News tagged with humor
Imaging study shows how humor activates kids' brain regions
For the first time, researchers have scanned the brains of children watching funny videos to examine which of their brain regions are active as their sense of humor develops. The new findings from the Stanford University ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Men win humor test (by a hair)
Men are funnier than women, but only just barely and mostly to other men. So says a psychology study from the University of California, San Diego Division of Social Sciences.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Does humor on the Internet mold political thinking?
Jokes are not merely a source of popular enjoyment and creativity; they also provide insights into how societies work and what people think. Humor is so powerful it can help shape geopolitical views worldwide, according to ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Stanford develops new tool for teaching doctors to treat sepsis
Jack was sinking fast, his vital signs registering alarming numbers. With every passing second, his doctor, Charles Prober, could see his patient being overwhelmed by sepsis, a deadly complication of infection ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Professor documents cancer battle in online videos
(AP) -- At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant
(AP) -- A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes - and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones ...
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Planet of the Apes: Survival of the self-promoters
We humans can be a cocky species - so much so that a realistic self-image can be seen as a symptom of trouble.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Wikipedia, Google to protest Internet bills
Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites planned protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Online RISK game lets Facebook users conquer world
US videogame superpower Electronic Arts is sending Facebook members out to conquer the world with a humor-infused version of the classic strategy board game RISK.
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Comics are serious teaching tools for USC linguist
The study of linguistics is not a laughing matter -- unless you happen to have Stan Dubinsky as your professor. The University of South Carolina linguist has been sharing jokes and puns and cartoons with students ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Startup receives $4 million to develop drug delivery targeted to the back of the eye
Technology developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University for delivering drugs and other therapeutics to specific locations in the eye provides the foundation for a startup ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Stephen Hawking to turn 70, defying disease
British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved: How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Kraft uses Intel technology in vending machine to target customers by age
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a clever mix of technology and marketing, Kraft Foods has teamed up with Intel to create a vending machine, called the iSample, that can dispense free pudding samples to adults only; it’s ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 27, 2011 |
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