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Intel project seeks to mark disputed Web information
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Do Eskimos have more words for "snow" than we do? You're probably not alone if you thought the answer was yes.
Darwin complicit in manipulating photos
Jul 02, 2009 |
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When Darwin came to publish The Expression of the Emotions in 1872, he employed images made by five photographers to illustrate the wide variation in human facial expressions. A new study of the way that two of these phot ...
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Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies
Nov 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example of how alternative medicine has become ...
Professor calculates a cooler planet
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some people fight global warming by driving fuel-efficient cars. Others weatherproof their houses or plant trees. Princeton's René Carmona does math. As the United States and other countries around ...
Caltech scientists create robot surrogate for blind persons in testing visual prostheses
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a remote-controlled robot that is able to simulate the "visual" experience of a blind person who has been implanted with a visual ...
Handwriting-based tool offers alternate lie detection method
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 28, 2009 |
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For ages experts and laymen have been analyzing and trying to crack the code of handwriting characteristics, in order to detect an individual's personality traits, or in most cases, gauge their innocence in the case of a ...
How can clinicians help patients make decisions consistent with their values?
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Communication in healthcare: how can clinicians help patients make decisions consistent with their values?
Quantum Mysticism: Gone but Not Forgotten
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Does mysticism have a place in quantum mechanics today, or is the idea that the mind plays a role in creating reality best left to philosophical meditations? Harvard historian Juan Miguel Marin argues the ...
Political blogs more accurate than newspapers, say those who read both
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 13, 2009 |
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According to research by a Brigham Young University political scientist, people who closely follow both political blogs and traditional news media tend to believe the content on blogs is more accurate.
Experts discuss applying systematic review to the field of nutrition
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Performing systematic reviews of nutrition related topics raises unique challenges not often encountered in the field of medicine. In a new article, a team of researchers use specific examples to describe the steps, strengths, ...
Report on citation statistics: Numbers with a number of problems
Jun 11, 2008 |
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The International Mathematical Union today released the Citation Statistics report. Citation-based statistics, such as the impact factor, are often used to assess scientific research, but are they the best measures of research ...
Analysis of documentary photos revises history
Dec 11, 2007 |
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By analyzing some lesser known photographs, taken by world famous documentary photographers, art historian Cecelia Strandroth relates a new history of the Depression Era in the United States. She will publicly defend her ...
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