LifeWestern IQs dropped 14 points over last century, researchers say
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- Published on Monday, 27 May 2013 21:03
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A new study from researchers in Europe claims that the average IQ in Western nations dropped by a staggering 14.1 points over the past century.
"We tested the hypothesis that the Victorians were cleverer than modern populations using high-quality instruments, namely measures of simple visual reaction time in a meta-analytic study," the researchers wrote in the study, which was published online in the journal Intelligence on Thursday. "Simple reaction time measures correlate substantially with measures of general intelligence and are considered elementary measures of cognition."
Science puts a new view forward in the anti-bra argument
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- Published on Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:45
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Women have bound their breasts since antiquity, for modesty's sake or to conform to an aesthetic ideal. Exposing the breast for human survival in breastfeeding is supposed to be kept politely minimal, even with the known multiple benefits of breastfeeding.
Digested Formula, but Not Breast Milk, Is Toxic to Cells, in Vitro Study Finds
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 December 2012 16:39
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Scientists have long known that premature infants fed formula are more likely to develop necrotizing enterocolitis than those fed breast milk. The condition is the leading cause of death from gastrointestinal diseases in premature infants, but the underlying mechanism has not been understood. Alexander Penn, a research scientist working in the Microcirculation Laboratory of bioengineering Professor Geert Schmid-Schönbein from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, believes they have come closer to an answer.
Beauty Queens Outside and Slobs Inside?
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- Published on Monday, 15 April 2013 13:52
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In the West women dress with looks to kill outside the home and save the sweats and t-shirts for inside. Most women will look very beautiful while going outside of the house, but look like a slob inside the house. This is not always true and sometime it’s the other way round. Many women leave make-up or being neat after marriage which is not good in marital life.
The one of them spends at least an hour taking a shower in the morning, putting on makeup, fixing her hair, and making sure she will look snazzy and smell pleasant when she steps out the door.
Psychopaths, 'Dark' Personalities Better At Making Themselves Look Attractive, Study Suggests
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- Published on Sunday, 02 December 2012 17:25
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If you just can't ever get your hair to look right, take heart: At least you're less likely to be a psychopath.
Marriage is not a Bed of Roses, Marriage is a Responsibility from day one!
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 15:36
- Written by Shoket Gulam
Many people take the institution of Marriage as a Tradition and a family norm to get married, however, marriage is not just a symbol of getting authority with the community or family but a responsibility which has actually no equal.
Marriage is not a Bed of Roses as most people may tend to feel or think! Marriage is a Responsibility from day one!
One Question that Could Save Your Marriage
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- Published on Sunday, 09 September 2012 14:33
- Written by Maria Zain
“Who knew marriage could be so difficult?” asked Sara:
“One day you’re this care-free woman, pretty selfish and self-indulgent. Next you have a roomie – and one that is supposed to share that room with you for the rest of your life!”
“We were living on top of each other,” she added,
“Everyone has disagreements – big and small – and we’re all supposed to handle them in some way or another.”
All married couples experience difficulties. Learning to disagree can be one of the hardest but most rewarding experiences in a marriage. Even more rewarding is resolving these disagreements and keeping unhappiness at bay.
Addiction to Comfort
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- Published on Sunday, 20 January 2013 06:08
- Written by Fethullah Gülen
Every noble cause and truth will gain constancy and a universal identity by its adherents' determination to protect it and their devotion to it.
If those who have embraced that cause and truth are not perceptive, faithful, and persevering, that which they have embraced eventually will be erased from human memory by the hostility of its determined enemies. Just as stagnant water stinks and putrefies upon losing its fluidity, the source of its life, so do those lazy people who abandon themselves to comfort and ease inevitably begin to rot and become losers.
To Watch or Not to Watch: Television for Children
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- Published on Sunday, 09 September 2012 03:10
- Written by Jamilah Kolocotronis
A tired mother plops her two-year-old child in front of the television so she can have a few minutes of rest. The child watches intently as puppets entertain with songs and simple dialogue. The mother closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, happy to be momentarily free of the responsibilities of motherhood.
Conventional wisdom would say that what this mother is doing is wrong. She should not use the television to babysit her child, and doing so on a regular basis could stunt the child's intellectual growth. For years, mothers have been made to feel guilty for using the television as a temporary babysitter. According to some sources, however, sometimes conventional wisdom could be wrong.
Video gaming addiction can control your thoughts
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- Published on Sunday, 30 December 2012 18:09
- Written by Olivia Metcalf
A psychology researcher from Canberra has collected some of the first scientific evidence that video gaming can be addictive in a way similar to gambling and alcohol.
"People who spend an excessive amount of time playing video games are powerless to stop themselves from thinking about gaming," says Olivia Metcalf, who did the research for her PhD at the Australian National University. "This is a pattern typical of addiction," she says.
Halal cover-ups: In the fashion world, one designer covers up
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 September 2012 01:37
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Designers love to push boundaries in the search for that sexy catwalk look, but Nzinga Knight, an American Muslim, takes an even more daring tack: covering her models up.
At New York Fashion Week, which starts Thursday, impossibly tall, slinky creatures will sashay down the runways at Lincoln Center in clothes that can leave little to the imagination.
