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Distracted Customers' Wait Times Fly
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A study in the journal NeuroQuantology found that people forced to wait, for example in line, experienced the time spent as being far less if they were amused and distracted. Cynthia Graber reports
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60-Second Science 2/8/10
Botoxed Face Impairs Bad Feelings
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A study in the journal Psychological Science indicates that people who had facial muscles deadened with botox had difficulty processing negative emotions. Karen Hopkin reports -
60-Second Psych 2/5/10
Dealing with Super Bowl XLIV Pressure
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Sports psychologist Patrick Cohn discusses two types of athletes, and how to deal with pressure in the days before the big game. Christie Nicholson reports -
60-Second Science 2/5/10
Genetic Doping Next Athletic Cheat
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Researchers writing in the journal Science discuss the threat to athletic integrity posed by genetic doping--gene therapy to enhance performance--as well as efforts to test for it. Cynthia Graber reports -
60-Second Earth 2/4/10
Wolverine No Match for Climate Change
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The doughty predator is dwindling, thanks seemingly to less snow as a result of global warming. David Biello reports
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60-Second Science 2/4/10
Ancient East Asian Found in Roman Empire
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In a report in the Journal of Roman Archaeology, researchers announce the discovery of a body of an east Asian man, buried in Italy two millennia ago. Christopher Intagliata reports
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60-Second Science 2/3/10
Gunfight Tip: Faster to Draw Second
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A study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society finds that reacting to a movement, such as being drawn on in a gunfight, is faster than initiating the movement. Steve Mirsky reports
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60-Second Science 2/2/10
Bonobo Chimps Stay Childlike
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A study in the journal Current Biology finds that bonobo chimps have delayed development of social behavior--which keeps them, well, nice. Karen Hopkin reports
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60-Second Science 2/1/10
Bees Can Recognize Human Faces
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A report in the Journal of Experimental Biology finds that bees can be trained to recognize human faces. Their bee brains could inform computerized efforts at facial recognition. Cynthia Graber reports
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Science Talk 1/31/10
Cleopatra's Alexandria Treasures
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Renowned archaeologist Franck Goddio talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky [below] about his efforts to recover artifacts from the ancient cities of Alexandria, Heracleion and Canopus, with special attention to discoveries related to Cleopatra and her reign. The exhibit Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt opens at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on June 5th. Web sites related to this episode include www.underwaterdiscovery.org
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60-Second Science 1/29/10
Asexual Solution to a Parasite Problem
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A report in the journal Science explains how bdelloid rotifers, which reproduce asexually, clear parasitic infections by drying out to kill the freeloader. Karen Hopkin reports
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60-Second Earth 1/28/10
Have Wallet Cards Helped Fish?
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Or simply hurt trees and consumer's brains? David Biello reports
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60-Second Psych 1/28/10
Sex Differences in Jealousy
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Recent research attempts to provide a more nuanced look at the long-held view that men are more jealous of sexual infidelity than emotional infidelity. Christie Nicholson reports
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60-Second Science 1/28/10
Forcing Electrons into Superconducting Line
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In a study in the journal Nature researchers created a "pseudo gap," in which electrons in superconducting materials line up just before flowing resistance-free. Sonya Buyting reports
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60-Second Science 1/27/10
Listening While Driving Is, What'd Ya Say?
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A study in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin and Review finds that not only does talking interfere with driving skills, the act of driving makes listening a much harder task. Karen Hopkin reports
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