Sunday, July 27, 2014

States with more Facebook use have higher divorce rates



Results of a new study show a correlation between use of social networking sites and marriage happiness.


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Saturday, July 26, 2014

The Typical Household, Now Worth a Third Less



The inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical household fell 36 percent in the 10 years ended in 2013, according to a study.


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Friday, July 18, 2014

Psych ward held sane man for 20 years, suit claims



A man who says he was never mentally ill is suing doctors for $33 million after being kept in a Nebraska psychiatric ward for nearly 20 years.


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Friday, July 4, 2014

New York Times, Science stumble in overstated reports on microbiome research | Genetic Literacy Project

http://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2014/05/27/new-york-times-science-stumble-in-overstated-reports-on-microbiome-research/



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Monday, June 23, 2014

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Study: '16 and Pregnant,' 'Teen Mom' led to fewer teen births - CNN.com

Study: '16 and Pregnant,' 'Teen Mom' led to fewer teen births - CNN.com

Public Faith in Congress Falls Again, Hits Historic Low

http://www.gallup.com/poll/171710/public-faith-congress-falls-again-hits-historic-low.aspx



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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Cal Poly student proposes ban on electronics using 'conflict minerals' | Education | SanLuisObispo.com

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/06/12/3108642/cal-poly-ban-conflict-minerals.html?sp=/99/177/183/



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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

How to lie with statistics

http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~ricko/CSE3/Lie_with_Statistics.pdf




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Teen birth rate falls to another historic low



Teen births are at the lowest ever reported in the USA and both the number of births and birth rate dropped 10% in just one year, according to the latest preliminary federal data released today.


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Thai Shrimp Linked to Slave Labor Sold in World's Biggest Stores | VICE News

https://news.vice.com/article/thai-shrimp-linked-to-slave-labor-sold-in-worlds-biggest-stores



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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Dads who stay home because they want to has increased four-fold - The Washington Post

http://m.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/06/05/dads-who-stay-home-because-they-want-to-has-increased-four-fold/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop



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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Why are fewer people getting married?



African American newspaper serving Minneapolis, and St. Paul.


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Sexual Health of Adolescents and Young Adults in the United��States



This fact sheet, Sexual Health of Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States, covers a broad range of sexual health topics facing teens including sexual activity, pregnancy, contraceptive use, prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among…


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Child Health USA 2012



Child Health USA highlights emerging issues and trends in child health.


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Latest Divorce Rate Chart from 2012 State of Our Unions



Back in July of 2012 I pointed out that the conventional wisdom on the trend in US divorce rates appeared to be changing.  The reason is the official data set gathered by the National Center for He...


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Monday, June 2, 2014

Science Shatters The 'Blondes Are 'Dumb' Stereotype - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2014/06/02/science-shatters-the-blondes-are-dumb-stereotype/



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