News tagged with hard work


Liberal? Conservative? Stanford study says mental nudge can make voters flip-flop

Liberal? Conservative? Stanford study says mental nudge can make voters flip-flop

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- No doubt you’ve worked hard for your success. But chances are you’ve also had some help and lucky breaks along the way.





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Sony to launch PlayStation with bigger hard drive

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- To give more room for game, movie and music downloads, Sony is launching a PlayStation 3 with a larger hard drive on Nov. 3.


People work harder when expecting a future challenging task

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Consumers will work harder on a task if they're expecting to have to do something difficult at a later time, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Study: mobile microbloggers struggle to make their postings interesting

Technology / Internet

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study shows that mobile microbloggers struggle hard is to make postings interesting enough to keep audience coming back and commenting. The analysis by researchers from Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (Finland), ...


Bottling up work woes increases heart risk: study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study published in Britain on Tuesday suggests.


Antimicrobials: Silver (and copper) bullets to kill bacteria

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital infections. The antimicrobial properties of ...


What Comes After Hard Drives?

What Comes After Hard Drives?

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (34) | comments 36

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to store and retrieve data is an important component of today's computers, as well as other modern electronic devices such as cell phones, video game consoles, and camcorders. ...


Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk (AP)

Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.


States call on EPA for tougher air pollution regulations

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Twelve states and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region.


Review: Windows 7 strong, but don't pay to upgrade (AP)

Review: Windows 7 strong, but don't pay to upgrade

Technology / Software

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (19) | comments 7

(AP) -- Next week, Microsoft is releasing Windows 7, a slick, much improved operating system that should go a long way toward erasing the bad impression left by its previous effort, Vista.


Gossip in the workplace: A weapon or gift, new research from IU

Gossip in the workplace: A weapon or gift

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Gossip in the workplace can be a weapon in reputational warfare or a gift and can offer clues to power and influence not found on organizational charts. New research from Indiana University details how the ...



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