There is no evidence that Dutch social psychologist Diederik Stapel had faked any data for his Ph.D. work, just evidence he had faked a whole lot since. Still, a panel recommended The University of Amsterdam look into his work and perhaps revoke his doctorate "on the grounds of exceptional academically unworthy...
read moreThe last few years have seen a real spike in end-of-the-world conspiracy theories. Why? More asteroids, more flares, more earthquakes? No, just more Internet to talk about them, which gives bored news media something to talk about and bored science sites more news media to debunk.At least one end-of-the-world scenario for 2012 has been eliminated already - like the Christmas...
read moreSometimes you have to take a chance; President Obama has decided to 'reassess' the Keystone XL pipeline project, which is really just a way to delay it until after the 2012 election.Cost; over 100,000 jobs in the US. That's bad, right? It depends on what the priority is.
read moreIf you've ever thought you were being abducted by an alien or, if you are 400 years old, seduced by a succubus, and couldn't move, you are not alone. A new article in Sleep Medicine Reviews says 7.6% of the population has had the same experience and it's called sleep paralysis.The psychologists define sleep paralysis as "a discrete period of time during which voluntary muscle movement is...
read moreIf you've ever thought you were being abducted by an alien or, if you are 400 years old, seduced by a succubus, and couldn't move, you are not alone. A new article in Sleep Medicine Reviews says 7.6% of the population has had the same experience and it's called sleep paralysis.The psychologists define sleep paralysis as "a discrete period of time during which voluntary muscle movement is...
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