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  • Study: Men Are Getting Weaker

    Study: Men Are Getting Weaker0

    Young people, it seems, increasingly regard the word “masculine” with derision. Based on the findings of a recent study, one wonders if such attitudes could stem from some latent insecurities. Via the Washington Post: Researchers measured the grip strength (how strongly you can squeeze something) and pinch strength (how strongly you can pinch something between two fingers) of 237

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  • Study: Many Today Suffering from “Digital Amnesia”

    Study: Many Today Suffering from “Digital Amnesia”0

    • October 18, 2015

    In the era of smartphones, many of us can no longer recall basic facts and information. The British cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has now come up with a name for this growing trend: “digital amnesia.”    A recent survey of 6,000 Europeans conducted by Kaspersky confirmed what others have suspected, namely, “a direct link between data

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  • Study: Majority of Blacks Support Current or Increased Police Presence

    Study: Majority of Blacks Support Current or Increased Police Presence0

    Eighty-one percent of black Americans said they would prefer if police spend the same amount of time or more time in their neighborhoods, according to a Gallup survey released Wednesday. The survey, which also includes responses from other racial and ethnic groups, indicates that 20 percent of black respondents said they want an increased police

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  • Study: Literacy in Ancient Israel Was ‘Far More Widespread than Previously Known’

    Study: Literacy in Ancient Israel Was ‘Far More Widespread than Previously Known’0

    The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study on Monday revealing that literacy among ancient Israeli soldiers was much higher than previously believed. The study was based on 16 inscriptions on pottery fragments (known as ostracons) unearthed near the Dead Sea in an excavation from the Judahite desert fortress of Arad. The

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  • Study: Liberals Deny Science just as much as Conservatives

    Study: Liberals Deny Science just as much as Conservatives0

    Liberals often lament that conservatives are “deniers” of this-or-that scientific result, such as evolution or anthropocentric climate change. And there is some truth to this charge. Many Americans who identify as conservatives do deny that most species today originated from earlier ones via natural selection of genetic mutations, or that human carbon emissions have anything

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  • Study: Kids Who Learn About Scientists’ Struggles Do Better In Science

    Study: Kids Who Learn About Scientists’ Struggles Do Better In Science0

    We’re all familiar with Thomas Edison’s famous quote, “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” But, seeing real-life examples of this principle in action might actually help motivate kids to work harder in school. A new study in the Journal of Education Psychology suggests that students who learn about famous scientists’ struggles do better in

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