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Harper’s Index: January 2011

Jeff Giles January 12, 2011 6

Statistics chosen at random from the latest Harper’s Index, with corresponding mp3s. Rank of “disappointed” among terms used by Americans in an October survey to describe their feelings about the government: 1 Soul Asylum

Harper’s Findings: 9/10/08

Jeff Giles September 10, 2008 6

Researchers suggested that homosexuality in men may be an evolutionary advantage if it is caused by a set of “feminizing” genes and if men who carry sub-critical numbers of those genes are rendered more

Harper’s Findings: 8/06/08

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Scientists discovered that eating blueberries and having friends are good for the memory and that pregnancy and smoking are bad for it. Nautiluses can remember useful things, but only for a day, whereas cuttlefish,

Harper’s Findings: 7/02/08

Jeff Giles July 2, 2008 5

A selection of “Findings” from the back page of Harper’s Magazine, June 2008. A genetic variation affecting two thirds of East Asian men might allow them to take performance-enhancing testosterone undetected, a study found.

Harper’s Findings: 6/03/08

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A selection of “Findings” from the back page of Harper’s Magazine, June 2008. Scottish scientists found that women are instinctively attracted to the faces of men who want long-term relationships, whereas men are instinctively

Harper’s Findings: 4/17/08

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A selection of “Findings” from the back page of Harper’s Magazine, May 2008. Biologists found that those English soccer teams with red uniforms tend to win more often and score more goals than other