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| Less knowledge, more power: Uninformed can be vital to democracy, study finds Posted: 15 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST Uninformed individuals -- as in those with no prior knowledge or strong feelings on a situation's outcome -- can actually be vital to achieving a democratic consensus, according to new research. These individuals tend to side with and embolden the numerical majority and dilute the influence of powerful minority factions who would otherwise dominate everyone else. |
| New strain of lab mice mimics human alcohol consumption patterns Posted: 12 Dec 2011 09:45 AM PST A line of laboratory mice drinks more alcohol than other animal models and consumes it in a fashion similar to humans: choosing alcohol over other options and binge drinking. |
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