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Is a child’s lack of fear a harbinger of psychopathy?
Study suggests that psychopathy may be related not only to lack of fear but to a general problem in registering threats.
May 23, 2011
Health care for US kids by Godron DeFriese
An April 2011 report by the U.S. Institute of Medicine has found gaps in what we know about the health care services for children in America.
May 23, 2011
Human world: humans and Earth are linked
What is a human world? When the first images of Earth were returned from space, we all realized that we live on a water planet. We and the Earth are linked.
May 22, 2011
Why we love horror films and violent sports
Why are people so drawn to horror films and violent sports? Dr. Jeffrey Kottler has spent his career trying to figure out the answer.
May 22, 2011
Zombie apocalypse: CDC advice
Are you prepared for an attack by the living dead? In a recent blog, the CDC issued some guidelines. Good advice, for zombie apocalypse and other disasters.
May 20, 2011
Martin Haigh on technologies for the world’s energy future
When it comes to technology and innovation, no one can predict what the future will bring. Martin Haigh with Shell is looking to possible alternate futures for global energy as the 21st century progresses.
May 20, 2011
Andrée Carter on a climate of collaboration in Bangladesh
Andrée Carter reviews how local people in Bangladesh are supported in conducting their own inquiry into the local effects of climate change and how they can adapt.
May 18, 2011
Can parsley and celery help fight breast cancer?
Study suggests that parsley, celery, and other fruits and nuts can arrest certain breast cancer tumors.
May 10, 2011
Energy choices today will have lasting effects
People's energy choices today, says Adam Newton of Shell, will make a big difference in what the future of energy use will look like.
May 9, 2011
Who knows you best? Not you, say psychologists
Research suggests people create blind spots in their own self-knowledge in order to maintain a high or low self-image. You don't know yourself.
May 6, 2011
