Michael Shermer on why we're not really hard-wired for statistics: Thanks to our confirmation bias, in which we look for and find confirmatory evidence for what we already believe and ignore or…

DETROIT, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "Combine two of the most popular things out there today - YouTube with reality TV - and you have a new Web site, www.YOBI.tv. This site offers cash prizes for…

MAIDENHEAD, England, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Prevenar Vaccine to Help Protect Children Against the Leading Vaccine-Preventable Cause of Death in Young Children Worldwide MAIDENHEAD, England,…

The National Medal of Science is the nation's highest honor for science and engineering. President George W. Bush has named the recipients of the 2007 National Medal of Science, the nation's highest…

BOSTON, CHICAGO, LONDON, NEW YORK, NORWICH, England and ONGAR, Ireland, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Schofield Publishing, a division of Schofield Media Europe Ltd, announced on the 29th August that…

WASHINGTON -- A new NASA competition is challenging students in high school and college to research and describe a small, supersonic airliner that could enter commercial service in the next decade…

PARIS, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has been awarded the WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) seal of approval for its WiMAX 802.16e Compact…

COVENTRY, England, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- FARO, the world leader in portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, today announced that it has enhanced its Quantum, Platinum and…

DALLAS, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Registration Open for Marathoners to Benefit Leading Breast Cancer Organization As part of its vision to realize a world without breast cancer, Susan G. Komen…

LONDON, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Unite, the country's largest union, are being canvassed on a menu for industrial action to reverse the government's hard-line stance on below-inflation…