This sighting took place in the general area of the Hudson Valley UFO sightings of the 1980s, and the location of Whitley Strieber’s famous cabin. Could they be returning to the area?
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Using computerized text analysis, scientists are able to help police identify psychopathic murderers by analyzing the word choices they use when talking about their crimes. Researcher Jeff Hancock found that "the words of these criminals match their personalities, which reflect selfishness, detachment from their crimes and emotional "flatness."
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Physicians who listen to Mozart while performing a colonoscopy may increase their detection rates of precancerous polyps. This is pretty amazing and we have a question: would the detection rate get better–or worse–with rock or rap?
In this randomized controlled trial, two endoscopists, each with experience completing at least 1,000 colonoscopies, performed screening colonoscopies randomly assigned to listen to Mozart or to no music. Researcher Noelle O’Shea says, "Both endoscopists had higher adenoma detection rates listening to music. Anything we can do get those rates up has the potential to save lives."
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Disgusted with politics? But just HOW disgusted you can be when confronted with a picture of a man eating a mouthful of writhing worms may lend important insight into your personal political proclivities.
In a new study, political scientists closely measured people’s physiological reactions as they looked at a series of pleasant and unpleasant images. Participants who identified themselves as conservative–and, in particular, those who said they were against gay marriage–had strong physical reactions when shown the gross pictures.
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