By David G. Myers' and Ed
Dienerz l Hope College
and 'University
of Illinois
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Monday, April 9, 2012
Why It's So Hard to Be Happy
The pursuit of
happiness drives much of what we do, but achieving it always seems just out of
reach. By Michael Wiederman,
Scientific American Mind | January 30, 2007 | 4
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science
Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies
is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong. So why are doctors—to a striking
extent—still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice? Dr. John Ioannidis
has spent his career challenging his peers by exposing their bad science.
By
Going beyond X and Y
Babies born with mixed sex organs often get immediate
surgery. New genetic studies, Eric Vilain says, should force a rethinking about
sex assignment and gender identity.
By Sally Lehrman | , Scientific American, May 2007
Do Babies Know What’s Fair?
By Bernie Wong | March 20, 2012 | Greatgood.berkerley.edu
A new study suggests they do, even before they’re two years old.
Is morality something we’re born with, or something we learn? Psychologists have found that kids have a sense of fairness by the time they start pre-school, when they’re three or four years old. And within the past few years, a small but growing body of research indicates that kids have a moral compass while they’re just toddlers, suggesting that fairness might be innate.
Is morality something we’re born with, or something we learn? Psychologists have found that kids have a sense of fairness by the time they start pre-school, when they’re three or four years old. And within the past few years, a small but growing body of research indicates that kids have a moral compass while they’re just toddlers, suggesting that fairness might be innate.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)