Mind Hacks: Poker face science
July 28, 2010. Poker face science: The best 'poker face' is probably not a neutral expression, but a happy one, as it led to a greater number of opponent mistakes in a study just published in PLoS One. The research looked at how poker ...

Despite science against jetties, Gov. Bobby Jindal rocks on: Bob ...
At a press conference supporting his wish to narrow Gulf passes with rock jetties in an attempt to keep oil out of interior marshes, Gov. Bobby Jindal said this: "No one can convince us that rocks in the water are more dangerous than ...

Science by Convenience | Psychology Today
Three psychologists from the University of British Columbia have prepared a mammoth criticism of the "undergraduates who form the bulk of the database" in psychology, cognitive science, economics, and all other behavioral sciences. ...

Genetics Redraws Marsupial Family Tree - Science News
New analysis traces group's origins to South America.

Christian Science Monitor (!) Shills for Death Penalty for ...
Thousands of apostates (converts out of Islam) have been slaughtered across the world under the sharia (Islamic law.) Apostasy is the most egregious of Islamic crimes. Here is the Quran on apostasy. The above fatwa was issued at ...

Science Event Pick - Open Science Summit | QUEST Community Science ...
The Open Science Summit is the first and only event to consider what happens throughout the entire innovation chain as reform in one area influences the prospects in others. The three day conference will cover many aspects of the Open ...

Science Turns Authoritarian — The American, A Magazine of Ideas
Science is losing its credibility because it has adopted an authoritarian tone, and has let itself be co-opted by politics.

The Real Science Behind Sparkly Vampires - Cinematical
One of the most chastised elements in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga is the fact that her tough-as-nails vampires sparkle. Perhaps the masses could g.

An Order of Seven Global Cyber-Guardians Now Hold Keys to the ...
We go in-depth with America's first (and only) humanoid, check out the ten most advanced human helper 'bots, and look at a robotic fix for future oil spills. Plus: this year's edition of the always popular Science Confirms the Obvious. ...

07.25.2010 - Science in Switzerland, 2005-09 - ScienceWatch.com ...
Switzerland's world share of science and social-science papers over a recent five-year period, expressed as a percentage of papers in each of 21 fields in the Thomson Reuters database. Also, Switzerland's relative citation impact ...