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Water in cells behaves in complex and intricate ways

By Guest PostJanuary 2, 2014Sciencealbert einstein, biological action, cell machinery, charles brooks, computer simulation, dexter, distance, kevin kubarych, liquid, manhattan, phenomenon, picosecond timescale, protein, protein surface, proteins are hydrophobic, quantum entanglement, spooky action, university of michigan, water in cells

ANN ARBOR — In a sort of biological “spooky action at a distance,” water in a cell slows down in the tightest confines between proteins and develops the ability to affect other proteins much farther away, University of Michigan researchers have discovered.

On a fundamental level, the findings show some of the complex and unexpected ways that water behaves inside cells. In a practical sense, they could provide insights into how and why proteins clump together in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Understanding how proteins aggregate could help researchers figure out how to prevent them from doing so. (more…)

The Distance between a Mistake and a Lie

By Guest PostMarch 3, 2013Culture, Generalanimal kingdom, big bang theory, boardwalk empire, cognitive capacity, cultural exchanges, deception, distance, don fallis, emotional buffer, game of thrones, Google, hbo television shows, human condition, intentional lie, lie, mistake, philosophical problems, political bias, popular culture, social beliefs, social epistemology, social interactions, sources of disinformation, structural phenomena, the wire, theory of knowledge, ua researcher, university of arizona, Wikipedia

UA researcher Don Fallis has spent years studying the existence of lies and deception in social interactions and popular culture, developing a framework to better explain the difference between an honest mistake and an intentional lie.

Don Fallis searches for disinformation, the process of intentionally disseminating misleading information, in political dialogue, books, television and film – and he finds examples most everywhere.

That may come of little surprise, given the fictional nature of many entertainment-based cultural exchanges.

But for Fallis, a philosopher who studies social processes and information exchanges, the presence of disinformation – intentional lying, not honest mistakes or misinformation – allows for an important analysis of human tendencies, in fictional form or not. (more…)

Women Drivers Outnumber Men, but Still Drive Less

By Guest PostDecember 28, 2012Generalamerica, average female, declining rate, distance, drivers license, fatality rate, federal highway administration, fuel efficient vehicles, gender demographics, majority, male motorists, michael sivak, outnumber, roads, university of michigan, us drivers, women drivers

ANN ARBOR — Although women drivers now outnumber male motorists, men still account for the majority of the driving on America’s roads—albeit at a declining rate, says a University of Michigan researcher.

Using data from the Federal Highway Administration, Michael Sivak, a research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, examined changes in the gender demographics of U.S. drivers from 1963 to 2010. (more…)

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Water in cells behaves in complex and intricate ways

The Distance between a Mistake and a Lie

Women Drivers Outnumber Men, but Still Drive Less