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ScienceBlogs is an invitation-only blog network and virtual community. It was created by Seed Media Group in 2006 to enhance the public understanding of science.[1] As of July 2007, ScienceBlogs hosted 64 blogs dedicated to various fields of research. Each blog has its own theme, specialty, and author(s) and is not subject to editorial control. Authors are scientists in industry, college professors, professional writers, graduate students, and post-docs. According to Technorati, as of 2007-07-07, ScienceBlogs had an "authority" of 9,581 and its number of inbound links ranks it 37th ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Temptation
(Blog Post) Why might such a state of temporary moral grace exist? The answer returns us to evolution, and to our history as social primates. One possibility is that we come ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Economics and Groupthink
Uwe Reinhardt, an economist at Princeton, has a thoughtful explanation of why macroeconomists were so blindsided by the economic downtown of 2008: Fewer than a dozen prominent ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Going with the Gut
So there's been a lot of talk about how John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for VP demonstrates the danger of trusting your instincts and making important decisions with your ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Loss Aversion and Real Estate
At first glance, now would seem like an excellent time to buy a home. In most urban areas, home prices are down at least 20 percent from their peak in 2007. Shouldn't lower ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Rumor and Politics
Humans are exquisitely social animals, and yet we're vulnerable to some pretty stunning flaws in social cognition. Unfortunately, most of these flaws are on full display ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Body position affects memory for events
A new study adds an unexpected method to the list of ways to spur memories about our past: body position. That's right: just holding your body in the right position means ...Posted by Leo Romero -
The persistence of racism even among the well-intentioned
Negative stereotypes about Blacks in the U.S. have declined dramatically since the 1930s -- practically no white person to will say that Blacks are lazy, or superstitious, or ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Neural Buddhism?
I admire David Brooks for trying to expand the list of topics written about by Times columnists. (To be honest, I'm a little tired of reading about presidential politics.) His ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Does the Foundation of Prejudice Lie in Native Language?
Who says religion and science can't go together well? I just read an interesting paper by Kinzler et al.(1), published last year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...Posted by Leo Romero -
A little game for Monday morning
Got the Monday blues? Then find five minutes to brighten your day by playing what I call spot-the-slander on the Heartland Institute's list of "500 Scientists Whose Research ...Posted by Dale Penn
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Neurotopia : Friday Weird Science: For Men, It Really IS The Size That Counts
First of all, what IS the normal length of a penis? Sci had always heard somewhere around 6 inches, but never had any proof. But now, she's got the official numbers.Posted by Alison Deknis -
Not Exactly Rocket Science : Do testosterone and oestrogen affect our attitudes to fairness, trust, risk and altruism?
Some people go out of their way to help their peers, while others are more selfish. Some lend their trust easily, while others are more suspicious and distrustful. Some dive ...Posted by Alison Deknis -
The Scientific Activist: THC Gives Cancer Cells the Munchies Too
THC and other cannabinoids are actively being investigated for various useful clinical purposes, including the treatment of cancer through the inhibition of tumor growth.Posted by Farin Swan -
Reason, Emotion and Consumption
One of the frustrations with writing a science book is that you keep on bumping into brand new research that you want to include. That's precisely what happened to me when I ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Attendance at religious services, but not religious devotion, predicts support for suicide attacks
When it comes to discussing suicide bombers, the controversial topic of religion is never far behind. Scholars and pundits have proposed several theories to explain why people ...Posted by Leo Romero -
The Global Warming Cranks - George Will officially in their ranks
One would think given recent findings that antarctic warming is robust for instance, that the canard of antarctic cooling would go away. Or, that based on the round dismissal ...Posted by Doug Greer -
Greg Laden's Blog : How much is the world spending on neglected disease research and development?
How much are we actually spending on the development of pharmaceutical tools to treat HIV/AIDS, TB, leichmaniasis, malaria and sleeping sickness?Posted by Erin Fahey -
Books on Irrational Decision-Making
I've got a short column in the Wall Street Journal today where I recommend five books on human irrationality. I wanted to work in a novel too, but I soon realized that every ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Pharyngula: Sharon Begley, how could you?
Usually, Begley is reasonably good on science, but her latest piece is one big collection of misconceptions. It reflects a poor understanding of the science and of history, in ...Posted by Doug Greer -
Science and the Bush Legacy
Never before has science been so highly politicized as during the Bush administration. As Chris Mooney so aptly demonstrated in The Republican War on Science, on issue after ...Posted by Leo Romero
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