Research

'I Like My Skin Thin, Thank You'

Lisa Guest | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Research, Medical Centers, Oncology, Waiting Rooms, Choice, Stress, Emotional Processing, Emotions, Self Esteem, Traditions, Urgent Care, Chemotherapy, Disease, Blood Tests, Analysis, Health Insurance, Red Tape, Doctors, Cancer, Second Opinions, Anxiety, Pixar, Power Port Flushes, Women News
Lisa Guest

I've been told I over-analyze things too much. I've been told I'm too sensitive about little things. I've been told I should grow a thicker skin. I like my skin thin.

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The Health of Science

Dr. Arturo Casadevall | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Science, Science Education, Scientific Research, Science Research, Research, Science News
Dr. Arturo Casadevall

We call for nothing short of a major reformation of the scientific enterprise.

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How Science Works

Priyamvada Natarajan | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Scientific Research, Science, Education Policy, Research, Education, Math and Science, Climate Science, Science Literacy, America-Science, Science Education, Science News
Priyamvada Natarajan

The reality of how science works is in sharp contrast to the way most Americans seem to see it--perhaps as definitive, time-limited, and based on speculation or assertion.

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Connecting The Dots

Ian David Moss | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Nea, Creative Placemaking, Research, Impact, Outcomes, Evaluation, Artplace, The Recessionary Arts, Recessionary Arts, Culture News
Ian David Moss

Much like South Park's Underpants Gnomes, arts projects may have a clear idea of what they're putting into the process and what they hope to get out of it, but a much vaguer sense of how they're going to get from Phase 1 to Phase 3.

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Dollars and Sense, Baby and Bathwater: The Case for CAM Research

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Big Pharma, Healthy Living Health News, Katz, Research, Coenzyme Q10, Drug Companies, Ginseng, Osteoarthritis, Alternative Medicine, Dr. David Katz, Echinacea, Jama, Integrative Medicine, Complementary Medicine, Evidence Mapping, Massage Therapy, Evidence-Based Medicine, Heart Failure, Nccam, Nih, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

If we are prepared to acknowledge the widespread bullying to which both science and sense are subject at the hands of the almighty dollar, we might commit ourselves to the systematic effort of distinguishing the two.

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Will I Ever Get Better?

Dr. David Herzog | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Eating Disorders, Research, Bulimia, Anorexia, Dr. David B. Herzog, Eating Disorders Studies, Eating Disorders Study, Eating Disorders Research, Healthy Living News
Dr. David Herzog

Many of the patients and families who sought our help had struggled with the illness for a long time, some for nearly a decade.

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We Don't Know What We Don't Know

Geri Spieler | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Meta Search Engines, Google, Internet, Directories, Research, Reporter, New Research, Microsoft, Web, Newspaper Reporter, Media, Yahoo, Technology News
Geri Spieler

As a former newspaper reporter, occasionally I was assigned to report on a subject I didn't know well. I learned that if I don't know what questio...

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Avoiding Key Mistakes on the Way to Innovation

Bob Eckert | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Marketing, International Center for Studies in Creativity, Innovation, Research, Business, Creative Education Foundation, Productivity, Business News
Bob Eckert

The bottom line is that because nation-states, commercial enterprises, and almost any group of humans, are at their most basic nature competitive; it will be the most innovative who thrive.

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Money Study Compares Compassion Of Rich, Poor

| Daisy Grewal | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: 1 Percent, Wealthy, The 1%, Empathy, Research, Money, Wealthiest People, Science, Rich, Compassion, Study, Poor People, Selfish, Richest People, Rich People, Video, Occupy Wall Street, Social Class, Wealthy People, Science News

Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? It’s tempting to think that the wealthier you are, the more likely y...

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Mission Accomplished!

Gary Stager | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Education, Literacy, Rttt, Research, Books, School Reform, Educational Technology, Data-Driven Decision Making, Stephen Krashen, Reading, Nclb, Accelerated Reader, Alfie Kohn, Education News
Gary Stager

While Accelerated Reader suggests that it inspires literacy habits, its primary customer is the bureaucrat impressed by the marketing slogan, "Advanced Technology for Data-Driven Schools."

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Check This Box: Science Is Getting Easier/Harder/Both/Neither?

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Philsophy, Science, Genetics, Autism, Medical Research, Autism Genetics, Physics, Scientific Research, Science Research, Research, Science Education, Science News
Jonathan D. Moreno

We seem to be in a transition period from a marvelously rich era of discovery in the last thirty years to an era in which new concepts and methods will be required to gain access to another range of powerful discoveries.

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Carbon Capture and Storage: A Fresh Look at Storage and Other Issues

Bill Chameides | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Fuel, Energy, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Electricity, Research, Economics, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Utilities, Regulation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Technology, Aquifers, Power Plants, Coal, Natural Gas, Green News
Bill Chameides

New research concludes we've got space to store carbon, but other issues remain.

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Will We Ever Cross The 'Uncanny Valley?'

Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Research, Humanlike, Uncanny Valley, Science, Pixar, Robots, Slidepollajax, Virtual Characters, Video, Science News

By Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer Published 04/03/2012 09:57 AM EDT When Pixar screened a computer-animated short film called "...

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How Wealthier People User Smartphones

Reuters | Natasha Baker | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Smartphone User Research, Video, Research, Wealthy Smartphone Users, Nielsen, Reuters, The Luxury Institute, Smartphone Users, Smartphones, Technology News

By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - Wealthier smartphone users are less likely to play games or tweet and will opt for news, travel or...

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Homework Study Reveals Surprising Conclusion About Test Scores

Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Testing, Homework vs Test Scores, Science, Education, Homework, Schools, Research, Students, Video, Science News

By: Natalie Wolchover Published: 03/30/2012 09:42 AM EDT on Lifes Little Mysteries Piling on the homework doesn't help kids do better in school. ...

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Hispanic Girls are Ready to Lead, But are We Ready to Support Them?

Anna Maria Chavez | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Hispanics, Girls, Women, Leadership, Stem, Research, Latinas, Science, Cause, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of America, Women News
Anna Maria Chavez

Now a new generation of Hispanic girls is poised take up the leadership mantle. The question is whether we -- all of us -- will help get them there.

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Docs Are Asking Out Patients Online, Survey Finds

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Video, Relationships, Research, Dating, New Research, Online Dating, Doctors, Doctors Online, Ap, Technology News

CHICAGO -- New research suggests doctors are contacting patients on Internet dating sites and engaging in other unprofessional online behavior –...

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Portrait of a Scientist as a Jazz Musician

Sylvie Leotin | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Brian Lynch, Jazz Combo, Sylvie Leotin, Mathematician, Jazz, Rob Schneiderman, Creativity, Leadership, Innovation, Research, Art Meets Science, Collaboration, Jazz Mindset, Arts News
Sylvie Leotin

After dance and science, we turn to the soul-feeding realm of jazz. This article will introduce a jazz-scientist, and explore parallels and commonalit...

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Why Your View of Free Time May Be Out of Sync with Reality

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Women, Real Simple Magazine, Time, Household Chores, Research, Free Time, Families and Work Institute, New Study, Real Simple, Mothers, Parents, Women News
Ellen Galinsky

When we do get help and take some time for ourselves in the midst of our busy lives, we feel much better about ourselves.

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Movement on Funding for Alzheimer's Research

Eric J. Hall | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Alzheimer's Foundation of America, Caregiving, Obama Administration, Dementia, Alzheimer's, Research, Healthcare, FY 2013 Budget, Healthy Living News
Eric J. Hall

When multiple moving parts are at play, it's only logical that things will start advancing. That's what is happening now in the Alzheimer's disease cause.

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How Not to Innovate Higher Ed

Katherine von Jan | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: College Students, Mistakes, Best Practices, Innovation, Higher Education, Academia, Research, Educators, Education News
Katherine von Jan

Virtually every university is amidst a "yikes" moment about the future of their institution. They know they are under attack. There are hundreds of ma...

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Casino Industry Accounts For Significant Slice Of U.S. Economy: Study

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Gambling, Taxes, Casinos, Video, Gdp, Research, Revenue, New Research, Business News, Florida, United States, Massachusetts, Gross Domestic Product, Recession, Study, Business News

As the U.S. economy sagged, gambling was there to try and prop it up. At least that's the finding of the American Gaming Association. The trade ass...

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SOPA's Killer Cousin You've Probably Never Heard About

Abdulrahman El-Sayed | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, Research, Medicine, Health, Taxpayer Money, Publishers, Nih, Health Research, Sopa, Nih Funding, Nih Research, Politics News
Abdulrahman El-Sayed

Findings from NIH-funded research are used everyday to help doctors make treatment and diagnosis decisions -- not just in America but all over the world. That may end with the Research Works Act.

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Religious Faith Brings Happiness? It's Complicated, Study Shows

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Religion, Video, Atheist, Research, Poland, Religious People, Online Dating, Science, Psychology, Society, Self-Esteem, Europe, Countries, Science News

Are religious people happier? Studies have shown that God-fearing folks tend to have higher self-esteem than nonbelievers, but new research publishe...

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Bio-Terror Fears Halt Bird Flu Research

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: U.S. Government, Video, Research, Terrorism, H1N1 Influenza, Bird Flu, h5n1, Bio-Terrorism, Scientists, Science News

WASHINGTON — Scientists who created easier-to-spread versions of the deadly bird flu said Friday they're temporarily halting more research, as i...

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