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Serial criminals should be punished less harshly

February 23, 2012 in Society & Culture

Repeat offenders should be punished less harshly than today because society hinders the criminal in living a normal life, say philosophers in a new anthology.

When negativity doesn’t pull the news through

February 21, 2012 in Society & Culture

A news journalist has devoted her master’s thesis in psychology to bringing positivity back to journalism, replacing the negativity that is driving readers away.

Health and lifestyle campaigns miss the target

February 20, 2012 in Society & Culture

Campaigns designed to make us live healthier lives assume that we don’t live healthily because we don’t know any better. But they miss the target as other lifestyle factors play a role.

Organic tools found in Stone Age camp

February 14, 2012 in Society & Culture

Sensational new archaeological find reveals paddles and bow in underwater Stone Age settlement

Self-harm is not only for troubled teens

February 13, 2012 in Society & Culture

Self-inflicted cuts and burns have become such a widespread phenomenon that ordinary, otherwise well-balanced young people have started doing it. The problem is seen in both sexes to an equal degree.

School screening tests misused

February 12, 2012 in Society & Culture

Screening tests designed to spot pupils who need extra assistance in reading, are used to rank schools. Also pupils are trained specifically for the tests to maximise their scores, claims Norwegian reading expert.

China has inspired us since Enlightenment

February 12, 2012 in Society & Culture

Europe and the USA are stagnating economically, while China thunders ahead. Can we learn anything from China? New research shows the West has been inspired by China since the Age of Enlightenment.

Double standards for the internet hurt users

February 11, 2012 in Society & Culture

Western politicians praise the internet as a tool in the fight against authoritarian regimes – so why do they limit access to the web by registering users and censoring content?

Measuring the fear of immigrants

February 8, 2012 in Society & Culture

In many European countries there are negative attitudes towards immigrants, which may be due to fear. Now a team of researchers have developed a tool to measure xenophobia.

Does photographic memory exist?

February 5, 2012 in Society & Culture

Can some people glance at a picture or read a page of a book and later have total recall of all the details and information?

With kids in the house, mothers are less satisfied

February 3, 2012 in Society & Culture

A mother’s life satisfaction and relationship satisfaction goes downhill in the first years following pregnancy and birth, according to a new study of more than 67,000 women.

Vikings grew barley in Greenland

February 3, 2012 in Society & Culture

A sensational find at the bottom of an ancient rubbish heap in Greenland suggests that Vikings grew barley on the island 1,000 years ago.

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Serial criminals should be punished less harshly

February 23, 2012 in Society & Culture

Repeat offenders should be punished less harshly than today because society hinders the criminal in living a normal life, say philosophers in a new anthology.

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