• Entertainment & Gaming

    The Real Danger of Violent Video Games

    By Paul Adams Posted on 11.26.2008 22 Comments

    Everyone knows Halo gamers don't sleep. But now a group of scientists in Sweden have published new research linking violent video games to increased heart rate variability and sleep disruptions.

  • Science

    Bad Market? Blame Men

    By Abby Seiff Posted on 10.2.2008 14 Comments

    It was only a matter of time before pop-news outlets pounced on a biological explanation for the tidal wave of bad credit and risky decisions that has engulfed the U.S. this month: it was those dang men and their raging hormones!


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