Psychology

Why H1N1 Swine Flu Scares The Heck Out Of People

Why are people scared before an epidemic even happens?—A question inspired by the recent H1N1 outbreak.   From a sociological perspective, entities that we rely upon to keep us safe from harm are now advising us that a threat is amongst us which is highly ...

Article - Hayley Mann - May 14 2009 - 2:50am

Acupuncture Eases Chronic Lower Back Pain In Trial (But So Does Simulated Acupuncture)

Acupuncture can help people with chronic low back pain feel less bothered by their symptoms and function better in their daily activities, according to the largest randomized trial of its kind, published in the May 11, 2009 Archives of Internal Medicine. ...

Article - News Staff - May 11 2009 - 4:19pm

Weak governments may be hazardous to your health (and your rights)

Human rights abuses are commonly associated with despotic, totalitarian regimes, not with weak and failing states. But Professor Neil Englehart’s recent study of 140 nations suggests that weak states may actually put personal security rights at the greates ...

Blog Post - Randy Borum - May 16 2009 - 4:58pm

Share The Results Of Your Genetic Tests With Your Kids- You'll Feel Better

Should You Share  A Higher Genetic Risk? If you learned that you were at high risk of cancer because you carry the hereditary BRCA1/2 gene mutation, would you tell your children? A recent study at Fox Chase Cancer Center not only considered that question, ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2009 - 9:03pm

Common Themes In Violent Extremist Ideologies

Are there common structures or patterns to violent extremist ideologies, even when the content of the beliefs is dramatically different?   Social and political scientists have explored elements of this question for decades using a variety of different meth ...

Article - Randy Borum - May 15 2009 - 10:46am

Global Crime Wave?

In the April 6, 2009 Edition of The Nation, Professor Michael T. ...

Blog Post - Randy Borum - May 20 2009 - 9:44pm

Are Muslims More Likely to Justify Violence for a Noble Cause?

Over the years, some global opinion surveys and analysts have estimated that as many as 10% of Muslims worldwide hold violent extremist religious views. A recent polling study by the Gallup organization suggests a somewhat different view, and presents data ...

Blog Post - Randy Borum - May 21 2009 - 9:25pm

World Optimism: 60 Percent Of Us Have Only 6 Percent Of Wealth- But 85 Percent Think It Will Get Better

Money does not buy happiness, it is said, and apparently it does not factor much into optimism either.   20 percent of humanity hoards 83 percent of the world's wealth but the vast majority of people, including the 60 percent of the world possessing j ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 24 2009 - 3:48pm

Social Recognition Improves Worker Performance- Praise From The Boss, Not So Much

Employees who have some influence at work perform better service but praise and encouragement from managers has no particular significance in terms of loyalty toward the employer. Social recognition, recognition as an individual whose expertise and input a ...

Article - News Staff - May 26 2009 - 2:06pm

Single Women Look More Closely At Men

Two things men believe; first, women like them more when they are taken and second, a woman's relationship status influences her interest in the opposite sex.  At least that second part appears to be true.    In a new study, women both with and withou ...

Article - News Staff - May 29 2009 - 12:08am