Flabbergasted Pollsters Turn to Analyzing their Analyses

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 4:28 PM EST (Reuters)

Hillary Clinton's victory in New Hampshire's Democratic presidential nominating contest confounded pollsters, who found themselves trying to explain how opinion polls got it so wrong.

politics, pundit, poll, election, primary, new-hampshire, analysis, exit-poll, pollster

What a Fungus Can Tell Us About Sex

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 3:48 PM EST (Duke University Medical Center)

Fungi don't exactly come in boy and girl varieties, but they do have sex differences.

science, sex, genetics, gender, fungus, fungi, differentiation

The Stone Age Diet: What are We Designed to Eat?

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 3:43 PM EST (Medical News Today)

The Stone Age Diet has many names - the Paleolithic Diet, The Paleo Diet, the Prehistoric Diet, The Caveman diet, or the Hunter-Gatherer Diet.

science, food, diet, nutrition, eating, stone-age, endocrinology

Naked Iowan Leads Montana Police on Chase

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 3:05 PM EST (KCCI)

A report of a naked man, sitting in a pickup truck near an eastern Montana county road, led to a chase on the ground and in the air.

odd-news, police, iowa, naked, montana, police-chase

Study: 9/11 Results in Prolonged Health Effects for Americans

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 2:20 PM EST (NSF)

For the first time, researchers have evidence that high levels of mental and emotional stress from traumatic events may be linked to an increase in cardiovascular problems among those with no personal, direct exposure to the conditions that caused the stress.

health, 911, terrorism, stress, fear

When Selecting a Partner, it Pays to Be Choosy

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 1:49 PM EST (EurekAlert!)

Cooperative behaviour is common in many species, including humans. Given that cooperative individuals can often be exploited, it is not immediately clear why such behaviour has evolved.

science, relationship, partner, negotiation, cooperation

If We Are Not Unequivocally Against Torture, then What Do We Stand For?

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 1:14 PM EST (Chicago Tribune)

Take the debate on torture. The disclosure that the CIA destroyed hundreds of hours of videotapes of two prisoners being subjected to "enhanced interrogation techniques" is only the latest reminder of what is being done in our name.

politics, patriot-act, torture, waterboarding, ethics, values

Spellchecker Isn't All It's Creaked Up to Bee

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 1:05 PM EST (Chicago Tribune)

We search, perpetually, for technological solutions to our problems. We apply the spell-check techno-sword to the Gordian knot of writing, hoping that will save us. It will not -- at least, not always.

technology, spellcheck, computer, language, writing, error, grammar

Canadian Immigration: Paralyzed, Failed Refugee Claimant Wins Deportion Reprieve

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 12:52 PM EST (CBC)

Supporters of a paralyzed, failed refugee claimant who has taken sanctuary at a Sikh temple in Surrey say they have once again stopped his deportation. Laibar Singh suffered a stroke last year that left him a quadriplegic.

world-news, laibar-singh, immigration, refugee, deportation, canada

Proton-Powered Pooping

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 11:51 AM EST (EurekAlert!)

Muscles usually contract when a neurotransmitter molecule is released from nerve cells onto muscle cells.

science, proton, neurotransmitter, endocrinology, roundworm, biochemistry

Hi, Honey: Man Finds Wife in Brothel

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 11:48 AM EST (Reuters)

A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's employees.

odd-news, marriage, poland, brothel

Tokyo to Help Out 'Net Cafe Refugees' with Interest-Free Loans

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 11:15 AM EST (Mainichi Daily News)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to help out homeless "Net-cafe refugees" who spend their nights in Internet or comic-book cafes by providing them with interest-free loans to help them secure housing, officials said.

technology, internet, housing, japan, loan

Obama Campaign's Post-New Hampshire Memo

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 10:54 AM EST (TIME)

A little more than a month ago, Senator Clinton was leading by huge margins in New Hampshire , and the Clinton campaign was calling this state their "firewall." Tonight, Barack Obama fell just a few thousand votes short of winning.

politics, election, barack-obama, democrat, obama, new-hampshire, primary

Ancient Flesh Wound Shows the Secrets of a Dinosaur's Skin

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 10:39 AM EST (BBC News)

The plant-eating Psittacosaurus had a thick layer of shark-like skin hidden under scales or feathers. Palaeontologists believe this tough outer coating supported the dinosaur's organs and protected it from predators.

science, archaeology, paleontology, dinosaur, skin, psittacosaurus

Orphaned Star Clusters Exist Between Galaxies

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 10:30 AM EST (HubbleSite)

Finding blue blobs in space sounds like an encounter with an alien out of a science fiction movie.

science, astronomy, star, hubble, astrophysics

Campaign Stops: Surprise Parties

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 10:25 AM EST (The New York Times)

A night of surprises -- 10, to be precise.

nytimes, new-hampshire-primary, new-hampshire, primary, clinton, giuliani, mccain, romney, huckabee, obama

Two Children Slain by Stepfather in 'Spell Gone Bad'

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 4:04 PM EST (The Des Moines Register)

Harris was the only adult home at the time, and "indicated that no other persons would have been present who could have committed the (slayings)," according to a release from the Sioux City Police Department.

us-news, iowa, spell, magic, casting, children, murder

Injectable Protein Stimulates Insulin Production in Mice

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 3:52 PM EST (EurekAlert!)

Researchers are increasingly studying proteins as potential therapies for a variety of dread diseases because they can influence cell behavior by fueling or dampening certain molecular signals.

science, diabetes, protein, insulin, liver, gene-therapy, endocrinology, pancreas, pdx1

480 Human Cell Division Genes Identified

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 12:12 PM EST (Medical News Today)

A team of U.S., Israeli and German scientists used computational biology techniques to discover 480 genes that play a role in human cell division and to identify more than 100 of those genes that have an abnormal pattern of activation in cancer cells.

science, cell-biology, division, cancer, genetics, gene

Acclaimed Violinist Offers Album for Free Online

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 10:45 AM EST (Reuters)

Acclaimed British violinist Tasmin Little will give her next recording away for free as a digital download in an attempt to popularise classical music.

technology, music, violin, free, download, classical, tasmin-little

There's Something About the President's Daughter

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 10:24 AM EST (TIME)

Her latest online name is "florkey" and she appears to be your typical online teenage blogger: posting photos of herself and her friends goofing around in short, short skirts or trying to look cool while sipping drinks; she types out the lyrics to her favorite pop hits (at one po …

world-news, argentina, blog, florkey, kirchner, president, blogger

Iowan Attacked by Spaceship

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 10:10 AM EST (The Des Moines Register)

Police officers assisted fire department medics on a call about serious injuries in the 2100 block of East University Avenue about 10:30 p.m.

odd-news, spaceship, assault, ufo, iowa

Shoplifting 'Seafood Samurai' Attacks Security Guard with Crab

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 10:01 AM EST (Mainichi Daily News)

Most Japanese would admit to having a craving for crab every now and again. It's a fixture of the country's traditional New Year's feast and appears in a variety of culinary forms, from sashimi to hot-pot dishes.

odd-news, crab, seafood, robbery, shoplifting, japan

Women are Never Front Runners

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 9:33 AM EST (The New York Times)

THE woman in question became a lawyer after some years as a community organizer, married a corporate lawyer and is the mother of two little girls, ages 9 and 6.

politics, clinton, election, hillary-clinton, gender, sexism, racism, prejudice, obama, barack-obama

4 Health Behaviors Can Add 14 Years to Your Life

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 9:22 AM EST (EurekAlert!)

People who adopt four healthy behaviours – not smoking; taking exercise; moderate alcohol intake; and eating five servings of fruit and vegetables a day – live on average an additional fourteen years of life compared with people who adopt none of these behaviours, according t …

health, life, nutrition, alcohol, exercise, smoking, behavior

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Hillary Clinton's victory in New Hampshire's Democratic presidential nominating contest confounded pollsters, who found themselves trying to explain how opinion polls got it so wrong.
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What a Fungus Can Tell Us About Sex
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The Stone Age Diet: What are We Designed to Eat?
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