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Democracy and Dubai Shopping Trips ; An Academic in Africa

26/02/2013

I would suggest that the fear of violent reprisal, or the knowledge that casting your vote made no difference because the seat had already been bought would lead some to conclude that they were not...

Parents’ Praise Bad for Toddlers

25/02/2013

Toddlers whose parents' praise their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later....

Alcohol Abusers’ Depression Related to Drinking

24/02/2013

Experts have long known that heavy drinking can spur temporary episodes of depression—what's known as "substance-induced depression."...

Kids Teach Parents Environmentalism

23/02/2013

Kids teach parents? Apparently so. A child can directly influence the attitude and behaviour of their parents towards the environment without them even knowing it. ...

Marketing Stereotypes to Gender

22/02/2013

Marketing technique: Activating gender stereotypes just to knock 'em down....

“Cities can cut greenhouse emissions by 70%”

21/02/2013

Cities around the world can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by implementing aggressive but practical policy changes....

Fire in the Blood [Film]

20/02/2013

A healthcare industry that is allowed to continue monopolising the world will see many more needless deaths, all in the name of indifference and bottom dollar...

Electoral fraud in Moscow

19/02/2013

A large-scale field experiment conducted during the December 2011 parliamentary elections in Russia suggests that fraud had a significant impact on the results. The research marks an advance in...

Opioid prescription is on the increase

15/02/2013

Opioid Prescription: More and more medical 'drugs' are being prescribed for pain relief in Germany....

The Best Form of Defence : Most Offensive Songs

14/02/2013

In a twisted celebration of the offensively smug Valentine's Day message, Trebuchet rounded up some contributors for an overview of musical offensiveness....

Cats and Kids: the tale of Epilepsy

11/02/2013

Research shows cats and human have a similar form of epilepsy. ...

Global warming less extreme than feared?

05/02/2013

Global warming less extreme than feared? Internationally renowned climate researcher Caroline Leck of Stockholm University has evaluated the Norwegian project and is enthusiastic....

Tav Falco : Live in London

05/02/2013

Tav Falco releases Live in London, a vinyl-only recording, on Stag-O-Lee records...

How to predict the future of technology?

04/02/2013

The paper offers a new model, Step and Wait (SAW), which more accurately tracks the path of technological evolution in six markets that the authors tested. ...

I have not gone out of my way to mythologise myself, but… Michael Finnissy

03/02/2013

dropcap style=”font-size:100px;color:#992211;”S/dropcapince the late 60’s Michael Finnissy has been composing classical work that challenges, shakes and agitates the listener from...

Rebekka Karijord : Interview

02/02/2013

I do feel like I want to be political but I’m not a super rhetorical political person but I do believe that music can be political, not in the sense that I want to sit down and write a song about a...

NASA satellites saw Cyclone Freda’s widening eye

18/01/2013

Tropical Cyclone Freda intensified over the last couple of days in the warm waters of the Southern Pacific Ocean, and NASA's TRMM and Aqua satellites measured the rainfall within the storm, and...

The short end of the stick

17/01/2013

Some men voice complaints of shortened penis following prostate cancer treatment. ...

The Benefits Cap: Four Things We Have Learned

12/01/2013

The Conservatives’ only hope is an improvement in economic growth, and as their actions have cut rather than encouraged consumer spending, this grows ever more unlikely....

On Porn and Prostitution

05/01/2013

The market in education meant a market in women’s bodies. The welfare cuts meant a market in women's bodies. The social work cuts meant an expansion to the market for young men's, women's, and...

How cold will a winter be in 2 years?

29/12/2012

How well are the most important climate models able to predict the weather conditions for the coming year or even the next decade?...

HIV protection gel!

27/12/2012

Vaginal microbicide gel may offer a promising strategy for prevention and protection against HIV transmission....

Nobody’s perfect [Don’t Worry]

25/12/2012

Researchers at Cambridge and Cardiff have found that, on average, a normal healthy person carries approximately 400 potentially damaging DNA variants and two variants known to be associated directly...

Hanging Offence: Degree Art

24/12/2012

Certain elements of the Art World feel the need to exclude others by making them feel unworthy of enjoying it. Great art will never require smoke and mirrors to achieve its deserved attention....

The many maps of the brain

21/12/2012

Your brain has at least four different senses of location – and perhaps as many as 10....

Trapped in a Raid: Psychology and World of Warcraft

17/12/2012

The sense of immersion in role-play and computer games is sometimes viewed as dangerous, as players' strong perceptions of fictional worlds are assumed to make them lose contact with reality. ...

Alzheimer’s: Potential Breakthrough

15/12/2012

Despite researchers' best efforts, no drug exists that can stop the onslaught of Alzheimer's disease. Review offers renewed optimism in fight against fatal neurodegenerative disease...

Vhils: Devoid

07/12/2012

Regardless of any predisposition against doors, Vhils latest exhibition is deep, rich and amazingly crafted. ...

Fish glow green when processing glucose

05/12/2012

Glowing fish shed light on metabolism. A tiny, translucent zebrafish that glows green when its liver makes glucose has helped an international team of researchers identify a compound that regulates...

Alt-Fest Wants to Hear Your Voice

26/11/2012

Alt-Fest will feature five live music stages, presenting crucial Goth, Metal and Industrial acts, plus the ‘best-of-the-next’ on a newcomers stage, and the absolute ‘best-of-the-best’ on a...

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