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Archive for September, 2007

God’s warriors CNN special documentary

By Alpha • Sep 4th, 2007 • Category: Atheism

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour researched a 3-part special report on God’s warriors representing the three Abrahamic religions, Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The documentary studies the radicalism present in these 3 major religions and tries to understand the reasons behind it. The entire documentary is available on the popular video sharing site YouTube. I have compiled all [...]



Science confirms: Men like beautiful women!

By Alpha • Sep 4th, 2007 • Category: Relationships

If you ever felt superficial for being attracted only to the most beautiful women in the pack, then don’t! A scientific study confirms that when it comes to selecting a mate, men use looks to decide. CBC reports,
Despite claims by individuals to the contrary, physical beauty is the key trait men look for, according to [...]



Students need sleep for better performance in school

By Alpha • Sep 3rd, 2007 • Category: Science

Just a day before the new school year begins, CBC is reporting on two new studies supporting the commonsense conclusion that well rested students perform best.
Dr. Jacques Montplaisir of the Sleep Disorders Centre at Sacre-Coeur Hospital in Montreal and his colleagues tracked close to 1,500 children from five months to six years of age, [...]



Beckham’s American dream on halt

By Alpha • Sep 3rd, 2007 • Category: Sports

David Beckham is having what can only be described as his worst year ever! After a successful and at times turbulent career in European soccer pitches, he decided to cross the Atlantic ocean and play in America for the Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy.
Galaxy owner Philip Anschutz placed much hope on [...]



The Placebo Effect Part II: There’s always a but….

By Bigsky • Sep 2nd, 2007 • Category: Science

Although the experiments of Dr. Wager appear to be well thought out and performed, the question has to be asked, how far is too far to answer an experimental question? And are the experiments ethical? To answer this question it is helpful to look back at the Milgram experiments-experiments done by Dr. Stanley Milgram at [...]