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Sorry. Your Eating Disorder Doesn't Meet Our Criteria

Diagnosing psychiatric conditions is more of an art than a science. The New York Times

Scientific Fraud and the Power Structure of Science

Several prominent Australian cases illustrate how the denunciation of fraud helps to paint the rest of scientific behaviour as blameless.

WANTED: HITLER'S SCIENTISTS

According to Tom Bower, a BBC producer and the author of a book about Klaus Barbie, many of the Germans had Nazi pasts that were overlooked in the rush to take advantage of their scientific knowledge, to act on the realization that Hitler had developed a highly superior military technology and - most important of all - to keep the scientists out of the hands of the Russians. When objections were raised by some United States officials to the backgrounds of the scientists, their security dossiers were simply rewritten, in Orwellian fashion, by American military intelligence to exorcise the offending facts.

Gender-Related Self-Discrepancies and Bulimic Eating Behavior

Studies have found similar rates of eating disorders among women with little exposure to Western culture. Such findings suggest that the thinness ideal may be a modern variant of established social norms and rules that regulate food consumption to the disadvantage of females. Traditional practices include the distribution of food in the family in a way that privileges men and boys over girls and women.

Masculinity and the Sex-Specific Function of Dieting among Russian Students

In contrast to the traditional idea that bulimic symptoms come from an actual or perceived deficit of feminine-typed traits, my findings show a suppression of masculine-typed traits.

Gender identity is Linked to Bulimia

Social-psychological factors, in particular gender stereotypes, are thought to influence eating behavior and to cause disorders. Previous findings suggest that bulimic eating is linked to the suppression of masculine traits.

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The Enduring Relationship of Science and Art

Science and art naturally overlap. Both are a means of investigation.