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Teaching machines to recognize shapes

As any parent knows, teaching a toddler to recognize objects involves trial-and-error. A child, for example, may not initially recognize a cow in a picture-book after seeing the live animal on a farm and being ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

What makes a thinker?

The notion of teaching people to become better thinkers is such a basic concept that most people would assume the goal has always been a vital part of educators’ tool kits.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 8

Older pills often safer; many think new is better

Many consumers mistakenly believe new prescription drugs are always safer than those with long track records, and that only extremely effective drugs without major side effects win government approval, according to a new ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Degrading proteins to divide cells

A group of scientists led by the IRB Barcelona, Spain, researcher Ferran Azora­n has identified the main instrument that Drosophila cells use to define the identity and function of the centromere in the Drosophila. A ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Georgia Tech proposes Internet consumer nutrition label

When it comes to broadband speeds, U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs) largely deliver on their promises, says a report issued today by the Federal Communications Commission, but "throughput" is only one of several metrics ...

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

E-health records should play bigger role in patient safety initiatives, researchers advocate

Patient safety researchers are calling for the expanded use of electronic health records (EHRs) to address the disquieting number of medical errors in the healthcare system that can lead to readmissions and even death. Their ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New tasks attributed to Aurora proteins in cell division

(PhysOrg.com) -- When a cell divides, the genetic information in the chromosomes must be passed on error-free to the daughter cells. Researchers at the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory in Tübingen are studying ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug prescriptions confuse many users

When pharmacies, doctors' offices and homes were destroyed by the tornado in Joplin, Mo., so were the medication records of many patients. Pharmacists who helped out report that many people could not recall the names of their ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Safe prescribing information for children in Canada often hard to find

Accurate, safe prescribing information for children is often unavailable to doctors in Canada because pharmaceutical companies will not disclose information to Health Canada, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google Music: Definitely beta

Google has been accused of overusing the "beta" tag on products it releases early. But with its new music service - Music - the beta tag is mandatory. It's still pretty raw, judging from my experience with it today.

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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