education;
Scientific Conduct;
Education and Employment

Personal, Public Costs of Scientific Misconduct Calculated

Aug. 15, 2014 — Much has been assumed about the private and public damage of scientific misconduct. Yet few have tried to measure the costs to perpetrators and to society. A recent study calculated some of the ... full story
Environmental Awareness;
Climate;
Nature;
Global Warming

Conservation Scientists Asking Wrong Questions on Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife

July 30, 2014 — Scientists studying the potential effects of climate change on the world's animal and plant species are focusing on the wrong factors, according to a new article. The authors claim that most of ... full story