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BPA Linked to Precursor of Type 2 Diabetes
Published: 18/09/2018A first-of-its-kind study of a small group of people exposed to a very small amount of bisphenol-A (BPA) is raising questions about the federal government's stance that low doses of the common chemica ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org -
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Black Farmers in Georgia Reclaiming Agricultural Roots
Published: 18/09/2018Almost 200 of 1,638 acres in an Albany-based farm collective are devoted to pecan trees. Harvest season could come as early as next week, but farmers are already worried they will see lower profits th ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org -
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Herbal Honey: Ancient, Magical & Medicinal
Published: 18/09/2018Herbalists talk a lot about their favourite medicines, menstrua and methods, but it is my unsolicited opinion that herbal honey doesn’t get near the attention it deserves. Over the last couple of mont ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org
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Glyphosate Industry Fails to Stop US Funding for Global Cancer Agency
Published: 18/09/2018In a massive victory for independent science, it was announced Sunday that the U.S. Senate and Congress appropriations committees have deleted text from a controversial Bill, which would have cut all ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org -
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Is Hypnosis Real? Here’s What Science Says
Published: 17/09/2018Look into my eyes. The phrase calls to mind images of a psychotherapist swinging a pocket watch. Or maybe you... More Read moreSource: www.psychologicalscience.org -
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Q for You: Do you wind yarn as needed, or all at once?
Published: 17/09/2018A long time ago, we had a very fun chat about hand-winding yarn versus having it done at the store. I still believe in hand-winding and, although I bought a swift at some point in between, I don’ ... Read moreSource: fringeassociation.com
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Placebos Can Work Even When You Know You're Taking a Dummy Pill
Published: 16/09/2018By definition, a placebo is an inert substance that has no effect on your body. In medical research, placebos (such as sugar pills) are used as controls against which the effects of drugs are measured ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org -
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The Future of Chicken, Without Antibiotics
Published: 16/09/2018In the past few years, with evidence linking antibiotics on animal farms to drug resistance in humans, poultry producers (Perdue, Tyson, etc.) and restaurant chains (McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org -
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Farms Can Grow More and Slow Climate Change
Published: 15/09/2018Two new studies have confirmed that farmers can win both ways, achieving a boost in harvests and helping to slow climate change. One says that they can successfully farm with techniques that can help ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org
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Why Do People Stay When a Hurricane Comes?
Published: 14/09/2018Hurricane Florence is currently battering the Carolina coast. A weakened yet still severe storm, experts expect flooding, high winds and... More Read moreSource: www.psychologicalscience.org -
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Scientists Know Plastics Are Dangerous. Why Won't the Government Say So?
Published: 14/09/2018A review of almost 4,000 additives found that 64 percent had no research proving they were safe for people to eat or drink; these chemicals can be especially harmful to small children because they are ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org -
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Who's Behind the Claim That Coconut Oil Is Pure Poison?
Published: 14/09/2018Chances are you've seen the recent headlines claiming coconut oil is "pure poison." That declaration was made in a lecture posted on YouTube by Karin Michels, Ph.D., professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org
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The Problem With All the Plastic That's Leaching Into Your Food
Published: 14/09/2018Consider what you’ve eaten today. Perhaps you drank juice from a plastic bottle and coffee from a Keurig pod. For breakfast, you might have had fruit with yogurt. Your lunch salad may have been packed ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org -
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Huge Win! Avaaz Beats Monsanto in Court After Judge Blocks Subpoena to Collect Activists' Personal Information
Published: 14/09/2018Monsanto can’t catch a break, not that it deserves one. The $50-billion mega-corporation, now owned by Bayer, has taken a beating this year, both in the courts and in the public eye. On August 10, a j ... Read moreSource: www.organicconsumers.org -
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APS Past President Walter Mischel Passes Away
Published: 14/09/2018The pioneering scientific expert on children's self-control was a driving force behind the advancement of integrative science and international collaboration... More Read moreSource: www.psychologicalscience.org
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APS Past President Mahzarin Banaji Among Golden Goose Award Recipients
Published: 13/09/2018Banaji and colleagues Anthony Greenwald and Brian Nosek are being honored for their groundbreaking research on implicit bias. ... More Read moreSource: www.psychologicalscience.org -
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Why some people never evacuate during a hurricane, according to a psychologist
Published: 13/09/2018The forecast for Hurricane Florence is ominous. Storm experts are projecting the storm will make a direct hit on the... More Read moreSource: www.psychologicalscience.org -
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People Can Infer Which Politicians Are Corrupt From Their Faces
Published: 13/09/2018People can make better-than-chance judgments about whether unfamiliar politicians have been convicted of corruption simply by looking at their portraits... More Read moreSource: www.psychologicalscience.org
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A psychologist helps us understand why life is so different around the world
Published: 13/09/2018Michele Gelfand used to be “a sheltered Long Island kid who only saw New York and the world through a... More Read moreSource: www.psychologicalscience.org -
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Packing a mixed bag for the Cities by the Bay
Published: 13/09/2018It looks like my brand fluffy new aran-gansey is going to get its first outing much sooner than I expected. Bob and I are headed to San Francisco and all the surrounding towns today. He’s doing ... Read moreSource: fringeassociation.com
