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Blacks & Whites See Things Differently
March 28, 2005Newswise - Race matters when it comes to interpreting facialexpressions. When whites see the same computer generatedfacial expressions on both whites and blacks, they interpretthe black expressions as looking more hostile. Psychologist Kurt Hugenberg says such misperceptions mayhelp explain how... continued
Massive Quake Off Sumatra–Many May Be Dead
March 28, 2005Thousands may have died in the region of a new Indian Oceanearthquake, that measured 8.7 on the Richter scale. Thequake did not generate any tsunamis, but there has beenextensive damage to structures in the area, especially on the hard-hit island... continued
Burnt Rubber Doll Mistaken for Alien
March 27, 2005Citizens of Aracruz in Brazil were startled to see afireball cross the sky on the night of March 28. A few hourslater, the town was rocked by the discovery of what appearedto be a badly burned alien on one of... continued
Do You Think Like a Man or a Woman?
March 27, 2005In a recent speech, Lawrence Summers, the president ofHarvard University, caused a controversy by suggesting thatthere may be fewer women mathematicians because women havedifferent brain structures than men. Although this speechraised the ire of feminists, it happens to be true:scientists... continued
New Use for the Swastika
March 27, 2005At the same time that the European Union wants to ban alldepictions of the dreaded Nazi swastika, scientists arefinding it has a role in optics and cryptography. Hitler didnot invent the swastika, he only "borrowed" it, since it wasa symbol... continued
ABC Special Ignored UFO Evidence
March 27, 2005In our latestinsight,CSETI director Stephen Greer writes about the Peter JenningsABC special on UFOs: "Of course, the title of the show was?Peter Jennings Reporting??if only that were so. This is thestory of how, once again, the corrupt Big Media hasdefrauded... continued
Astonishing Dinosaur Finding
March 25, 2005Newswise - Paleontologists have been stunned by the discovery of softtissue from dinosaurs. The tissue is 68 to 80 million yearsold, and some of it remains pliant. The tissue from aTyrannosaurus Rex tissue is virtually identical to a modernostrich. The... continued
No Medical Ethics for the Poor
March 25, 2005Newswise - We've recently read scandalous stories about how the CIAfarms out torture by returning detainees to countries thatdo not hesitate to use these methods in order to obtaininformation. Now it's been announced that the FDA hasdecided that the widely... continued
Whitley’s Journal: A Heartbreaking Decision
March 25, 2005In Whitley?s latestJournal, he talksabout the Schiavo case, and says, "In the past few years,twice had to make similar decisions. In both cases, thevictims had living wills, but, believe me, when you arealone with the question of whether or not... continued
An Incredible Weekend on Dreamland!
March 24, 2005Nazis, new planets and theArk of theCovenant?what a week it is on Dreamland! This week, wejourney deep into the middle east in search of the Ark ofthe Covenant with British author and adventurer GrahamPhillips. You will learn more about the... continued