Posts Tagged ‘aggression’
Earth & Environment - Oct 14, 2009 12:58 - 0 Comments
Blending in can be brutal—for wasps
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Standing out in a crowd is better than blending in, at least if you’re a paper wasp in a colony where fights between nest-mates determine social status. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Oct 14, 2009 11:33 - 5 Comments
BEST OF 2009: Bad bosses sabotage to boost ego
UC BERKELEY (US)—Bosses who are in over their heads are more likely to bully subordinates. That’s because feelings of inadequacy trigger them to lash out at those around them. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 22, 2009 15:03 - 4 Comments
Gene linked to aggression in disabled adults
“Problem behaviors in these populations account for billions of dollars in intervention costs each year, but nearly all of these interventions occur after the fact,” says study coauthor Craig Kennedy.
Science & Technology, Society & Culture - Jul 22, 2009 5:00 - 1 Comment
Neandertal likely killed by human-made weapon
Duke anthropologist Steven Churchill holds a facsimile Neandertal spear in his left hand and human-made, spear-throwing projectile weapon in his right. (Credit: Les Todd/Duke)
Society & Culture - Jul 7, 2009 10:34 - 1 Comment
Stressed out, dude? Don’t go to Vegas.
“Men seem to enter more risky financial situations than women, which was part of the impetus for our study,” says Nichole Lighthall, the study’s lead author. “But only in the stressed condition did we see any statistical differences in risky behavior between men and women.”
