On AlterNet: research

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10 Amazing Discoveries That Should Be Worth Millions

Liz Langley, AlterNet. May 11, 2012.

These research discoveries will blow your mind.

Creationists to Cancer Patients: Drop Dead

Leslie Brunetta, Concord Monitor. February 15, 2012.

Creationists want to tell school kids that evolution is just an opinion. One cancer survivor explains why this is so dangerous.

Conservatism Thrives on Low Intelligence and Poor Information

George Monbiot, The Guardian. February 12, 2012.

There is plenty of research showing that low general intelligence in childhood predicts greater prejudice towards people of different ethnicity or sexuality in adulthood.

How Alabama’s Extreme Anti-Immigration Law Could Cost The State Billions of Dollars

Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact. February 10, 2012.

The harsh law could cost Alabama up to $11 billion in GDP and nearly $265 million in state income and sales tax, a new report found.

iEmpire: Apple's Sordid Business Practices Are Even Worse Than You Think

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

New research goes beyond the New York Times to show just how disturbing labor conditions at Foxconn, the "Chinese hell factory," really are.

Important New Research Shows It's Retaliation -- Not Drugs -- Driving Gang-Related Violence

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 2, 2012.

The popular image of street gang violence in the US as being "drug-related" is largely mistaken, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.

The Fascinating Scientific Reason Why "Money Doesn't Buy Happiness"

David McRaney, You Are Not So Smart. January 25, 2012.

No matter how you turn it, research says once your basic needs are taken care of, money and other rewards don’t make you happier.

Can Ecstasy Treat Autism?

Dirk Hanson, The Fix. December 6, 2011.

Research shows ecstasy increases empathy and enhances communication by producing playfulness, friendliness, and loving feelings.

Corporations Are Patenting Human Genes and Tissues -- Here's Why That's Terrifying

Brad Jacobson, AlterNet. November 23, 2011.

A medical ethicist explains the dark implications of corporate medical patents and the nightmarish scenario of our medical-industrial complex.

Debunking the Myth of a Link Between Marijuana and Mental Illness

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. July 25, 2011.

Despite media claims that marijuana can cause psychosis or schizophrenia, there's no science to back it up.

Sex and Violence: Is Sex at the Psychological Root of War?

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune Magazine. March 30, 2011.

Research from Hong Kong suggests that, among men, the impulses to make love and war are deeply intertwined.

Junk Science Behind 'Underage Sex Trafficking' Charges Used to Attack Craigslist Adult Classifieds

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 29, 2011.

An investigation by the Village Voice found there was less to the statistics than meets the eye.

People Are Allergic to the Facts

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. October 8, 2010.

New research finds we trust experts who agree with our own opinions, suggesting that subjective feelings override scientific information.

Obama Taps Food-Industry Exec from Multinational Junk-Food Giant Mars, Inc. for Important USDA Post

Tom Philpott, Grist.org. October 4, 2010.

In her new role, Catherine Woteki will direct the U.S. government's entire agricultural research budget. Somewhere in the East Wing, Michelle Obama must be fuming.

Hypersonic Death? 5 Shocking Weapon Programs Developed for Assasination

AlterNetSeptember 20, 2010.

Military researchers have turned their attention from mass destruction to a far more precise challenge: finding, tracking, and killing individuals

Do Blondes Have More Funds?

Elisabeth Best, Miller-McCune.com. May 18, 2010.

Research suggests that blond women make more and marry richer than women with a different hair color.

Corporate-Owned Papers Near the Border More Likely to Run Anti-Immigrant News and Views

Lee Drutman, Miller-McCune.com. June 22, 2009.

Close to the border, local papers serve up what they think their readers want — a hefty dose of crime-laden, anti-immigrant news and views.

Harvard Med Students Expose Big Pharma's Influence on Campus

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. March 6, 2009.

A movement is underway to expose and curtail the industry's influence on students' classrooms and laboratories.

Online News Overtakes Print Journalism

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. January 5, 2009.

For the first time, more people are getting their news from the Internet than from print sources.

Why Can't Women Sleep?

Gayle Greene, Ms. Magazine. July 3, 2008.

And why is the high level of insomnia among women ignored by researchers?

Conservatives Retreat into Fox's Media Bubble

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. April 28, 2008.

A new study shows just how polarized our news consumption has become.

The Sick and Crazy Science Tobacco Companies Pursue to Get You Hooked

Scott Thill, AlterNet. April 26, 2008.

Injecting nitric oxide into the penises of sedated cats is just one of the newly discovered bizarre studies conducted by the tobacco industry.

Television is History

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. November 1, 2006.

A meticulous new report finally reveals why researchers can't seem to research TV.

Stem-Cell Debate Ignores Women

Marcy Darnovsky, TomPaine.com. October 30, 2006.

Stem-cell research is dependent on women who are willing to donate their eggs for research. But nobody's talking about the donors.

Study: More Than 600,000 Dead in Iraq

John Tirman, AlterNet. October 11, 2006.

A researcher associated with a brand new mortality study is blunt to critics: 'Its accuracy is not an issue ... those who publicly dismiss the findings must offer an alternative.'