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• Agatha Christie

  
  doug - off the record — Authority: 136
  Agatha Christie crossed my path twice this past week in a couple of quite different ways. Last night, on Treasure HD, there was a showing of one of my favourite movies of all time.  IMDB dates it 1974, but I remember Murder on the Orient Express so vividly that it could have been yesterday.  I remember seeing it ...
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• Be On The Lookout For Green Shoppers

  
  Vancouver Secrets — Authority: 137
  Somehow not so surprising University of Toronto — Participants in a study who were deemed “green” conscious were found to cheat and steal more in later tests. A reported study by the University of Toronto’s Rotman’s Business School, examined a sample of people who were asked to purchase goods at a ...
  6 days ago

• University study finds Shania Twain has perfect facial features

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 761
  Researchers at two universities have found what they consider to be "the golden ratio" -- or perfect distances -- between a womans eyes and mouth that determines whether a woman is thought to be beautiful.
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• Shania Twains Face Is Scientifically Pretty Perfect

  
  CMT Blog — Authority: 532
  A recent study has shown that Shania Twain is pretty. But not just pretty pretty. But pretty in a very official and scientifically quantifiable way. The researchers at the University of Toronto have worked out the dimensions of the most attractive female face , like the distance between your eyes, mouth and ears -- ...
  1 week ago

• Study what you love

  
  Macleans OnCampus — Authority: 434
  The trials of choosing a major
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• How Hourly or Salary Pay Affects Happiness

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  Will more money make you happier? Well, that depends on if you are paid hourly or by salary according to a new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Researchers from the University of Toronto and Stanford University have found that income was more strongly associated with happiness for ...
  1 week ago

• How Happy You Are Depends On If You Are Paid Hourly Or Salary

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  Will more money make you happier? Well, that depends on if you are paid hourly or salary according to a new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Researchers from the University of Toronto and Stanford University have found that income was more strongly associated with happiness for ...
  1 week ago

• Researchers unveil golden secrets of female beauty

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  Toronto, Dec 17 (IANS) Beauty lies not only in the eyes of the beholder but also in how a woman’s eyes and mouth are configured, say researchers.The distance between her eyes and between her eyes and her mouth are key factors that determine how appealing she is, according to researchers from the University of ...
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• ‘Golden ratios’ of female beauty found

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  Toronto, Dec 17 (IANS) Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder, but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the person, according to new research by Canadian and American researchers.The distance between a woman’s eyes and the distance between her eyes and her mouth determine her attractiveness, say ...
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• ‘Golden ratios’ for female facial beauty

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): A new study has helped researchers from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Toronto discover ‘golden ratios’ for female facial beauty.They have found that the distance between a woman’s eyes and the distance between her eyes and her mouth are key factors in ...
  1 week ago

• Audio Interview with Rare Books Librarian Richard Landon, conducted by Nigel Beale.

  
  NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS — Authority: 500
  Richard Landon is Director of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and Professor of English. He has taught courses on aspects of the history of the book and bibliography for many years in the University of Torontos Graduate Department of English and the Faculty of Information. Among his recent publications are ...
  1 week ago

• Hundred times faster, cooler computers on their way!

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  By Gurmukh SinghToronto, Dec 16 (IANS) Indian-origin researcher Sanjeev John and his colleague Xun Ma of the University of Toronto have discovered new behaviour of light which could lead to cooler and faster computing.The two quantum optics researchers have discovered “new behaviours” of light changes within ...
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• Clues found why H1N1 virus kills

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  Toronto, Dec 16 (IANS) An international study has found a molecule in H1N1, or swine flu, patients whose levels determine the severity of the illness or even death.Canadian and Spanish scientists have found this molecule called Interleukin 17 (IL-17) to be the first potential immunological clue of why some people ...
  1 week ago

• First immunological clue to why some H1N1 patients get very ill or die

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  An international team of Canadian and Spanish scientists have found the first potential immunological clue of why some people develop severe pneumonia when infected by the pandemic H1N1 virus. Link:  http://www.uhn.on.ca/index.htm
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• Smug Eco Shoppers More Likely to Cheat and Steal

  
  Life within me — Authority: 138
  You might think that because eco-conscious shoppers care about the earth, they also have strong morals. But according to a recent study, that isn’t true – in fact, greenies are more likely to cheat and steal. The study, conducted by by Nina Mazar and Chen-Bo Zhong at the University of Toronto, found that ...
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• University of Toronto physicists lay the groundwork for cooler, faster computing

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  TORONTO, ON -- University of Toronto quantum optics researchers Sajeev John and Xun Ma have discovered new behaviours of light within photonic crystals that could lead to faster optical information processing and compact computers that dont overheat. Link:  ...
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• How Cues and Context Help Memory

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 583
  A new study sheds light on why we sometimes have difficulty recalling a name or an event if the setting is unfamiliar. A team of researchers from the University of Toronto discovered the hippocampus, a brain region in the temporal lobe, is only involved when cues enable us to recall these rich memories. “We ...
  2 weeks ago

• Salaried Employees Not As Happy

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 583
  In some employment settings, becoming a professional or a manager is often associated with a shift from an hourly wage to a salary. The new role may include more responsibilities and more stress. A new study finds another source of pressure may be the reimbursement method as researchers discover people paid by the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Being ‘too sexy’ can be a curse

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): In the world of fruit flies, being sexy can be a curse, especially for the ladies.A new research has shown that the most attractive female fruit flies are constantly harassed by mates, affecting their fertility.The harassment could lead to smaller families and affect fruit fly evolution, say ...
  2 weeks ago

• How cues and context make us recall familiar people

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): You see a familiar face in the crowd but can’t recall how you know them, but as you talk, a few cues from conversation or context could evoke vivid memories about the individual. Now, a new study has shed light on this mysterious process.Researchers from the University of Toronto and the ...
  2 weeks ago

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