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  • September 2008

    • 'Social Siberia' Isn't Just a Metaphor

      New York Times  |  Sep 16, 08 2:22 PM CDT

      'Social Siberia' Isn't Just a Metaphor

      (Newser) - Icy stares and chilly receptions can leave you feeling—well, cold. Metaphors about social behavior, like "warm welcome" and "cold shoulder," seem to relate to physical reality, new research finds. People who had experienced and recalled social rejection perceived a 5-degree temperature drop in the lab and experienced hot food cravings, the New York Times reports. More »

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      brain  • personality  • behavior  • human behavior

  • July 2008

    • Dubai Cracks Down on Nude Tourists

      Associated Press  |  Jul 15, 08 6:38 AM CDT

      Dubai Cracks Down on Nude Tourists

      (AP) - It hasn't been all fun and games for Western vacationers on Dubai beaches, thanks to  decency police who have detained 79 people in recent days for topless sunbathing and nudity, AP reports. The Muslim city-state is attracting hordes of foreign sun seekers, who are being scrutinized by cops on the ground and in beach watchtowers. Detained vacationers were "disturbing families," said a Dubai spokesman. More »

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      Middle East  • vacation  • Dubai  • beach  • United Arab Emirates  • resorts  • behavior

  • November 2007

    • Unruly Kids Don't Do Worse in School

      New York Times  |  Nov 13, 07 3:33 PM CST

      Unruly Kids Don't Do Worse in School

      (Newser) - In what will surely be balm to desperate parents—and an annoyance to school administrators—the New York Times pairs two new studies that find kids with early behavior problems may be more likely to grow out of them than is commonly thought. In one, researchers looked at over 16,000 children and found no correlation between acting out when entering school and later academic achievement. More »

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      children  • brain  • ADHD  • behavior

  • September 2007

    • Additives Do Make Kids Hyper

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 6, 07 6:39 AM CDT

      Additives Do Make Kids Hyper

      (Newser) - Adding fuel to a long-simmering debate, a British study has found that additives in sweets and soft drinks can indeed produce hyperactivity and disruptive behavior in children. The findings were so dramatic that the British government is issuing guidelines warning parents of kids with behavioral problems to avoid foods containing the additives, the Guardian reports. More »

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      health  • children  • food  • science  • junk food  • soda  • candy  • behavior

  • March 2007

    • Day Care Kids Learn to Act Up

      New York Times  |  Mar 26, 07 10:55 AM CDT

      Day Care Kids Learn to Act Up

      (Newser) - Day care centers enlarge kids' vocabularies--and teach them how to act up, too, says a study that’s followed 1,300 children from birth through 6th grade. Although parental guidance and genes were the strongest predictor of behavior, who attended day care as preschoolers were slightly more likely to be disruptive in school—and the more time spent in day care, the more disruptive. More »

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      children  • education  • school  • learning  • child care  • behavior  • daycare

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