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  • April 2008

    • Texas Polygamists: Sect or Cult?

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Apr 10, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      Texas Polygamists: Sect or Cult?

      While much of the media is calling the polygamous group raided in Texas a “sect,” some experts say it’s better defined as a cult, LiveScience reports. One scientist points out that the word “cult” is often avoided in academia for its negative connotations. But “if you've got a group that's abusing hundreds and hundreds of women and children,” says a sociologist, “let's call it what it is.” More »

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  • January 2008

    • Stop Picking on Nerds!

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 1, 08 6:25 PM CST

      Stop Picking on Nerds!

      Americans mock nerds ad nauseum , and psych prof David Anderegg says it's time to lay off. In his new book, Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them , Andregg breezily but thoroughly critiques a cultural prejudice that he claims dates back to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Washington Post reports.  More »

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      education  • parenting  • Bill Gates  • psychology  • intelligence  • sociology

  • December 2007

    • Your Phone Knows Where You Sleep

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Dec 20, 07 12:17 PM CST

      Your Phone Knows Where You Sleep

      Your cell phone knows more than it lets on. Most can tell where they are, for starters, and how close other phones are. Since most of us tote them everywhere, our phones could track or analyze movement patterns for huge populations. “This is obviously sort of useful,” says MIT researcher Sandy Pentland, a pioneer in this new field of “reality mining.” More »

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      cell phones  • privacy  • MIT  • sociology

  • September 2007

    • Science Makes Great Strides in Gaydar

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Sep 14, 07 2:56 AM CDT

      Science Makes Great Strides in Gaydar

      The way people walk apparently broadcasts their sexual orientation, researchers have discovered.  Participants in a new study were able to correctly identify gay men based only on their gait, a sign that “gaydar” might be real. “We can pick these signals up; we can tell who’s gay,” said one researcher. Well, at least in men. Women, by contrast, baffled observers. More »

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      homosexuality  • gay  • sociology  • gaydar  • sexual orientation

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