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Having a lower social standing increases the likelihood that a monkey faced with a stressful situation will choose cocaine over food, according to a study at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The coked-up loser monkeys could choose between pressing a lever that they knew delivered cocaine or one that they knew delivered a food reward.
I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when the scientists pitched this idea at a grant meeting. "So yeah, we need a bunch of monkeys and a whole load of cocaine. Is that cool? Yeah?"Having a lower social standing increases the likelihood that a monkey faced with a... more
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new brain-scan study may help explain what's going on in the minds of financial titans when they take risky monetary gambles -- sex.
When young men were shown erotic pictures, they were more likely to make a larger financial gamble than if they were shown a picture of something scary, such as a snake, or something neutral, such as a stapler, university researchers reported. The arousing pictures lit up the same part of the brain that lights up when financial risks are taken.
"You have a need in an evolutionary sense for both money and women. They trigger the same brain area," said Camelia Kuhnen, a Northwestern University finance professor who conducted the study with a Stanford University psychologist.
Their research appears in the current edition of the peer-reviewed journal NeuroReport. The study involved 15 heterosexual young men at Stanford University. It focused on the sex and money hub, the V-shaped nucleus accumbens, which sits near the base of the brain and plays a central role in what you experience as pleasure.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new brain-scan study may help explain what's going on in the... more
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Horses can count, according to a new study that suggests they are more intelligent than previously thought. Researchers found that, when offered a choice, they consistently choose buckets containing higher numbers of apples.
Babies aged from 10-months-old have been shown to have an innate tendency to opt for containers holding larger numbers of food items, as have many non-human primates such as rhesus macaques and lemurs.
Dr Claudia Uller, of the University of Essex, was inspired to investigate whether horses could count by the story of Clever Hans, a horse that caused a sensation 100 years ago with his apparent abilities to simple arithmetic and keep track of the calendar. In public performances in Germany he is said to have communicated the answers to questions by tapping his foot.
Horses can count, according to a new study that suggests they are more intelligent... more
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Researchers at the University of South Florida Public Health have released a study that shows a significant spike in accidents at intersections that use cameras to catch light runners. Why? Drivers are more likely to slam on their brakes when the signal turns yellow, causing tailgaters to ram into them.
The spike is not insignificant. The USF study focused on Florida, and found that traffic fatalities caused by red-light running were not increasing. In fact, they account for less than 4% of the state's yearly traffic deaths. From the study:
"The injury rate from red-light running crashes has dropped by a third in less than a decade, indicating red-light running crashes have been continually declining in Florida without the use of cameras."Researchers at the University of South Florida Public Health have released a study... more
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Researchers accidentally discovered that people with religious beliefs tend to be more content in life.While not the original objective, the recent European study found that religious people are better able to cope with shocks such as losing a loved one or getting laid off of a job.
The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, analyzed a variety of factors among Catholic and Protestant Christians and found that life satisfaction seems to be higher among the religious population. The authors concluded that religion in general, might act as a "buffer" that protects people from life's disappointments.
Data from thousands of European households revealed higher levels of "life satisfaction" in believers. The benefit might involve the increased "purpose of life" experienced by many believers that may not be as strongly felt among nonbelievers.
The researchers say they found that the religious crowd tended to experience more “current day rewards”, rather than storing them up for the future. Previous studies have also found strong correlations between religion and happiness.
The believer might find satisfaction in the scientific documentation of how human nature predisposes people to believe in God because it could reinforce the idea that people were divinely designed to know and believe in God.
The idea that religion may offer substantial psychological benefits in life, is in sharp contrast with another common viewpoint that religion is repressive and has a negative influence on human development.Researchers accidentally discovered that people with religious beliefs tend to be more... more
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Got a passion for buying sneakers? It could be a good sign, with a poll finding that people who buy three pairs of sneakers or more a year are far more likely to be a leadership type that other people.
Mindset Media, a media company that examines personality traits of different consumers, found that people who buy more than three pairs of sneakers a year are 61 percent more likely to have the qualities of a modern leader.
These qualities were defined as having ideas and vision, and a style with others that is both inclusive and decisive.
The survey of 7,500 people, using market research group Nielsen's online panel, found multi-sneaker buyers were 50 percent more likely to be very assertive and 47 percent more likely to be spontaneous.
Lauren Arvonio, a spokeswoman for Mindset Media, said sneaker buyers were more likely to fly by the seat of their pants.
"It is often said you can tell a lot about a person by the shoes they wear, and now we have some hard data to back that up," Arvonio told Reuters.
"What is interesting is that these personality traits held true across the board, regardless of age, income, or gender."
Previous Mindset Media surveys found that people who pay their credit card bills off each month were more likely to be "highly deliberate," thinking through their actions, but also less modest than others, likely to brag about their habits.
Hybrid car owners were found to be 78 percent more likely to be highly creative than other people and less dogmatic.Got a passion for buying sneakers? It could be a good sign, with a poll finding that... more
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Study shows that people actually like the wine they are drinking more, if they think it's more expensive.
I dunno about that, I love my two buck chuck :)
What wines are you drinking? Study shows that people actually like the wine they are drinking more, if they think... more
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Taking exercise, not drinking too much alcohol, eating enough fruit and vegetables and not smoking can add up to 14 years to your life, a study says.
Research involving 20,000 people over a decade found those who failed on all criteria were four times more likely to have died than those who succeeded.
The findings held true regardless of how overweight or poor they were.
The Public Library of Science Medicine study suggests many could increase their lifespan through simple changes.
The research was carried out by the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council in the English county of Norfolk between 1993 and 2006.
Participants were aged between 45 and 79. They were socially mixed although overwhelmingly white, and as far as they were aware at the time, did not have cancer or any heart problems.
Taking exercise, not drinking too much alcohol, eating enough fruit and vegetables and... more
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I wonder how well this study can support that cloned products are safe? or it is just another industry economical push?I wonder how well this study can support that cloned products are safe? or it is just... more
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Geophagy is the practice of eating dirt.
Cultures from all over the world eat dirt.
Der Spiegel investigates...
Why Do People Eat Dirt?Geophagy is the practice of eating dirt.
Cultures from all over the world eat dirt.... more
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Men who carry the BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 Gene have a risk of developing breast cancer...though the chance is still 1% or less. Men who carry the BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 Gene have a risk of developing breast... more
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A new study shows bad behavior as a kid may have a long term effect and even cause them to not have a successful professional future. A new study shows bad behavior as a kid may have a long term effect and even cause... more
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This article explores the broad spectrum of denial and how we use denial to form and sustain close relationships.This article explores the broad spectrum of denial and how we use denial to form and... more
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A study done by the Nemertes Research Group shows that if nearly $137 billion dollars is not invested into new capacity; the internet could run out of space by 2010! Say what!?A study done by the Nemertes Research Group shows that if nearly $137 billion dollars... more
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Here are five steps to help you get out of that rut and overcome procrastination.
The first step is to take a piece of paper and write down what it is costing you to avoid doing the task at hand. How does it make you feel? How does it affect you or others? How important is it for you to complete this task? Often people feel guilty, stressed and dissatisfied with themselves for being unproductive and this guilt and stress you feel about avoiding the task can far outweigh any fears or concerns you have about doing it.
Here are five steps to help you get out of that rut and overcome procrastination.... more
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A list of 20 great hacks to get yourself motivated and stop procrastination. An example of one of the hacks:
"30-10. This is one of my favorites. I set a timer for 30 minutes, and then work like mad until the timer goes off. Then I set the timer for 10 minutes, and do something that I really want to do (email and feeds for me, maybe Twitter or Digg for you). Repeat as often as necessary. The key is sticking to your timer dont stop while the 30 minutes is still going, and dont go beyond your 10-minute break."A list of 20 great hacks to get yourself motivated and stop procrastination. An... more
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From a new Stanford study: If someone sees their time as having a financial worth, then it follows that any time they don't spend earning money is essentially lost revenue. DeVoe and Pfeffer found that of over 10,000 employees, those who were paid by the hour were significantly more likely to say that, given the choice, they would choose to work more hours for more money, rather than fewer hours for less money.
From a new Stanford study: If someone sees their time as having a financial worth,... more
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Sleeping 8 hours is so passe. Now you must sleep exactly seven hours every night - no more and no less - to avoid heart risk. I just love these "studies".Sleeping 8 hours is so passe. Now you must sleep exactly seven hours every night - no... more
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"One in four adults read no books at all in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Tuesday. Of those who did read, women and older people were most avid, and religious works and popular fiction were the top choices.""One in four adults read no books at all in the past year, according to an... more
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Funny, WRONG answers on student exams. Then again, I once put "demented servant" instead of "indentured servant" on a test. But I totally did that on purpose.Funny, WRONG answers on student exams. Then again, I once put "demented... more
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