A series of longitudinal studies done with nuns out of the University of Kentucky shows a significant relationship between linguistic ability early in life and the development of Alzheimer's later in life. Christie Nicholson reports

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Folge vom 22.08.2010Poor Linguistic Ability May Indicate Risk of Alzheimer's
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Folge vom 14.08.2010Your Opinion of Climate Change Depends on Your Social PsychologyIn a public lecture at the Banff Center for the Arts, science journalist Jay Ingram argues that climate change controversies have little to do with facts and findings. Christie Nicholson reports
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Folge vom 07.08.2010Psychology Studies Biased toward Western UndergradsA recent and exhaustive meta-analysis of scientific data shows that top psychology studies tend to make conclusions about human nature based on samples taken solely from Western undergraduate students. Christie Nicholson reports
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Folge vom 31.07.2010Busting the Myth That Opposites AttractWhen it comes to love, we're ambivalent about "opposites attract". Christie Nicholson reports