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New Study: Psychology Researchers Warn Against Progress Bias Posted: 10 Mar 2015 07:20 AM PDT According to a new psychology paper, just released online, people often overestimate their progress towards a particular goal The post New Study: Psychology Researchers Warn Against Progress Bias has been published on Technology Org.

By precisely gauging the age of juvenile fossils, researchers show how early human ancestors were unique Posted: 10 Mar 2015 04:53 AM PDT For nearly a century, the debate has raged among evolutionary biologists: When working to understand how our early The post By precisely gauging the age of juvenile fossils, researchers show how early human ancestors were unique has been published on Technology Org.

Study shows teens and adults hazy on Washington marijuana law Posted: 10 Mar 2015 03:00 AM PDT More than two years after Washington legalized marijuana, parents and teens may be hazy on the specifics of The post Study shows teens and adults hazy on Washington marijuana law has been published on Technology Org. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Eviction can result in depression, poorer health and higher stress, according to new study Posted: 10 Mar 2015 02:04 AM PDT Eviction from a home can have multiple negative consequences for families – including depression, poorer health and higher The post Eviction can result in depression, poorer health and higher stress, according to new study has been published on Technology Org.

Study: Easing ethanol mandate could have cut corn prices during drought Posted: 10 Mar 2015 01:41 AM PDT By relaxing a federal ethanol mandate, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could have counteracted the impact of the The post Study: Easing ethanol mandate could have cut corn prices during drought has been published onTechnology Org.

Youth suicide rate in rural areas is nearly double the rate in cities Posted: 10 Mar 2015 01:37 AM PDT The adolescent and young-adult suicide rate in the United States was almost twice as high in rural settings The post Youth suicide rate in rural areas is nearly double the rate in cities has been published on Technology Org.

How parents may help create their own little narcissists Posted: 10 Mar 2015 01:33 AM PDT Children whose parents think they’re God’s gift to the world do tend to outshine their peers – in The post How parents may help create their own little narcissists has been published on Technology Org.

A massive migration from the steppe brought Indo-European languages to Europe Posted: 09 Mar 2015 09:53 PM PDT Almost three billion humans today speak languages belonging to the Indo-European family. The reason why these languages are The post A massive migration from the steppe brought Indo-European languages to Europe has been published onTechnology Org.