Research

02/12/2013 - 18:49

Most degenerative brain diseases that appear randomly are diagnosed during the seventh decade of life, while even patients with familial... →

27/11/2013 - 13:17

While fewer Israelis work compared to the G7 countries, those Israelis who are employed work many more hours per week, as can be seen in... →

24/11/2013 - 15:23

Rob Moffat, principal at London venture firm Balderton Capital (UK) LLP, was also unsurprised at the top-rated countries. “They are small,... →

19/11/2013 - 15:46

More than a third of respondents also appear content to be left out of science and technology decisions. Of those surveyed, 37% say public... →

14/11/2013 - 13:25

“There were some theoretical models to explain these phenomena but no one had done experiments,” says evolutionary biologist Maxime Derex... →

08/11/2013 - 18:40

Key findings: *66% of respondents consider antisemitism to be a major problem in their countries, while 76% said the situation had become... →

04/11/2013 - 13:12

One early theory, promoted by the psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg, held that cheating is governed by our moral development: the more... →

03/11/2013 - 18:35

But only after the sexual revolution of the 1970s did the phrase “competition among females” even begin to crop up with any regularity in... →

28/10/2013 - 12:23

According to the study, the winners (or losers, depending on how you view these things) were in some cases surprising and in some not at... →

22/10/2013 - 14:54

Elastic IQ However, unlike height, which can be measured absolutely with a ruler, the IQ scale is more like a piece of elastic, to be... →

17/10/2013 - 12:03

All the participants were put through a battery of psychophysical pain tests, involving the application of a heating device to one arm and... →

11/10/2013 - 17:17

Sex with oneself The imagination spawns fetishes for neutral objects that are charged with sexual electricity. Large enveloping hands, or... →

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