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Social Psychologist Diederik Stapel Faked Data In At Least 30 Papers

Takeshi Kovacs — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:22:12 +0000

Prof Stapel co-authored a paper published in Science magazine that said white people are more prone to discriminate against black people when they encounter them in a messy environment, such as one containing litter, abandoned bicycles and broken sidewalks.

"These findings considerably advance our knowledge of the impact of the physical environment on stereotyping and discrimination and have clear policy implications," the paper's abstract says.

Naked female scientist tries to tame beluga whales in the arctic

Karrde188 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:26:16 +0000

Braving sub-zero temperatures, she has thrown caution — and her clothes — to the wind to tame two beluga whales in a unique and controversial experiment.
Natalia Avseenko, 36, was persuaded to strip naked as marine experts believe belugas do not like to be touched by artificial materials such as diving suits.
The skilled Russian diver took the plunge as the water temperature hit minus 1.5 degrees Centigrade.

Marijuana doesn't harm lung function, says 20-year study

JamesButabi — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:57:45 +0000

Smoking a joint once a week or a bit more apparently doesn't harm the lungs, suggests a 20-year study that bolsters evidence that marijuana doesn't do the kind of damage tobacco does.

marijuana destroys cancer cells

Razor512 — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:29:34 +0000

Yet another study showing that THC in marijuana is able to destroy cancer cells.

Road legal flying car

rancemuhamitz — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:35:53 +0000

Steve Saint of I-TEC drove his road-legal flying car from Florida to Oshkosh this summer. Since then the FAA has also issued the Maverick a S-LSA aircraft airworthiness certificate. I-TEC hopes to be in production by EAA Oshkosh 2011.

Marijuana might cause new cell growth in the brain

mauiguy — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:21:11 +0000

A synthetic chemical similar to the active ingredient in marijuana makes new cells grow in rat brains. What is more, in rats this cell growth appears to be linked with reducing anxiety and depression. The results suggest that marijuana, or its derivatives, could actually be good for the brain.

Geo-Engineers Use 747 Aircraft, Not Black Helicopters.

sovereignbeing — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:27:53 +0000

President Obama's science adviser John Holdren has said that geoengineering is being vigorously discussed. Also, It is not out of the question that in three decades the climate of the Earth could be determined by a handful of Communist Party officials in Beijing.

Nuclear Accident gets Totally Ignored.

NuroSlam — Mon, 09 May 2011 01:34:39 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is investigating a radioactive release into the Mississippi River from the Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant in Port Gibson.

NASA and scientists warn of Super Solar in 2012.

ZeeDante — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:54:46 +0000

NASA and scientists warn of super solar storm that could take place in 2012. The affect of such a storm could paralyze industrialized countries around the world who rely on technology and satellites to run their day to day lives. Reputable scientist Michio Kaku warns that this storm could cost countless lives and set us back as a species 100 years if we fail to reinforce our technological infrastructure. Admittedly, through government, we lay vulnerable to a number of things, this is yet another one.

7 Basic Things You Won't Believe You're All Doing Wrong

Karrde188 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:53:28 +0000

If you're like us, you might sometimes have a problem with complex tasks, like trying to drive an ambulance and send a text message at the same time. But hey, at least most of us have figured out the simplest things that get us through the day, right?

Except, you know, some of the simple things we've done every day of our lives, like ...

6 Important Things You Didn't Know We're Running Out Of

Karrde188 — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:03:22 +0000

When we talk about a shortage of "resources," most people immediately think "oil." But the only reason oil is the most famous of the dwindling resources is because we feel the spike in prices, since we have to go buy the stuff ourselves on a weekly basis.

But other resources that are key to keeping our society operating are running out just as fast, but much more quietly. Pretty soon, you may turn on CNN to hear about wars being fought over something ridiculous, like ...

Genetically-Manipulated 'Panda Cow' Born, May Sell for $30,000

andrew.valish — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:15:26 +0000

Farmer Chris Jensen creates a miniature panda cow resulting from genetic manipulation. A white belt encircles the animal's midsection, and the cow has a white face with black ovals around the eyes, giving it a panda-like appearance. The mini-cattle are bred solely as pets. Jessen says panda calves can sell for $30,000.

For Arkansas Blackbirds, the New Year Never Came

jason12085 — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:20:05 +0000

Thousands of dead birds on new years eve, tens of thousands dead fish a week before. All in Arkansas.

U.S. Electrical Grid Too Crappy to Be Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack

rancemuhamitz — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:57:18 +0000

The US government worries that terrorists could take down the country’s electrical grid just by hitting a small node in the system. But a new study reveals the grid is too unreliable for that kind of attack.

Dont rely on government for food safety its unconstitutional

thinkliberty — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:57:00 +0000

Monsanto GM seed ban is overturned by US Supreme Court

The bio-tech company Monsanto can sell genetically modified seeds before safety tests on them are completed, the US Supreme Court has ruled.

Meet the nano-spiders

berserker13 — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:35:22 +0000

Scientists have created microscopic robots out of DNA molecules that can walk, turn and even create tiny products of their own on a nano-scale assembly line.

The ground-breaking devices outlined in the journal Nature, could one day lead to armies of surgeon robots that could clean human arteries or build computer components.

In one of the projects a team from New York's Columbia University created a spider bot just four nanometres across. This is about 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.

Norway conquers infections by cutting use of antibiotics

berserker13 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:27:42 +0000

The best way to cut down on infections is to reduce antibiotic use, Norway finds

Big Bang Conditions Created in Lab

berserker13 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:44:39 +0000

WASHINGTON - By smashing gold particles together at super-fast speeds, physicists have basically melted protons, creating a kind of "quark soup" of matter that is about 250,000 times hotter than the center of the sun and similar to conditions just after the birth of the universe.

Scientist admits:There has been no global warming since 1995

masshole — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:19:32 +0000

The academic at the centre of the ‘Climategate’ affair, whose raw data is crucial to the theory of climate change, has admitted that he has trouble ‘keeping track’ of the information.
Colleagues say that the reason Professor Phil Jones has refused Freedom of Information requests is that he may have actually lost the relevant papers.
Professor Jones told the BBC yesterday there was truth in the observations of colleagues that he lacked organisational skills, that his office was swamped with piles of paper and that his record keeping is ‘not as good as it should be’.

Oops! Himalayan Glaciers Won't Vanish by 2035

johnson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:09:36 +0000

Leaders of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) expressed regret over a report that predicted Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035. The report had stated: "Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at the current rate." The statement was exaggerated, the officials now say.