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NASA Launches Web Site for Teenagers That Want More Class
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has launched a new Web site created specifically for teenagers that provides teens access to current NASA spacecraft data for use in school science projects, allows them to conduct real experiments with ...
Glasgow's joking computer
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Glasgow Science Centre in Scotland is exhibiting a computer that makes up jokes using its database of simple language rules and a large vocabulary.
1,700 UK scientists back climate science
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fighting back against climate skeptics, over 1,700 scientists in Britain have signed a statement defending the evidence that climate change is being caused by humans, Britain's weather office said Thursday.
eBay Mind Games
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Psychologists have long known that when two people haggle over a price, it pays for the seller to start high.
Brainstorming works best in less specialized efforts, study says
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Applying brainstorming techniques to new product development works best when the collaboration employs participants from varied specialties gathering to develop a less complex product, according to the Management Insights ...
Math goes viral: Researchers make math and science real for high-school students
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
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At least a dozen Alberta high-school calculus classrooms were exposed to the West Nile virus recently.
Of girls and geeks: Environment may be why women don't like computer science
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In real estate, it's location, location, location. And when it comes to why girls and women shy away from careers in computer science, a key reason is environment, environment, environment.
Interactive animations give science students a boost
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For a generation of students raised and nurtured at the computer keyboard, it seems like a no-brainer that computer-assisted learning would have a prominent role in the college science classroom.
Whose Tattoo Is It Anyway?
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An infra-red digital camera could be a crucial tool in the fight against crime when trying to identify suspects by their tattoos, according to new University of Derby research.
Students learn environmental stewardship, improve science scores
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Keeping with the global "green" trend, educators worldwide are relying more on environmental education lessons to enhance students' science knowledge. Studies have revealed that bringing environmental education ...
Money changes what we think is fair, research finds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Thinking of rewarding your sales department for a job well done? You might not want to make cash part of the pay-off.
Researcher unveils new approach to treat lower back pain
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Using a branch of science that crosses disciplines to study complex problems, a Michigan State University researcher is introducing a new way to understand and treat lower back pain, a condition affecting more than 40 million ...
Study shows link between working memory and reactive parenting
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Any parent knows that sometimes maintaining your cool with misbehaving children is a challenge. We all have times when we get frustrated or angry and lash out at someone without thinking. A new study by psychologists at ...
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft Out of Safe Mode
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter today has been taken out of the precautionary 'safe mode' it had been in since August.
Cyber hacking could be a thing of the past
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- High-profile websites are constantly under threat from hackers attempting to paralyse their websites but new research could make such attacks computationally impossible. This research will ...
