Sigmund Freud once told a female colleague: “The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’” Female sexuality has long confounded researchers and eluded popular understanding. We have spent decades…
OCTOBER 24, 2013 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ONLINE COMMENTS POSTED BY MARIA KONNIKOV Several weeks ago, on September 24th, Popular Science announced that it would banish comments from its Web site. The editors argued that Internet comments, particularly anonymous ones, undermine the integrity of science and lead to a culture of aggression and mockery that hinders substantive discourse. “Even a…
(Credit: VLADGRIN via Shutterstock) This article originally appeared on AlterNet. Remember the Seinfeld episode where Jerry’s penis has an argument with his brain and loses? It’s a classic: We’ve all been torn between love/lust and logic. (If you haven’t, check for a belly button because this isn’t your home world.) This brilliant bit of comedy…
Imagine putting on clothes – and pajamas – each day and night equipped with micro-sensors that monitor your health in real-time, around-the-clock. This vision is at the heart of an on-going Swiss research project that aims to create “Guardian Angel” sensors that can seamlessly and constantly monitor a person’s health and environment wherever they…
A study of mobile phone calls suggests that women call their spouse more than any other person. That changes as their daughters become old enough to have children, after which they become the most important person in their lives. The study has been published in the journal Scientific Reports. It also shows that men…
A recent study from the University of Illinois claims that a certain level of alcohol can push the mind out of its comfort zone, creating space for new insights and boosting the problem-solving process. It also found that people who’ve had a drink are quicker at solving really, really complicated problems. For example: can you…
Knowledge clusters” are being built in France to kick start hi-tech industries In the United States, Europe and in rising powers such as China, there is a growth-hungry drive to invest in hi-tech research and innovation. They are looking for the ingredients that, like Google, will turn a university project into a corporation. They are…
On the trail of human trafficking By Siddharth Kara July 20, 2010 Siddharth Kara is a Harvard human trafficking fellow. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Siddharth Kara begins 10 week journey into South Asia. Will investigate issues of human trafficking and child labor. Kara will travel to urban and rural regions in several south asian countries Editors Note:…
The First Thing Young Women Do in the Morning: Check Facebook Young women are becoming more and more dependent on social media and checking on their social networks, according to a new study released earlier today by Oxygen Media and Lightspeed Research. In fact, as many as one-third of women aged 18-34 check Facebook when…
Our Man at Ringside Sees Epic Battle in Gold ” by Rick Ackerman on January 14, 2010 3:31 am GMT · 0 comments The big boys have been trading body blows in gold, producing a lot of violence but no clear winner, at least not yet. We expect the buyers to prevail eventually, and we’d…