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Though it borders on creepy, it's not an entirely surprising idea. And from a scientific point of view, it was intriguing to Gabriel: Could science actually measure the psychological benefit of celebrity worship? Gabriel enlisted a group of 348 college students, one-fifth of whom admitted to having a...
Vom Saal and other scientists will have a chance to have their voices heard on Sept. 16, when the FDA convenes an open meeting to reassess the safety of BPA. Other governments have already moved to regulate the chemical, including Canada, which has considered banning it. For concerned parents, limiting...
Given the major impact that the obesity epidemic has had on American society as a whole, it’s not surprising that some efforts have been made to combat the plague of excess pounds. Public education campaigns, including a very noticeable series of Internet ads depicting the average American?...
The centerpiece of the 19-by-24-foot trashscape is a mountain of discarded mattresses. Shredded, torn and piled one on top of another, he renders them both distasteful and somehow comforting. Adding a few strokes to capture a surprising softness of one brown fouton, Liu steps back and looks...
Indeed, it is the economy, rather than universal suffrage, that seems most on the minds of Hong Kong voters. Inflation is creeping upwards, and many Hong Kong residents worry about a widening chasm between rich and poor. The most surprising result of the election was the ouster of a number...