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'Free play' for children, teens is vital to social development, psychologist says

A new theory about early human adaptation suggests that our ancestors capitalized on their capacities for play to enable the development of a highly cooperative way of life.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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Zuckerberg's focus drives Facebook's ascent

When Mark Zuckerberg showed up to rent Judy Fusco's Los Altos, Calif., house in the fall of 2004, soon after he'd arrived in Silicon Valley, the landlord was immediately struck by his confidence.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Consumers in the middle of battle over Internet privacy

Google and Facebook might have finally gotten the average consumer riled up about privacy.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expensive egos: Narcissism has a higher health cost for men

The personality trait narcissism may have an especially negative effect on the health of men, according to a recent study published in PLoS ONE.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Humble people are more likely to lend a helping hand, study finds

Humble people are more likely to offer time to someone in need than arrogant people are, according to findings by Baylor University researchers published online in the Journal of Positive Psychology.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Coming to terms with terror

How will the terrorist attacks in Norway on 22 July change the country? That question has been put to three social scientists at the University of Stavanger (UiS).

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Structure, not scientists to blame for Los Alamos failings

Policy decisions and poor management have substantially undermined the US Los Alamos National Laboratory -- and, consequently, national security, according to an article available today in the current issue of the Bulletin of ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Where will the next Steve Jobs come from?

We Americans like to congratulate ourselves for producing great thinkers, business leaders, artists and brain-on-fire innovators. Last week, we lost one of our very best in Steve Jobs.

Technology / Other

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

We discount the pain of people we don't like

If a patient is not likeable, will he or she be taken less seriously when exhibiting or complaining about pain? Reporting in the October 2011 issue of Pain, researchers have found that observers of patients estimate lower ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Netflix says it's sorry, then creates new uproar

(AP) -- The CEO of Netflix said he was sorry for mishandling a recent price increase that caused customers to cancel the service in droves. But the apology was drowned out by a decision that angered subscribers ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Antitrust suit a huge blow for AT&T: analysts

The decision by US authorities to challenge AT&T's $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile is a bitter blow for the US telecoms giant, but it could benefit consumers, analysts said. ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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