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Monthly Archives: September 2011
The Utah Foundation’s Quality of Life Index
The following is a guest post sent in by Morgan Lyon Cotti, Senior Research Analyst at the Utah Foundation. It is often said that Utahns enjoy a high quality of life, and many people live here their entire lives. Those … Continue reading
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Tagged congress, education, quality of life, utah foundation
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The Utah Foundation’s Quality of Life Index
Does a candidate’s testosterone level affect voters?
Yesterday, science writers across the nation reported on a fascinating new study: Fatherhood causes a drop in testosterone level. Researchers measured testosterone in a bunch of young guys (none of whom were fathers yet), then measured it again several years. … Continue reading
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Tagged biology and politics, presidential election, psychology
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Does a candidate’s testosterone level affect voters?
How different are Romney and Perry ideologically?
Rick Perry is slightly to the right of Mitt Romney, but only slightly. Political scientists have worked for years to find ways of measuring politicians’ ideology. By far, the best method we presently have is known as NOMINATE (and its … Continue reading
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Tagged ideology, jon huntsman, measurement, mitt romney, nominate, presidential election, rick perry
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