Posts Tagged ‘spirituality’
After meditation, conservatives lean left
U. TORONTO (CAN) — After a spiritual exercise like meditation, people endorse more liberal views, new research shows. Continue…
Monday, March 11, 2013 10:45 - 4 Comments
Society & Culture - Aug 31, 2012 10:02 - 14 Comments
Adults, more than kids, rely on the supernatural
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — As we age, we often rely more—not less—on supernatural explanations for major life events, such as death and illness, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 22, 2012 10:01 - 5 Comments
Make room for faith in healthcare, study says
U. MISSOURI (US) — Despite differences in rituals and beliefs among the world’s major religions, a new study shows that spirituality often enhances health regardless of a person’s faith. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 31, 2012 9:14 - 7 Comments
Book: Fear of Muslims ‘disfigures’ the West
U. CHICAGO (US) — The West, battered by fears of terrorism, needs to turn a critical eye inward to stem an irrational suspicion of Muslims, a new book argues. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 27, 2012 12:56 - 0 Comments
To make magic ritual work: Add steps. Repeat.
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — The more time and effort a supernatural ritual takes, the more people will believe in its logic and effectiveness, researchers say. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 20, 2012 16:55 - 2 Comments
Maya ‘sun’ masks discovered at pyramid
BROWN (US) — Archeologists have uncovered a pyramid believed to celebrate the Maya sun god at the El Zotz site in Guatemala. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 18, 2012 12:33 - 2 Comments
No single ‘God spot’ in human brain
U. MISSOURI (US) — New research challenges the idea that the human brain has a “God spot,” a distinct area responsible for spirituality. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 13, 2012 11:31 - 6 Comments
King’s statue, animal mummies found in Egypt
U. TORONTO (CAN) — The discovery of a wooden statue of a king, a chapel, and the remains of more than 80 animal mummies sheds light on ritual activity associated with the great gods. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 12:50 - 0 Comments
Some atheists embrace religion for kids
RICE (US) — Despite their personal beliefs, atheist scientists with children often participate in religious traditions for social reasons, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 22, 2011 14:47 - 13 Comments
US profs: Religion, science not in conflict
RICE (US) — Only 15 percent of scientists at major US research universities see religion and science as always in conflict, a new study finds. (more…)
Top Stories - May 6, 2011 11:25 - 9 Comments
Atheist scientists: 20% are ‘spiritual’
RICE (US) — A survey of 275 scientists finds a fair number consider themselves spiritual but not religious. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 14, 2011 16:34 - 0 Comments
Evidence points to slaves’ technical skill
U. MARYLAND (US) — An excavation at the only 18th-century greenhouse left in North America reveals that African-American slaves played a sophisticated technical role in its construction and operation. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 30, 2009 13:17 - 7 Comments
God endures, even as religion wanes
U. CHICAGO (US)—The nature of the American religious experience is changing as a rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation, even though the number of Americans who say they pray is increasing, according to a new survey. (more…)
