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"Does affection for animals confer an evolutionary advantage? Our love of all things furry has deep roots and may have shaped how our ancestors developed language and other tools of civilization."
A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology finds that wearing red makes men appear more powerful, more likely to make money and more likely to climb the social ladder.
Defining the current generation of twenty and thirty year olds is a controversial task for psychological researchers. Some say Gen Y is selfish and insensitive while others disagree.
The thirteen-story, $100 million Islamic center and mosque planned for 45-47 Park Place, two blocks north of the World Trade Center site has stirred a swell commentary across the U.S., […]
David Heinemeier Hansson was bored until the day he met Ruby, and then his life changed forever. No, this isn’t a love story—not a conventional one anyway—it’s a story of […]
"In popular debates about God’s existence, the winners are neither theists nor atheists, but agnostics, who rightly point out that neither side in the debate has made its case."
The more oppressive the government, the more its citizens will defend it; people support corrupted politicians more fiercely; people with strong family ties are less trusting.
Michael Shermer refutes Deepak Chopra's modernized conception of God which he bases on ideas originating from quantum mechanics. Chopra demonstrates medieval reasoning, says Shermer.
"You don’t have to be a conservative to think it a bad idea to promote unionism in an economy struggling to climb out of a deep economic hole," says Judge Richard Posner. "You can be a Keynesian."
Despite WikiLeak's massive publication of Afghanistan war logs, there remain undisclosed elements to the war. For example, who we are fighting, says The New Yorker.
The Chinese economic model is not sustainable in the long run and the global community must do all it can to help China rise again. Kevin Gallagher at The Guardian says China is too big to fail.
Often cited as a retroactive justification for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the issue of women's rights is still what separates the West from the Middle East, writes Max Dunbar.
Advertising billboards like ones seen in the film Minority Report, which can recognise passers-by and target them with customised adverts, are being developed by engineers at IBM.
"Central banks make outsize profits when they print high-denomination notes, like €500 bills, which criminals prefer." The CSM on how black markets and currency markets benefit each other.
The New Scientist attends the science conference at Google HQ and reports on virtual reality advancements, the direction of new media and how technology will revolutionize education.
Had Copernicus been too terrified to publish his theory of heliocentrism, how long would it have taken people to realize that Earth, in fact, revolves around the Sun? Had U.S. […]
"The conservative movement, once about finding meaning in private life and public service, has undergone a shift toward demagoguery and hucksterism," says a former National Review editor.
"A ground-breaking study has found that mothers can go back to work months after the birth of their child without the baby's wellbeing suffering as a result." The Guardian reports.
"When it comes to Islamic Finance, the Islamic legal scholar Frank Vogel says Americans have nothing to worry about." He discusses the rise of Islamic banking with The American Prospect.
"These days the top stories reflect the death of guilt. It’s gone. It has no place in polite society." From Levi Johnston and Goldman Sachs to Roman Polanski, is guilt dead?