- 2010
- Oct
- 28
Is There a Gene for Liberals?
Elizabeth contributes this fresh essay over at Digg. A passage reads:
Well, not quite, but scientists say they have found the first evidence that a gene can play a role in shaping an individual’s political leanings.
- 2010
- Oct
- 25
Leak fixed, shuttle good for next Monday launch (AP)
Donald discovered this notable piece over at Yahoo!. From the article:
AP - NASA has cleared space shuttle Discovery for one last flight after fixing a leaky fuel line.
- 2010
- Oct
- 22
Podcast: How Grammar Sways Voters, How Dad’s Diet Affects His Sperm, and the Farthest Object Ever
Sandra discovered this noteworthy item presented at Science. From the article:
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week
- 2010
- Oct
- 22
Louisiana Builds Barriers Even as Oil Disperses
An Anonymous Reader wrote in with an attention-grabbing composition featured on The New York Times. An excerpt follows:
Coastal scientists express doubts that the berms will actually block the spread of oil.
- 2010
- Oct
- 22
New Crop of Elderly Outsmart Their Predecessors
George contributes this notable story written over at Scientific American. The article reads:
If 50 is the new 40 and 60 is the new 50, what’s the new 70? Well, it seems safe to at least say that 70 isn’t what it used to be. And that’s good. Because a new study finds that 70-year-olds did better on intelligence tests than 70 year olds used to do. In Sweden, anyway. The research was published in the journal Neurology . [Simona Sacuiu et al, Secular changes in cognitive predictors of dementia and mortality in 70-year-olds ]
The study compared a group of people born in 1901 and 1902 and tested in 1971 with another group born in 1930 and tested in 2000. And the newer crop of 70 years old performed far better than the previous generation did.
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