Attempted Iran media clampdown meets Internet age
Jun 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Iran clamped down Tuesday on independent media in an attempt to control images of election protests, but pictures and videos leaked out anyway - showing how difficult it is to shut off the flow of ...
Study supports validity of test that indicates widespread unconscious bias
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 17, 2009 |
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In the decade since the Implicit Association Test was introduced, its most surprising and controversial finding is its indication that about 70 percent of those who took a version of the test that measures racial attitudes ...
Death Penalty Does Not Deter Murder, According to New Study
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Eighty-eight percent of the country's top criminologists do not believe the death penalty acts as a deterrent to homicide, according to a new study published today in Northwestern University School of Law's Journal of Criminal ...
Key found to how tumor cells invade the brain in childhood cancer
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Despite great strides in treating childhood leukemia, a form of the disease called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) poses special challenges because of the high risk of leukemic cells invading ...
Scientists search for sleepless souls suffering lifelong insomnia
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Most people have experienced the odd sleepless night before a crucial exam, a job interview or before going on holiday, but few people get by with just a couple of hours of sleep a day, every day.
Why pay when you can copy for free?
Jun 17, 2009 |
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New empirical research identifies successful strategies for the exploitation of television formats. Television formats such as X-Factor or Britain's Got Talent are extremely popular with audiences. Over the last decade, the ...
Biomimetic-engineering design can replace spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in thermal material
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) devices have the potential to revolutionize the world of sensors: motion, chemical, temperature, etc. But taking electromechanical devices from the micro scale down to ...
Study discovers clues into how eyes search
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Like the robots in the "Terminator" movies, our eyes move methodically through a scene when seeking out an object. If we don't immediately find what we're searching for, our attention leaves the already-scanned area behind ...
Researchers develops Java programming tools employing human-centered design techniques
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed two new tools to help computer programmers select from among thousands of options within the application programming interfaces (APIs) ...
US cybersecurity chief warns of 'market' in malware
Jun 17, 2009 |
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More must be done to combat the lucrative trade in malicious software, which threatens sensitive government networks and personal data, the head of the US National Cybersecurity Center warned Tuesday.
Preventing spread of infectious diseases is everyone's responsibility
Jun 17, 2009 |
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According to a report published today, we must all share responsibility for preventing the spread of diseases such as swine flu, SARS, avian influenza, diarrhoeal and skin diseases, and even the common cold.
Vaccinating children may be effective at helping control spread of influenza, experts say
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Targeting children may be an effective use of limited supplies of flu vaccine, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the EU. The study suggests that, used to support other control measures, this could help ...
Less invasive CT-scan based colorectal cancer screening method shows good accuracy
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Computed tomographic (CT) colonography may offer patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer an alternative to colonoscopy that is less-invasive, is better-tolerated and has good diagnostic accuracy, according to a study ...
China backpedals on filtering software order
Jun 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- China's authoritarian government has backed away from an order to load Internet-filtering software on every new computer after a major outcry by citizens used to the relative freedom of online life.
Shaken and Stirred: Lab Studies Ice From Frigid Worlds
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2009 |
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The most exotic frozen cocktails on Earth won't be found in a chic restaurant or trendy bar. Scientists are mixing up these icy concoctions in a rather nondescript laboratory not much bigger than a janitor's closet. The surroundings ...
