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Do we think that machines can think?

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 09, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 1

When our PC goes on strike again we tend to curse it as if it was a human. The question of why and under what circumstances we attribute human-like properties to machines and how such processes manifest on a cortical level ...





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The New Science of Learning

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to recent studies, young children learn best through social interaction. Andrew Meltzoff and his colleagues at the University of Washington are studying an emerging field called the "Science of ...


Graphene bolsters battery work, biosensors

A flash of light turns graphene into a biosensor

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical researchers suspect graphene, a novel nanomaterial made of sheets of single carbon atoms, would be useful in a variety of applications. But no one had studied the interaction between ...


Protein interaction network can respond Helicobacter pylori infection?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) is a gram negative bacterium which infects about 50% of the world population. H pylori colonization causes a strong systemic immune response. Various tools have been employed to identify the rela ...


Cell phones to provide picture of human interaction

Medicine & Health / Research

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cell phones to their ears, a team of research participants will report their interpersonal interactions in real time to provide a better view of human behavior thanks to a $1 million grant from the National ...


Of Mutants and Mechanisms: Researching Growth-Regulation Proteins That Underlie Cancer

Of Mutants and Mechanisms: Researching Growth-Regulation Proteins That Underlie Cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) --A University of Arkansas researcher will study potential cancer-causing mutants of a protein involved in cell growth regulation, thanks to a supplemental grant from the National Institutes ...


Our metallic reflection: Considering future human-android interactions

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Everyday human interaction is not what you would call perfect, so what if there was a third party added to the mix - like a metallic version of us? In a new article in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologist Neal J ...


A pet in your life keeps the doctor away

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Lowers blood pressure, encourages exercise, improves psychological health— these may sound like the effects of a miracle drug, but they are actually among the benefits of owning a four-legged, furry pet. This fall, the University ...


Blogs, like traditional advertising, can help predict product sales

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While traditional advertising is still the main driver of product sales, blogging and other new media are fast becoming predictors of market outcomes, say University of Michigan researchers.


Background TV found to have negative effect on parent-child interactions

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

More than a third of American infants and toddlers live in homes where the television is on most or all the time, even if no one's watching. A new study looks for the first time at the effect of background TV on interactions ...


Study pushes the button on intuitive design

Technology / Other

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Queensland University of Technology researcher is looking for volunteers to take part in a study aimed at making contemporary appliances such as dvd players and mobile phones more usable for the elderly.



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