Sightings
When Women Are Scarce: Men Become Impulsive, Save Less and Increase Borrowing
"In a male-biased environment, men also expected they would need to spend more in their mating efforts ... We see that there are more men than women in our environment and it automatically changes our desires, our behaviors, and our entire psychology." more »
In Mississippi, Identities of Pardon Applicants Must Be Public
Senior Circuit Judge Tomie Green noted that during Barbour's tenure he had granted clemency to individuals convicted of "murder, manslaughter, rape, armed robbery, aggravated assault, sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, domestic violence, etc" more »
A Web Resource Helps Doctors Calculate Life Expectancy of Older Patients
A team led by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco has completed the first systematic review of prognostic indices used to calculate a patient’s life expectancy, and created a website that puts these indices in one central location. more »
Bicentennial of Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel; Nation's Oldest Natural History Museum
With eight books and a map of Switzerland, the founders began a library, which ranks among the world’s finest natural history libraries. Each founder also contributed a few specimens; the collections now number 17 million specimens more »