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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 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 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 -
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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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 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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60-Second Science 1/26/10
Plants Put the Bend in Rivers
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Studies in the journals Geology and Earth-Science Reviews reveal that ancient rivers were broad straight sheets of water. Colonization by plants changed the water flow. Adam Hinterthuer reports
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60-Second Science 1/25/10
Men Won't Ask for Shopping Directions Either
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A study in the Journal of Consumer Marketing finds that men are less likely than women to ask for expert advice when shopping, in this case for wine. Karen Hopkin reports
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60-Second Science 1/22/10
Cleopatra's Eyeliner: Peeper Health Keeper
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A study in the journal Analytical Chemistry finds that the black eyeliner worn by ancient Egyptians may have had properties that helped ward off eye-damaging bacterial infections. Cynthia Graber reports
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60-Second Science 1/21/10
1 Million Years B.C.: Humans Rare
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A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences used genomic analysis of modern humans to reveal that the population of our ancestors a million years back was below 20,000. Karen Hopkin reports
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60-Second Science 1/20/10
French Fries on the Corny Side
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A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that French fries from national chain restaurants tend to be fried in corn oil, which is a less healthful alternative than other vegetable oils. Karen Hopkin reports
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