Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress

User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)

A college student looks at a plasma screen showing a natural scene. The same view seen through a window was shown to be more effective in lowering peoples heart recovery rate than the plasma screen. Credit: University of Washington
A college student looks at a plasma screen showing a natural scene. The same view seen through a window was shown to be more effective in lowering people's heart recovery rate than the plasma screen. Credit: University of Washington

Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But can it substitute for nature?


Full story »

All News summaries from Medicine & Health news
All News summaries for June 10, 2008