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• Smart enough to know better: Intelligence is not a remedy for racism
• Research shows negative effects of half-siblings
• Thinking about family matters linked to stress for working moms, not dads
• Cultural mythologies strongly influence women's expectations about being pregnant
• Children who overestimate their popularity less likely to be bullies
• People have more empathy for battered dogs than human adult, but not child, victims
• Loan debt shapes students' college years, experiences
• Perseid meteors to light up summer skies
• Changes in language and word use reflect our shifting values
• Caffeine 'traffic light': How much caffeine is in your drink?
• Observation in the ER can reduce CT scans in kids

Smart enough to know better: Intelligence is not a remedy for racism Posted: 10 Aug 2013 09:53 PM PDT Smart people are just as racist as their less intelligent peers — they're just better at concealing their prejudice, according to a new study.

Research shows negative effects of half-siblings Posted: 10 Aug 2013 09:53 PM PDT Adolescents who have half-siblings with a different father are more likely to have used drugs and had sex by age 15 than those who have only full siblings, according to new research.

Thinking about family matters linked to stress for working moms, not dads Posted: 10 Aug 2013 09:53 PM PDT Although working mothers and fathers are almost as likely to think about family matters throughout the day, only for mothers is this type of mental labor associated with increased stress and negative emotions, according to new research.

Cultural mythologies strongly influence women's expectations about being pregnant Posted: 10 Aug 2013 03:30 AM PDT Morning sickness, shiny hair, and bizarre and intense cravings for pickles and ice cream — what expectations do pregnant women impose on their bodies, and how are those expectations influenced by cultural perspectives on pregnancy?

Children who overestimate their popularity less likely to be bullies Posted: 10 Aug 2013 03:30 AM PDT Children who overestimate their popularity are less likely to be bullies than those who underestimate or hold more accurate assessments of their social standing, finds new research.

People have more empathy for battered dogs than human adult, but not child, victims Posted: 10 Aug 2013 03:30 AM PDT People have more empathy for battered puppies and full grown dogs than they do for some humans — adults, but not children, finds new research.

Loan debt shapes students' college years, experiences Posted: 10 Aug 2013 03:30 AM PDT A new study found that college students' experiences can be shaped by their loan debt, with debt-free students more likely adopting the lifestyle often associated with the college years, where social lives can trump academics.

Perseid meteors to light up summer skies Posted: 09 Aug 2013 08:48 AM PDT The evening of 12 August and morning of 13 August see the annual maximum of the Perseids meteor shower. This year prospects for watching this natural firework display are particularly good.

Changes in language and word use reflect our shifting values Posted: 07 Aug 2013 09:59 AM PDT A new analysis of words used in more than 1.5 million American and British books published between 1800 and 2000 shows how our cultural values have changed.

Caffeine 'traffic light': How much caffeine is in your drink? Posted: 07 Aug 2013 06:46 AM PDT A team of researchers has developed a fluorescent caffeine detector and a detection kit that lights up like a traffic light when caffeine is present in various drinks and solutions.

Observation in the ER can reduce CT scans in kids Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:29 AM PDT The longer a child with minor blunt head trauma is observed in the emergency department, the less likely the child is to require CT scan, according to the results of a new study.

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