Unable to focus? Welcome to our distracted society's attention deficit
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]Understanding the science of attention and technology's role in eroding -- and perhaps someday improving -- our ability to focus[/B] Cell phones, Blackberries, e-mail, laptops allowing people to bring their work anywhere, new ...
Looking for New Light
Jun 19, 2008 |
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In many ways, astronomers are in the dark about asteroids. In the dark depths of the Kuiper Asteroid Belt beyond Neptune's orbit, and even in the nearby Main Belt between Jupiter and Mars, most asteroids are too small to ...
MSU researcher creates system helping police to match tattoos to suspects
Jun 19, 2008 |
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A Michigan State University researcher has created an automatic image retrieval system, whereby law enforcement agencies will be able to match scars, marks and tattoos to identify suspects and victims.
Chemical clues point to dusty origin for Earth-like planets
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Higher than expected levels of sodium found in a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite suggest that the dust clouds from which the building blocks of the Earth and neighboring planets formed were much denser than previously supposed. ...
The economics of nice folks
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A basic tenet of economics is that people always behave selfishly, or as the 18th century philosopher economist David Hume put it, "every man ought to be supposed to be a knave."
Rice U study finds that consumers may fare better with peer-to-peer online lending Web sites
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A new study conducted by Associate Professor of Management Paul Dholakia at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Management shows that online peer-to-peer lending Web sites may be more attractive to Americans ...
Study of marine snail leads to new insights into long-term memory
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UCLA cellular neuroscientists are providing new insights into the mechanisms that underlie long-term memory — research with the potential to treat long-term memory disorders.
Study links vitamin D to colon cancer survival
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Patients diagnosed with colon cancer who had abundant vitamin D in their blood were less likely to die during a follow-up period than those who were deficient in the vitamin, according to a new study by scientists at Dana-Farber ...
Experimental phone network uses virtual sticky notes
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The rapid convergence of social networks, mobile phones and global positioning technology has given Duke University engineers the ability to create something they call "virtual sticky notes," site-specific messages that people ...
Sprinters closest to starter pistol have advantage over those further away, says study
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Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton studying the connection between loud sounds and reaction time are reporting findings that may have sprinters thinking twice about lane assignments at the upcoming Olympics. ...
Lavas from Hawaiian volcano contain fingerprint of planetary formation
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Hikers visiting the Kilauea Iki crater in Hawaii today walk along a mostly flat surface of sparsely vegetated basalt. It looks like parking lot asphalt, but in November and December 1959, it emitted the orange ...
Neuroscientists show insulin receptor signaling regulates structure of brain circuits
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[B]Impact of the signaling upon synapses and dendrites is shown for the first time in living creatures[/B] A team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has demonstrated for the first time in living ani ...
Air travelers, astronomers stand to benefit from research on atmospheric turbulence
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Anyone who frequently travels by airplane has likely experienced clear-air turbulence. It's the kind of jarring turbulence that can quickly turn a smooth flight into a bumpy ride, often causing aircraft to drop anywhere from ...
New report looks at the state of the North American environment
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14 key issues reviewed to identify challenges and opportunities for environmental cooperation in the NAFTA nations In its latest state of the environment report the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) examines e ...
LSU professor dissects patterns of violence in rural communities
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[B]Findings suggest that civic participation is key to cutting rates of violent crime[/B] Matthew Lee, professor of sociology at LSU, has taken an intense look at the phenomenon of violence in rural areas. His article, "Ci ...
