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In hospitals, a little bit of rudeness can be a very big deal

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imageExperiencing rudeness can make it harder for doctors and nurses to do their jobs. Monitor and incubator via www.shutterstock.com.

When someone makes a nasty quip, cuts us off in traffic, ignores our suggestions or takes credit for our work, we get mad, sad and even angry. Rudeness, even just little, can really hurt. We know...

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For Asian-American students, stereotypes help boost achievement

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imageWhat is behind Asian-American success?Nicola Sapiens De Mitri, CC BY-SA

Conventional wisdom is that all stereotypes are negative and damaging.

African Americans are stereotyped as violent and threatening. Employers stereotype mothers as less competent and less committed. And undocumented immigrants are stereotyped as...

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How much has global warming worsened California's drought? Now we have a number

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imageReally dry: a Colorado River aqueduct in southern California.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

With each passing year, human-caused global warming bullies California for more water. Each year, the heat squeezes more moisture from soils and ecosystems.

This is because, as the atmosphere warms, its demand for moisture rises. Just as a...

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Talking to Mars: new antenna design could aid interplanetary communication

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imageJean Paul Santos with the finished 4x4 sub-array antenna assembly that may help rovers talk directly with Earth.Matthew Chin, CC BY-NC-ND

When people think about antennas, they often picture old television sets with “rabbit ears” – two metal rods poking above the screen. Essentially, antennas are devices...

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Deflategate has never been about footballs---so what, exactly, is the NFL up to?

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imageNFL commissioner Roger Goodell enters the Manhattan Federal Courthouse for the first Deflategate hearing on August 12. Darren Ornitz/Reuters

For the NFL, the second Deflategate hearing this week didn’t go any better than the first. In question after question, Judge Richard Berman pressed the NFL on the specifics of...

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Elon Musk’s Brave New World: it worked for Henry Ford; why not Tesla?

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imageBut can you make an EV at half the price of that one? Maurizio Pesce/flickr, CC BY-SA

The share price of Tesla Motors shot up this week after a financial analyst said that the electric vehicle maker is “uniquely positioned to dominate” the auto industry.

Is Tesla, with its tightly integrated supply chain,...

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Who says libraries are dying? They are evolving into spaces for innovation

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imageToday's libraries are offering skill-building programsKnight Foundation, CC BY-SA

With the expansion of digital media, the rise of e-books and massive budget cuts, the end of libraries has been predicted many times over.

And while it is true that library budgets have been slashed, causing cuts in operating hours and branch...

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