Tag: research
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Studies Show World ‘Has Never Been This Peaceful’
Historically, we have never had the world this peaceful. That is the thesis of three new books, including one by Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. Statistics reveal dramatic reductions in war deaths, family violence, racism, rape, murder and all sorts of mayhem.
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how revolutionary tools cracked a 1700s code
google cracks ‘unbreakable’ code of secret society manuscript from nyimes: It has been more than six decades since Warren Weaver, a pioneer in automated language translation, suggested applying code-breaking techniques to the challenge of interpreting a foreign language… That insight led to a generation of statistics-based language programs like Google Translate — and, not so…
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10/13 binge & purge: substantial progress & the lazy housekeeper
millions of consumers are food identity theft victims* oklahoma ‘steak’ recalled for being turkey* we can feed 10 billion of us, study finds – but it won’t be easy* canada’s national organic week oct15-22* eating raw fruits & vegetables may modify genetic risk for heart disease* 20 unusual uses for baking soda – the lazy…
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new world next week – oct6
new world next week: episode086 – eurasian union, revolution prediction, #occupyportland Welcome back to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week: Story #1: Putin Wants ‘Eurasian Union’ to Compete With US…
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even bpa-free plastics leach harmful chemicals
from activist post: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a known endocrine-disrupting hormone mimicker, present in a large majority of plastic products and even canned goods. But what about plastics that don’t contain BPA? A new study has found that even products that claim to be BPA-free oftentimes still leach endocrine-disrupting chemicals. In fact, the study found…
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Brain Scans Reveal Why Food Looks Tastier When You’re Hungry
It’s common knowledge that you shouldn’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry, because you’re more likely to buy junky, fattening foods. Now a new brain scan study shows why: your brain craves junk food more on an empty stomach.
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pesticide exposure in expectant mothers causes lower iq in newborns
from natural news: Three separate studies recently published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives indicate prenatal pesticide exposure to fetuses negatively impact a child’s learning ability. Their IQs tend to be lower. The greater the umbilical cord pesticide blood levels, the lower the child’s IQ. Research Focus These toxins originated mostly from conventional agriculture’s heavily…
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Why Are Oregon’s Children So Hungry?
A new national report shows just how much Oregonians have suffered in the depths of the national recession. The report by Chicago’s nonprofit Feeding America reveals that in 2009, Oregon had the highest rate of childhood hunger among the 50 states. Only Washington, D.C., had a higher rate.
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Is Monsanto’s BT Corn Losing Its Pop?
This seems to be the case with Monsanto’s embattled Bt corn, with the western corn rootworm playing the role of the trick birthday candle. Research entomologist Aaron Gassmann at Iowa State University released a study last month that showed that the little critter was ingesting the Cry3Bb1 toxin that the plant was engineered to produce…
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DARPA Shells Out $21M For IBM Cat Brain Chip
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is moving ahead with IBM in the third leg of its Synapse cat brain chip. That leaves one more leg, a tail, and nine lives to go.
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Report Shows Rise In World Restrictions On Religion
Nearly a third of the world’s population lives in countries where it is becoming more difficult to freely practice religion, a private U.S. research group has reported.
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Electronic Skin Tattoo Has Medical, Gaming, Spy Uses
A hair-thin electronic patch that adheres to the skin like a temporary tattoo could transform medical sensing, computer gaming and even spy operations, according to a US study published Thursday.
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Eating Healthy Food Costs More Money In US
Eating healthier food can add almost 10 percent to the average American’s food bill — and that is just to boost a single nutrient like potassium.
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TV Product Placements Termed Junk Food Ad Loophole
Companies that have pledged not to market unhealthy food and drinks directly to children may be turning to product placement on television shows instead of traditional ads to target youngsters, a new study showed.
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new code fails to curb kid junk food ads in australia
from abc.net.au: Two years after Australia’s major fast-food chains promised to stop advertising to children, a study has found kids are still being exposed to the same number of junk food ads. The study, published in the Australian Medical Journal, claims despite the introduction of an industry code of conduct in August 2009, children are…