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Published: 01/30/11

When the TV Anchor Is Sexy, Men Forget About the Story, Study Says

By  Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics Daily
When the TV Anchor Is Sexy, Men Forget About the Story, Study Says

It's no secret that TV networks and local stations coast to coast glam up their newscasts with fashion-model types and beauty-queen lookalikes to attract viewers and spike ratings. But now we hear that while men are certainly lured by a sexy female anchor, they're so enthralled by her looks they can't pay attention to or remember a thing she says. This bit of sci-news came last week in a study by two Indiana University researchers who report that for male viewers, "emphasis on the sexual attractiveness of female news anchors distracts from memory formation for news content." That's academic ...

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Published: 10/18/10

Do Twitter Mood Swings Predict the Stock Market?

By  Steven Hoffer - AOL News
Do Twitter Mood Swings Predict the Stock Market?

(Oct 18) -- Just because 71 percent of all tweets go unnoticed, that doesn't mean they don't contain valuable information. A new study from Indiana University claims that the emotions of the Twitterverse can predict stock market behavior two to six days in advance. From March to December 2008, researchers Johan Bollen, Huina Mao and Xiao-Jun Zeng monitored almost 10 million tweets from 2.7 million Twitter users under two Twitter mood-tracking devices -- OpinionFinder and Google Profile of Mood States algorithm. The algorithm monitors six characteristics -- happiness, kindness, alertness, ...

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Published: 10/4/10

US Unveils Biggest Sex Survey Since 1994

By  not in system - AOL News
US Unveils Biggest Sex Survey Since 1994

NEW YORK (Oct. 4) -- The male-female orgasm gap. The sex lives of 14-year-olds. An intriguing breakdown of condom usage rates, by age and ethnicity, with teens emerging as more safe-sex-conscious than boomers. That's just a tiny sampling of the data being unveiled Monday in what the researchers say is the largest, most comprehensive national survey of Americans' sexual behavior since 1994. Filling 130 pages of a special issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the study offers detailed findings on how often Americans have sex, with whom, and how they respond. In all, 5,865 people, ranging in ...

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Published: 11/12/08

The Return of John Edwards

By  David Knowles - Politics Daily
The Return of John Edwards

Last night, at Indiana University, John Edwards surfaced for the first time since the National Enquirer proved what seemed impossible, that the infamous publication could run a story that actually turned out to be true, at least in parts. Their scoop--for so long willfully ignored by a skeptical public and mainstream press--that Edwards had been sexually involved with Rielle Hunter, a videographer employed by the campaign, effectively killed Edwards' future in politics. Or did it? Because here he was, back again, on what some are calling a road to rehabilitation. To what end this dusty highway ...

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