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- 'Supernatural experiences' trigger religious donations
- Internet users more likely to engage in cancer-preventive behaviors
- Trust through food
- High school student discovers skeleton of baby dinosaur
- Keeping our minds on moving pictures
| 'Supernatural experiences' trigger religious donations Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:20 AM PDT People who have had what they believe to be supernatural experiences are more likely to be "religious givers," with their behavior based on cost-benefit principles that apply in other transactions -- whether they be through a major online store or an auto repair shop, according to a new study.  |
| Internet users more likely to engage in cancer-preventive behaviors Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:20 AM PDT Older men and women who used the internet were more likely to participate in screening for colorectal cancer, participate in physical activities, eat healthily, and smoke less, compared with those who did not use the internet, according to a study.  |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2013 07:19 AM PDT People's trust in others increases after eating food that contains the amino acid tryptophan, found in fish, soya, eggs and spinach.  |
| High school student discovers skeleton of baby dinosaur Posted: 22 Oct 2013 06:17 AM PDT A chance find by a high school student led to the youngest, smallest and most complete fossil skeleton yet known from the iconic tube-crested dinosaur Parasaurolophus. The discovery shows that the prehistoric plant-eater sprouted its strange headgear before it celebrated its first birthday. Three-dimensional scans of nearly the entire fossil are available online, making this the most digitally accessible dinosaur to date.  |
| Keeping our minds on moving pictures Posted: 22 Oct 2013 06:15 AM PDT Neuroscientists find neural activity in the brain is harder to disrupt when we are aware of it.  |
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