Chang and Eng: Lady Gagas of their day?

U. BUFFALO (US) — Like contestants on American Idol, cultural icons Chang and Eng Bunker, the Asian-born conjoined twins, represented the American struggle of finding a place between normalcy and the exotic. Continue…

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:44 - 0 Comments

Society & Culture - Aug 15, 2011 15:15 - 25 Comments

Sex appeal: Women kiss science goodbye

U. BUFFALO (US) — When a woman’s goal is to be romantically desirable, she distances herself from academic majors and activities related to science, technology, engineering, and math. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 11, 2011 12:27 - 5 Comments

Cover girl: More ‘pornified’ pics of women

U. BUFFALO (US) — The portrayal of women in the popular media has become increasingly sexualized, even “pornified.” The same is not true for men. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 14, 2011 13:09 - 6 Comments

Low-cost way to heat chilly rooms

U. BUFFALO (US) — Two architects devised a low-cost, low-tech way to create comfortable microclimates from the vast, cold rooms of a 162-year-old building in Hexham, England. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2011 8:41 - 0 Comments

Monkeys grasp sense of ‘me’

U. BUFFALO (US) — Monkeys possess enough self-awareness to recognize that their actions can cause certain outcomes. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 10, 2011 10:59 - 10 Comments

To be a vampire’s friend, buy the book

U. BUFFALO (US) — Want a sense of belonging? Sinking your teeth into a good book satisfies a deeply held need for human connection. (more…)

Top 4 reasons people get phished

U. BUFFALO (US) — A particular set of online behaviors can make some people more susceptible to email phishing expeditions, new research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Mar 8, 2011 16:15 - 1 Comment

Women post more photos on Facebook

U. BUFFALO (US) — Women who use image and appearance as a basis for self-worth tend to post more photos of themselves online on social media sites like Facebook. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 15, 2010 16:32 - 1 Comment

A little adversity goes a long way

U. BUFFALO (US) — New research adds credence to the adage ‘whatever doesn’t kill us makes us stronger,’ a well-known saying, that until now has had little scientific evidence to support it. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 14, 2010 15:11 - 1 Comment

Rogue cyberwars don’t follow rules

U. BUFFALO (US) — Because cyber attacks are almost entirely unaddressed by traditional morality and laws of war, their recent escalation is particularly concerning, according to a new report. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 30, 2010 14:01 - 4 Comments

What makes us happy can make us sad

U. BUFFALO (US)—The best and worst experiences in life are likely to involve not individual accomplishments, but interactions with other people and the fulfillment of an urge for social connection. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2010 14:57 - 6 Comments

Back pain eased by a little adversity

U. BUFFALO (US)—A little adversity may actually be beneficial and protective to those with chronic back pain, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2010 11:59 - 1 Comment

Filling up: Food on every corner

BUFFALO (US)—The greater the number of restaurants within a five-minute walk of a woman’s home, the higher her body mass index (BMI). (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 25, 2010 8:37 - 0 Comments

Caregiving not always an emotional drain

U. BUFFALO (US)—Although long-term care of sick or disabled loved ones is widely recognized as a threat to the caregiver’s health and quality of life, in some contexts, helping valued loved ones may prove to be mutually beneficial. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 3, 2010 8:40 - 2 Comments

Chinese bloggers no threat to regime

U. BUFFALO (US)—A new study confirms what was made evident by the very public Google-Chinese government dispute over Internet censorship: China’s cyberculture may be growing rapidly but that growth is not a harbinger of new political freedom. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 11, 2010 11:11 - 0 Comments

How early humans adapted to climate change

U. BUFFALO (US)—Siberia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula, a rough and extremely volcanic wilderness region the size of California, is the current site of an international effort to understand how humans living 4,000 to 6,000 years ago reacted to climate changes. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 7, 2010 15:54 - 5 Comments

Thwart terror plots with layered security

U. BUFFALO—Accused terrorist Farouk Abdul Mutallab could have been excluded from travel well before he tried to bring down Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day if multiple layers of intelligence gathering—including existing behavioral identification programs—had been used effectively, says security researcher Mark Frank. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 2, 2009 17:32 - 8 Comments

Trust in government gets a no-vote

U. BUFFALO (US)—Ballot initiatives, long thought to encourage democratic citizenship, may actually have the opposite effect of fostering distrust in state government, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2009 14:04 - 0 Comments

African-American seniors more wary of flu shots

U. BUFFALO (US)—Only 48 percent of African-American seniors get influenza vaccinations, largely because of inaccurate and incomplete information about the flu itself, safety of inoculations, and ease and necessity of the shots. (more…)