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“Person of the Year” Nomination for Higgs Boson Riddled with Errors | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

“Person of the Year” Nomination for Higgs Boson Riddled with Errors | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network | this curious life | Scoop.it

Time magazine recently posted 30 nominations for its ever-popular “Person of the Year” award. Tucked in between President Barack Obama and the Korean rapper Psy is an unlikely candidate for the “Person of the Year”—a subatomic particle.


'Under ordinary circumstances, we would be all for the elevation of the Higgs to “Person of the Year” status, if only to further honor the heroic efforts of thousands of scientists and engineers who made the discovery possible (more on that below). But Time’s nomination threatens to do more harm than good. Every single sentence in Time’s nomination contains at least one serious error.'

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Beyond a joke: the truth about why we laugh

Beyond a joke: the truth about why we laugh | this curious life | Scoop.it
What lies behind the 'spontaneity' of laughter?
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Not on Facebook? You Could be Deemed 'Dangerous'

Not on Facebook? You Could be Deemed 'Dangerous' | this curious life | Scoop.it
Virtually everyone is on Facebook! As of June 2012, there are approximately 955 million people on the rapidly growing social networking site and undoubtedly, the appeal of the networking site in the modern society is such that anyone who does not...
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Affluent people less likely to reach out to others in times of trouble?

Affluent people less likely to reach out to others in times of trouble? | this curious life | Scoop.it
Crises are said to bring people closer together. But a new study suggests that while the have-nots reach out to one another in times of trouble, the wealthy are more apt to find comfort in material possessions.

 

'"In times of uncertainty, we see a dramatic polarization, with the rich more focused on holding onto and attaining wealth and the poor spending more time with friends and loved ones," said Paul Piff, a post-doctoral scholar in psychology at UC Berkeley and lead author of the paper published online this month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.'

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