Paleontologist: Too many dinosaurs called unique Nov 8, 2009
"But we're in the business where skeptics have to have evidence. We have a lot of evidence for our hypothesis.". Horner recently published research, co-authored with Mark Goodwin of the University of California, Berkeley, in the peer-reviewed online science journal PLoS ONE.. (Montana Standard, MT)
Lactose Intolerance Rates May Be Significantly Lower Than Previously Believed Nov 7, 2009
5, 2005) An analysis of 21 studies that have investigated the link between ovarian cancer and the consumption of milk products and lactose has found some support for the hypothesis that high intake is. (Mar. (Science Daily)
How bad is a 10.2 percent unemployment rate? Nov 7, 2009
If my hypothesis is correct, and the latest productivity reports suggest it is, then the differential of "lost jobs": from 645,000/month to 188,000/month = 457,000/month is not heartening IF 395,000 /month are due to replacing flesh and blood workers with machines, or more efficient processes. -- droogoy [] Friday, November 6, 2009 07:05 AM. (Salon)
Mozart: Freemason Nov 6, 2009
However, there are a number of factors that have brought the debate down in favour of such a hypothesis. The librettist, Emanuel Schikenader was a fellow Mason, a member of Mozart s Lodge and a theatre manager. (Suite101.com)
Folate Levels in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD in Offspring Nov 4, 2009
"Our findings further support the hypothesis that maternal nutrition contributes to an individual's development, with potential consequences for their behavior later in life," study author Wolff Schlotz said in a news release from the journal's publisher. The results are special cause for concern in relation to low-income families, where a mother's nutritional health receives a low priority, and women are less likely to take folic acid supplements prior to becoming pregnant. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
The Slick Silk Road to Copenhagen Nov 3, 2009
Despite the lack of proof for either hypothesis, the presumed fight against supposed global climate change is the path of choice toward world governance and, in stagnant Europe, it is singularly aimed to lessen the United States. China -- one of the world s biggest polluters -- is using the global warming movement to avoid burdening its own economy while managing to encourage all others -- especially the United States -- to burden theirs. (Human Events Online)
Terrible Teens Of T. Rex: Young Tyrannosaurs Did Serious Battle Against Each Other Nov 3, 2009
"I was examining the casts of the skull bones. I saw that when the left maxilla (upper jawbone) was pieced together, it had more holes in it than the right side. And there was a pattern to the gaps in the side of the face. "The surface of the face and edges around the puncture marks were smooth, indicating that there hadn't been a fresh break there and the wounds must have healed over while the animal was alive," he adds. Dr. Christopher Vittore, a Burpee Museum board member and radiologist at... (Science Daily)
Domestic demand can sustain Asian growth Nov 2, 2009
The IMF's latest Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific, which was released in Seoul on Oct. 29, examines this hypothesis --- and finds that the opposite is true. The primary driver of Asia's recovery has actually been a return towards normalcy following the abrupt collapse in global trade and finance at the end of 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Vegetarians' meat tax plan just a load of hot air Nov 2, 2009
"Good news for the vitamin supplements industry" - What a strange illogical hypothesis. You don't need to take vitamins to be a vegetarian. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Phylogenetic relatedness and host plant growth form influence gene expression of the polyphagous comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) Nov 1, 2009
While host plant chemistry is influenced by phylogeny, also the growth forms of plants appear to influence the plant defense strategies as first postulated by Feeny (the "plant apparency" hypothesis). In the present study we aim to investigate the molecular basis of the diverse host plant range of the comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) by testing differential gene expression in the caterpillars on three host plants that are either closely related or share the same growth form. (BioMed Central)
Soros: Efficient Market Theory Bunk Oct 31, 2009
The whole idea of efficient market hypothesis is an academic ivory tower fantasy, says George Soros, whose Institute of New Economic Thinking is out to change all that ... Theres been a pretty widespread recognition by professionals that something is fundamentally wrong in the prevailing doctrine about financial markets, that you need a new understanding that this whole idea of efficient market hypothesis ... The financial crisis wasn't due to blind faith in the efficient market hypothesis,... (Newsmax)
it will help them win Oct 31, 2009
But there are worse problems for the prayer hypothesis than a total lack of convincing data. There are profound philosophical and theological difficulties in the notion of prayer, especially prayer to the Christian god. (Harper's Magazine)
Bollywood gets political Oct 30, 2009
Two upcoming films will serve as a test of this hypothesis. My Name is Khan and Total Ten are both potentially controversial Bollywood productions set for release in 2010. (Asia Times Online)
Lesson unlearned Oct 30, 2009
Hyman Minsky in The Financial-Instability Hypothesis: Capitalist Processes and the Behavior of the Economy (1982) elaborated the debt-deflation concept to incorporate its effect on the asset market. He recognized that distress selling reduces asset prices, causing losses to agents with maturing debts. (Asia Times Online)
I predict: A conservative tide will rise in 2010 Oct 30, 2009
Certainly, their are many examples to support this hypothesis. " Billy Rubin wrote on Oct 28, 2009 12:36 PM:" t jefferson wrote on Oct 28, 2009 8:07 AM: "...A lot of people grow up and start to think for themselves. Go see Bill Lockyear's comments about...". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Problems Associated With Low Folate Levels In Pregnant Women Oct 29, 2009
Researcher Dr. Wolff Schlotz points out, "Our findings further support the hypothesis that maternal nutrition contributes to an individuals' development, with potential consequences for their behavior later in life." The long term effects of poor maternal nutrition may even branch out to the child's ability to interact with peers or form social bonds. The researchers also found that children born from mothers with a low folate status had a notably smaller head circumference at birth, which may... (Science Daily)
Bigger cabinet costs half a billion rand plus Oct 28, 2009
Online Edition Powered By IOL. DisplayAds('SkyLEFT',17,). (Business Report, South Africa)
Did Lieberman Just Kill the Public Option? Oct 28, 2009
Support for this hypothesis may be found in Lieberman's timing in announcing his opposition to the Senate finance bill. It was. (Slate)
Spiders social dining habits Oct 28, 2009
Indeed, cooperation with genetic kin reduces the disadvantages of within-group competition in the subsocial spider Stegodyphus lineatus, supporting the hypothesis that high relatedness is an important pre-adaptation in the transition to sociality in spiders. In this study we examined the consequences of group size and relatedness on cooperative feeding in the subsocial spider S. tentoriicola, a species suggested to be at the transition to permanent sociality. (BioMed Central)
These Are the Market's Biggest Opportunities Oct 28, 2009
The market's biggest opportunitiesTo further test my hypothesis that smaller companies offer the market's biggest opportunities, I compared the spread volatility of large caps (via the S&P 500) with the spread volatility of small caps (via the Russell 2000) over the last year. By this measure, small caps were 17 percentage points more volatile. (MSNBC -- Business)
Fat Hormone Linked To Death From Potentially Deadly Blood Infection Oct 28, 2009
"This initial hypothesis was borne out by our latest research.". Dr. Verma and his colleagues believe the implications of their study are two-fold: first, low adiponectin levels may help predict which patients are vulnerable to sepsis-related inflammation and are at a greater risk of dying from sepsis; second, treatment strategies or approaches that cause an increase in adiponectin levels may lower a person's risk of death from severe sepsis. (Science Daily)
Accelerated Bone Growth May Be An Indicator Of Hypertension In Children Oct 26, 2009
Behind the study lies the hypothesis that the origins of hypertension are associated with abnormalities of growth and maturation in childhood. This study compared bone age as a marker of biological maturation in hypertensive children with healthy controls closely matched for body mass index (BMI), age and sex, to assess the association between skeletal maturation and hypertension. (Science Daily)
'SuperFreakonomics': Surprising Truths About Working WomenBest-selling authors talk about how call girls can teach economists new tricks. Oct 24, 2009
"We didn't make a lot of friends with that particular hypothesis.". Related. (ABC News)
Genetics Of Patterning The Cerebral Cortex: How Stem Cells Yield Functional Regions In 'Gray Matter' Oct 21, 2009
Testing this hypothesis required that Shen-ju Chou, Ph. D., a senior research associate in the O'Leary lab and first-author of this study, develop a novel genetically-engineered mouse to delete Lhx2 in a conditional fashion. (Science Daily)
Rent-seekers' nirvana Oct 21, 2009
The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) postulates such excess returns to be impossible, since capital would rush to the nexuses where they existed, and drive returns down to an equilibrium level. One need not be a believer in the EMH to agree with its conclusions in this respect; Warren Buffett, the greatest investor in America, has achieved returns only barely above 20% annually in his 50-year investment career. (Asia Times Online)
Curiouser and curiouser Oct 21, 2009
He talks about the Ponzi economy, super bubbles, debt ratios, the neo-classical school of economic theory, Hyman Minsky's financial instability hypothesis, zombie banks and a debt jubilee. It is bewildering and engrossing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Killer Algae: Key Player In Mass Extinctions Oct 20, 2009
Castle et al. Hypothesis for the role of toxin-producing algae in Phanerozoic mass extinctions based on evidence from the geologic record and modern environments. Environmental Geosciences, 2009; 16 (1): 1 DOI. (Science Daily)
When the cat's away,the mice kill each other Oct 20, 2009
It is a credible hypothesis that this president holds views that he cannot easily share, even with his own staff. As he told the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, he truly wants a world without superpowers: "In an era when our destiny is shared, power is no longer a zero-sum game. No one nation can or should try to dominate another nation. No world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will succeed.". (Asia Times Online)
Educational whiplash: Were ahead. Were behind. Oct 16, 2009
you hypothesis about shootings and test scores seems to be independent variables. Sorta like the old saying, do hats make you bald, or do bald men wear hats. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Is autism genetic? Researchers close to answer Oct 16, 2009
Given that so many genes and mutations are likely involved in producing the well-defined set of symptoms that characterize autism, Sur's working hypothesis is that these changes in genes influence a handful of pathways involved in how brain cells communicate with one another. "Discovering reliable hits is going to be a very important step in discovering the sort of scaffold...of autism," Sur adds. (CNN -- US)
Triggers Found In Cells' Transition From Colitis To Cancer Oct 15, 2009
18, 2007) New data generated in mice has provided support for the hypothesis that defects in the innate immune system might underlie some cases of inflammatory bowel disease -- a group of disorders. (Oct. (Science Daily)
James Stemble Duesenberry Oct 14, 2009
A distinguished economist best known for proposing the Relative Income Hypothesis, Prof. Duesenberry was a member of President Lyndon Johnson's Council of Economic Advisors from 1966 to 1968. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
George the cat registers as hypnotherapist Oct 13, 2009
He said: "I felt I'd test my hypothesis and I did that by getting my cat certified by a number of the most prominent lay hypnosis organisations in the United States. It was a frighteningly simple process.". In the UK, George was registered with the British Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming (BBNLP), the United Fellowship of Hypnotherapists (UFH) and the Professional Hypnotherapy Practitioner Association (PHPA). (BBC News -- UK)
Researchers Report Benefits Of New Standard Treatment Study For Rare Pediatric Brain Cancer Oct 13, 2009
"If we can prove this hypothesis, this would be an argument for extending treatment in the future.". Wolff says the next step will be to begin another study that will investigate a four-armed chemotherapy protocol. (Science Daily)
Atlanta foreclosures decline for month, but set annual record Oct 13, 2009
Where is the reporting that backs up this hypothesis. We re down 22% from a month that had 5 weeks of notices in a month that has 4 weeks of notices. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Nobel Economics Prize wraps up awards season Oct 12, 2009
At online betting site Ladbrokes, Eugene Fama of the US, often dubbed the "father of efficient market hypothesis", is -- as last year -- tipped as the most likely winner on Monday, with 2-to-1 odds. He could possibly share the prize with Kenneth French, a professor at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. (Yahoo! Asia News)
How to Get Ready for a Surge in Replacement Hiring Oct 11, 2009
While a hypothesis right now, we should be able to get confirmation of this by conducting a cross-question analysis comparing job-hunting activity by level of satisfaction. The results from this analysis are still preliminary, but this trend is quite apparent and is shown in the graph titled, "The Most Satisfied are Starting to Look.". (Energy Pulse, CO)
Nobel's Stockholm Syndrome Oct 10, 2009
Gore's came just before his global warming hypothesis began to unravel among serious scientists and practically anyone else with a thermometer. Obama got one, well, just for being Obama. (Townhall.com)
El-Erian Says Summers's Recovery Hypothesis Flawed Amid Dearth of Spending Oct 10, 2009
El-Erian Says Summerss Recovery Hypothesis Flawed (Update2) - Bloomberg ... El-Erian Says Summerss Recovery Hypothesis Flawed (Update2). (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Generation 100 Oct 9, 2009
Worst-case obesity scenarios are similarly impossible to state with confidence, not least because people will react to the hypothesis, perhaps to forestall it. So even the prediction itself can help ensure that it doesn't come true. (BBC News -- UK)
4 comments Oct 8, 2009
Unfortunately, America has become a laboratory in which his hypothesis is being tested. The theory of government I was taught says that government provides benefits, primarily security, to the entire population. (Human Events Online)
How Will Future Sea-level Rise Linked To Climate Change Affect Coastal Areas? Oct 7, 2009
Our hypothesis is that the historic storm record, which extends back only about 150 years, isn t a reliable indicator of true storm frequency, but the long-term geologic record is, said Joseph F. Donoghue, an associate professor of geology at Florida State University and the study s lead investigator. This project is crucial because the rates of change in environmental parameters predicted for the near future are much greater than those of the past several millennia. (Science Daily)
Scientists Try to Debunk Shroud of Turin Oct 7, 2009
Group Funded by Italian Atheists, Agnostics Claims Experiment "Clearly Indicates" Shroud Was Man Made. In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Obama kowtows to labor unions Oct 7, 2009
To test this hypothesis, the Institute conducted a study aimed at identifying labor disputes that took place under the Bush administration and that affected projects costing $25 million or more. We inspected documents obtained from federal agencies that were asked to report any disputes for which they had records. (Boston Globe)
Wolves tame Broncos, 84-40 Oct 7, 2009
And while the point totals on the board proved that hypothesis to be true, it was a pair of plays by the Wolves defense that opened the game up in an eventual 84-40 West victory. The Wolves led the Broncos, 27-24, midway through the first quarter when Boyd junior Jonovan Griffin attempted a screen pass. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Coins: Mystery Of Ancient Roman Population Oct 6, 2009
I m not sure that by itself it has absolutely proven it, but it certainly provides additional evidence for the low-count hypothesis. Turchin s and Scheidel s model was developed using census data of the period before 100 BC, when Roman population history is relatively uncontroversial. (Science Daily)
High mortality rates may explain small body size Oct 6, 2009
Recently, however, a new hypothesis has come to the fore suggesting that reproductive consequences of high mortality rates explain small body size ... Stock's and Migliano's study provides the first long-term evidence for the mortality hypothesis. (EurekAlert!)
Crimp my ride Oct 4, 2009
How many times will it have to happen for the Chicago School to give up the efficient markets hypothesis. Christopher Shea is a weekly columnist for Ideas. (Boston Globe)
Women taking charge Oct 3, 2009
Charlotte Pelliccia, a past president of the group, wasnt so sure about my hypothesis that women have a disproportionate share of offices in government as opposed to corporate executive suites. But Pelliccia and a number of her colleagues at WIT agreed that government does seem to offer the still-small percentage of women who wish to pursue a career in technology a welcoming environment. (FCW.com)
Critic's Rave: 'Surrogates' no replacement for thoughtful science fiction Oct 3, 2009
Such a hypothesis is certainly a valid viewpoint, at least as a surface-level argument. After all, how often do those around us comment negatively about the businessperson on their cell phone who is oblivious to those in his immediate surroundings or how social networking Web sites may encourage users to interact from behind their profile pages rather than in person. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
October 2009 Geology and GSA Today highlights Oct 2, 2009
Guan et al. hypothesize that gas-rich coal can erupt when suddenly decompressed and carry out experiments to verify this hypothesis. Potentially, this work could lead to the development of methods to predict and prevent future coal outbursts in underground coal mines, which would save numerous lives. (EurekAlert!)
Local case exposes flaw in alcohol law Sep 30, 2009
desertique wrote on Sep 29, 2009 7:46 PM:" Maui,Excuse me for being a little zen here, but the entire world surrounds me. In fact people who have been criticized and scorned for their ideas, inventions, hypothesis, activism or goals have continued on their path throughout. So while you are always welcome to have an opinion there are those that will not be affected by it in the least. Sometimes cutting edge is hard to swallow but hey someone has to do it. ". malspals wrote on Sep 29, 2009 8:20... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Spirited debate over President Obama's policies has little to do with race Sep 30, 2009
" Leonard wrote on Sep 23, 2009 4:43 PM:" mike wrote on Sep 23, 2009 9:35 AM:" Leonard , I have to question your motive- what's your point digging up year old blogs? Or are you kinda doing what Jerome said, in that, you're using racism to further your agenda? Well, many here have made the claim that racism is not an issue in the GOP. I think that the fact that one of the most prolific Republican bloggers here is a virulent and hateful racist speaks loudly against that hypothesis. ". Cogito wrote... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Investors get paranoid over intellectual hypothesis: Dinesh Thakkar Sep 30, 2009
Investors get paranoid over intellectual hypothesis'- Analysis-Markets-The Economic Times ... Investors get paranoid over intellectual hypothesis'30 Sep 2009, 0225 hrs IST, Dinesh Thakkar. (India Times)
Blame Barney Frank If a Pool Isn't in Your Future: Amity Shlaes Sep 30, 2009
Gerardi, Rosen and Willen wanted to test permanent income hypothesis, which says that consumers do try to see ahead and act on what they see. The scholars turned to the University of Michigans , which has been tracking home buyers for about four decades. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Senate: Cut Greenhouse Gasses 20% by 2020 Sep 30, 2009
What new hypotheses (like Svensmark's solar-GCR-cloud hypothesis shown here: http://cdsweb. cern. (CBS News)
Food and commodity crisis may follow, says economist Sep 26, 2009
The current crisis had shown the consequences of unreasonable deregulation, reliance on theories like efficient capital market hypothesis and having limited instruments for so many economic objectives, he said. Interest rate alone is insufficient to address economic growth, price stability and the development of capital market instruments, which was what the US Federal Reserve was trying to do, he said, adding that fiscal policy, for example, could be a growth instrument. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Leading the way Sep 23, 2009
I have severe doubt about the Gore hypothesis that CO2 is behind global warming ... It appears to me that the hypothesis is unsupported by experimental science. (BBC News -- Americas)
Big Squids Washing Up On Ore. Beach Sep 23, 2009
NOAA oceanographer Kent Baltz of Santa Cruz said earlier a "strong hypothesis" for why the squid have moved north is that the ocean water is warmer than usual. Copyright 2009 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
What's happening to women's happiness? Sep 21, 2009
Marcus Buckingham: What's Happening To Women's Happiness. Leading expert in personal strengths and bestselling author. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Death of ecosystem ravages creek Sep 20, 2009
"Our hypothesis was that it's coming out of the Blacksville No. 2 mine, but the finding of dead fish upstream from the Blacksville discharge indicates the sole cause cannot be Blacksville," said West Virginia DEP spokeswoman Kathy Cosco. The state agencies now are looking at the possibility that someone has illegally dumped drilling wastewater into the creek to avoid the expense of complying with laws governing its disposal. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Avoiding Identity Theft (2) Sep 20, 2009
Sometimes, they can form only a hypothesis as the evidence they have is not sufficient to form an indisputable conclusion. An investigator of a crime, an attorney trying a case or a doctor treating a patient who failed to collect all the information pertinent to the situation would be liable for a lawsuit based on incompetency. (Boerne Star, TX)
We need to ask how it came so unstuck Sep 19, 2009
In contrast, the scientific method involves trying to falsify your hypothesis, not confirm it. Another consequence of the assumption that markets always work well is that economists put a lot of effort into arguing for the removal of small inefficiencies caused by government intervention - restrictive shopping hours, for instance - while academics do little to study or help prevent the gross inefficiencies caused by having thousands of workers lying idle as a result of financial crises and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Outside the bubble Sep 19, 2009
This debate has focused on two issues: the macro-economic models used by policymakers in governments and central banks, and the ''efficient market hypothesis'', which holds that market prices of financial assets are the best available estimates of their real value ... The efficient market hypothesis was another theoretical construct believed by its supporters to be strongly backed by empirical evidence ... Lucas deployed the efficient-market hypothesis to argue that no economic model can predict... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Finding the business that's right for you: Be flexible Sep 19, 2009
If the initial steps don't work out, look at it as testing a hypothesis, then make some tweaks. Some folks may miss the corporate environment and the predictable paycheck and ditch entrepreneurial life, she says. (The Clarion-Ledger)
