http://dir.salon.com/topics/research/?source=rss&aim=research en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/24/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/24/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss The author of a new book says no, and talks about how a site spawned by an Ayn Rand enthusiast became our most popular encyclopedia. By Amanda Fortini Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/05/plastic_surgery_fortini/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/05/plastic_surgery_fortini/index.html?source=rss Is plastic surgery screwing with sexual selection? By Janko Roettgers Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/31/bittorrent_researcher_copyright_will_be_obsolete_by_2010/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/31/bittorrent_researcher_copyright_will_be_obsolete_by_2010/index.html?source=rss By Andrew Leonard Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/21/nanochina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/21/nanochina/index.html?source=rss In Chinese nano-science, all growth curves are exponential By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/08/stem_cells/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/08/stem_cells/index.html?source=rss George Bush's opposition to stem cell research is intellectually and morally incoherent. Here's why. By Darrell Etherington Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/29/conferencing_and_market_research_services_get_second_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/29/conferencing_and_market_research_services_get_second_life/index.html?source=rss By Catherine Price Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/20/new_stem_cell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/20/new_stem_cell/index.html?source=rss Two teams of scientists have figured out how to make ordinary human skin cells act like embryonic stem cells. By Susan McCarthy Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/07/22/zuk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/07/22/zuk/index.html?source=rss A new book examines what we can and can't learn about sex from watching bonobos, birds and earwigs. By Martin F. Downs Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/06/19/semen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/06/19/semen/index.html?source=rss A researcher says male ejaculate may act as an antidepressant -- but other scientists aren't swallowing his theory. By Michael Castleman Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/01/16/lubes_hiv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/01/16/lubes_hiv/index.html?source=rss A research study shows that some sexual lubricants may kill the AIDS virus. By Michael Castleman Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/12/05/arginmax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/12/05/arginmax/index.html?source=rss A recent Stanford study shows a dietary supplement can boost some women's sex drive. By Arthur Allen Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/29/embryo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/29/embryo/index.html?source=rss The HHS nominee supports it, but right-to-lifers want it stopped. By Jack Boulware Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/12/21/prilocaine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/12/21/prilocaine/index.html?source=rss A research team finds that a product used as an anesthetic also improves men's sexual performance. By Jack Boulware Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/11/01/lothario/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/11/01/lothario/index.html?source=rss An Italian study says that men in their 50s are likely to fall in love again -- with either their wives or someone new. 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By Jack Boulware Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/07/14/italy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/07/14/italy/index.html?source=rss A new study, funded by Pfizer, shows Italians are not sexually satisfied. By Jack Boulware Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/20/nicaragua/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/20/nicaragua/index.html?source=rss A new study shows that Nicaraguan hookers use more condoms in motel rooms than non-hookers. By Jack Boulware Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/14/italy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/14/italy/index.html?source=rss A new drug being tested could provide erections that last an entire day. 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