Generally speaking, citizens in the United States are more fond of doing something than others around the world. Regardless of whether they have a fixed, important goal, or they are engaged in trivial activities, they are more likely to keep themselves busy than other people. In an recent study, experts demonstrated ... |
2 May 2011
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According to a new investigation by researchers at the Harvard University, it would appear that the current obesity epidemic sweeping the United States will not cease until about 42 percent of the general population is affected. The research also takes into account several factors that other studies did not consider ... |
5 November 2010
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People having Internet access at home are more likely to be in a romantic relationship than those without Internet access, a new study presented at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association said.Michael J. Rosenfeld, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford University and the lead autho... |
16 August 2010
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The fourth edition of the Euroscience Open Forum took place at the former FIAT headquarters known as Lingotto Congressi, in Torino, July 2-7. The first day was marked by the speech of Walter Staveloz, director of International Relations for the Association of Science Technology Centers in Washington, DC and former di... |
7 July 2010
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The White House and science educators are currently criticizing the US National Science Foundation (NSF) severely, for a less-than-usual editorial decision. In its latest report for the government, the federally funded agency failed to list polls showing how Americans viewed highly sensitive issues such as the beginn... |
10 April 2010
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A new scientific investigation has recently revealed that most American citizens believe that God plays a very important part in their lives. They think that divine power helps them decide on their everyday problems, and also that it inspires them in their choices. The US citizens also believe that God has a vested i... |
11 March 2010
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A new scientific study has revealed that about 50 percent of all Americans who suffer from depression do not get treated for their conditions. Of those who do receive medication or other forms of therapy, only a small portion are treated according to their actual needs. The investigation has also determined that some... |
5 January 2010
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One of the main conditions related to finding a solution in the issue of global warming and climate change is to have strong popular support. That is to say, the economic measures that need to be set in place in order to reduce the amount of pollution being emitted into the atmosphere are very likely to imply higher ... |
26 October 2009
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While researching archive materials for the 40th celebration of the Moon landing, astronomers at the University of Manchester Jodrell Bank Center for Astrophysics came across some documents that really blew their minds – recordings of a Soviet attempt at landing and returning a craft on the Moon, at the same ti... |
8 July 2009
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Experts from the Yale University and the George Mason University have recently finished compiling a new study regarding the views that American citizens have on global warming, and determined the fact that the population seems to be divided into six categories on the matter. They identified the alarmed, the concerned... |
30 May 2009
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Worrying new statistics show that more than 33 percent of US citizens sleep much less than they should, mostly because of financial concerns related to the safety of their workplace and the amount of their bills. Over the last years, the average amount of sleep that people have gotten has decreased by 13 percent sinc... |
2 March 2009
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Researchers are amazed by the fact that the level of racist prejudice sharply decreased in the United States in the Fall of 2008, especially after Barack Obama was designated as the Democratic Party's nominee for President. Psychology professor E. Ashby Plant, from Florida State University, together with profess... |
13 February 2009
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A new investigation led by researcher Bruno Frey at the University of Zurich in Switzerland has discovered that English passengers aboard the HMS Titanic had a higher fatality rate than others, simply because they did not forget their manners in time of crisis, and were more likely to wait orderly in queues rather th... |
21 January 2009
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The fact that 66 percent of all American citizens are considered to be overweight, and that 32 percent of those people are obese – with a body mass index of over 30 – did not go without repercussions on the automotive industry, and especially the cars most US residents drive. Over the past two to three de... |
17 December 2008
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The fact that not everybody on the Internet has used at least once a video sharing site, such as Google's YouTube, makes me think that we're not there yet, we're not as technologically advanced as we think we are. I know it sounds strange, but keep in mind that YT is the biggest thing there is when it ... |
11 January 2008
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I've written quite a few articles that may put American citizens/officials in a bad light when it comes to cyber-security, but all these news have been based on bare facts - nothing is made up. And another study by Mcafee and the NCSA comes to prove that what has been said until now is true.As the study shows, l... |
5 October 2007
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Recent Nielsen reports show that 41.1% of American households have at least one gaming machine under one form or another and the remaining 58.9% don't. How come? The world is full of consoles, some you can plug into a TV set, some you can even carry in your pocket. Most of them are very expensive, like the PS3 o... |
6 March 2007
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