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Paleolithic Diets And Unprovable Links To Our Past

Paleolithic Diets And Unprovable Links To Our Past

Nov 28 2014 | comment(s)


This has as much in common with actual paleolithic culture as the paleolithic diet does. Flickr/George , CC BY-NC-SA

By Darren Curnoe

Domino's Square Pizza Or Round - Which Is The Best Value For The Money?

Domino's Square Pizza Or Round - Which Is The Best Value For The Money?

Nov 28 2014 | comment(s)


Kelly Abbott/Flickr, CC BY-NC

By Tim Trudgian, Australian National University

Consider a standard pizza box containing a standard circular pizza. How much more would you be willing to pay for a square pizza that filled the box?

Hype Around Marijuana As Treatment For Cancer Unwarranted

Hype Around Marijuana As Treatment For Cancer Unwarranted

Nov 28 2014 | comment(s)

Do 'Typical' Sexual Fantasies Even Exist?

Do 'Typical' Sexual Fantasies Even Exist?

Nov 28 2014 | comment(s)


Fantasies shouldn't be confused with wishes or behaviors. conrado/Shutterstock

By Christian Joyal, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)

Can we use unusual sexual fantasies to identify sexual deviancy?

Is there a link between what people fantasize about and how they actually behave?

Smoking, Drinking And Eating: It's Not About Your Freedom

Smoking, Drinking And Eating: It's Not About Your Freedom

Nov 27 2014 | comment(s)

Is The Micropower Revolution Here?

Is The Micropower Revolution Here?

Nov 26 2014 | comment(s)


Roof-top solar panels are just one part of the micropower revolution. Presidency Maldives, CC BY-NC

By Morgan Saletta, University of Melbourne

There is no shortage of shouting and dire warnings about the state of the climate and our need to phase out fossil fuels. But there is a more silent revolution happening too — in micropower.