News tagged with educational toys
Designer’s play mat a touching story
A Monash industrial design student has developed an interactive play set which helps visually impaired children learn the basics of Braille and develop their motor skills.
May 17, 2011 |
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Shape perception in brain develops by itself
Despite minimal exposure to the regular geometric objects found in developed countries, African tribal people perceive shapes as well as westerners, according to a new study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Brainlink controller smartens dust-collecting robots: Let's Roomba
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Carnegie Mellon spinoff has introduced a triangle shaped connector that can make simple little robots behave in a more sophisticated way and can otherwise transform an Android smartphone ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Tobacco industry dying? Not so fast, says Stanford expert
The cigarette industry is not dying. It continues to reap unimaginable profits. It's still winning lawsuits. And cigarettes still kill millions every year.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Science magazine honors web site that makes physics come alive
Physics professor Wolfgang Christian learned about the wonder of science when he was very young. Among the toys Christian's engineer father introduced to his son were electric trains, magnets, and lenses.
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Research aims to prevent obesity by reaching parents, young children through child care
A Kansas State University research group is jumping ahead to improve nutrition and physical activity among young children and prevent childhood obesity.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Dogs chasing their tails on YouTube could be a sign of welfare issues and pathological conditions
(PhysOrg.com) -- The assumption that tail-chasing is normal behaviour in dogs could be leading to welfare issues being left untreated according to new research from The Royal Veterinary College, London.
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Interactive play with blocks found to facilitate development of spatial vocabulary
In a recent study published in Mind, Brain and Education, researchers at Temple's Infant Lab found there are some very real benefits to playing with that old toy classic — blocks.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Fast food most popular with middle incomes
(Medical Xpress) -- A new national study of eating out and income shows that fast-food dining becomes more common as earnings increase from low to middle incomes, weakening the popular notion that fast food should be blamed ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Microsoft engineer envisions computers that adapt to us
For decades, we controlled computers with a mouse and keyboard. The plastic mouse became a prosthetic for our hand, and the keyboard an extension of our fingers.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Colleges struggle with students' data demand
University of Missouri-Columbia students arrived on campus this fall with a slew of new electronic toys and immediately wrought havoc with the school's wireless network.
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Experts and parents are unsure of new touch-screen tablet, marketed for very young children
A computer for babies may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a Canadian company has just made it reality. Last month Rullingnet Corp. launched Vinci, a 7-inch touch-screen tablet that sells for $389 to $479 and ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 22, 2011 |
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