Archive for the ‘Social Science’ Category

Warm hand = warm heart? - Thursday, October 30th, 2008

New study finds that holding a warm cup of coffee for a few seconds can make us see other people as warmer, more outgoing. How come?

Investments: The psychology of money - Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

What does science tell us about dealing with money? Can thinking about money change your behavior? How do monkeys gamble? Is ‘homo economicus’ truly rational? Do some people thrive on financial risks?

Questioning candidates - Thursday, August 28th, 2008

The candidates are skirting issues related to environment, energy and science policy. Heard promising plans for greener energy, solid science advice, or coping with the decline of oil? We neither…

You may know more than you think: Impact of automatic assumptions - Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Are you undecided about the presidential race? A new test shows that it ain’t necessarily so. You may have made your decision — but don’t yet know it.

Earthquake safety: It begins at home - Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Hundreds of millions live and work in houses and schools that will collapse when the earth starts quaking. The lesson from California, where big quakes cause small death tolls, is this: Smart engineering can save lives.

Testosterone: New key to Wall Street success? - Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Financial traders make more money when their blood has more testosterone. Is this another arena where the male hormone leads to success, or could success raise the hormone level?

Science Education 101 - Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Don’t know much about Science Education: A new survey shows three out of every four US adults do not feel they have a good understanding of science.

Political equation (1) Election + science = ? - Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Use a cellphone? Love nature? Fear cancer? Then how can you hate science? Epidemics, environment, technology: We’ve got questions for the marathoners running (still?) for prexydent.

Selling the poor, helping the poor: No contradiction? - Thursday, November 15th, 2007

By marketing to billions of lower-income people, business can do well by doing good: Affordable green goods for “the base of the pyramid” could improve lives and cut environmental damage. Could this work?

California burnin’: Are we building in harm’s way? - Thursday, November 1st, 2007

California’s fires are a tragedy, but are human actions making them worse? What is the role of global warming and zoning? Can we build safer houses in safer locations?

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