News tagged with phenomenon
Scientists demonstrate 'universal' programmable quantum processor
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Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated the first "universal" programmable quantum information processor able to run any program allowed by quantum mechanics -- th ...
Study: Evolutionary past may determine how we choose leaders
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Why did Barack Obama win the US election and did the fact he is over six feet tall influence the voters? The authors of a paper published in Current Biology this month argue that due to 'a ...
Like humans, monkeys fall into the 'uncanny valley'
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Princeton University researchers have come up with a new twist on the mysterious visual phenomenon experienced by humans known as the "uncanny valley." The scientists have found that monkeys ...
Physicists Find a World of Motion In the Mystery of Aging Glass
Sep 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists super-cooled a liquid into glass in order to observe the slowing of particles. It's a material that still perplexes researchers despite thousands of years of household and industrial use.
'Metamaterials' used to look at effects of black holes, other celestial objects
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Dentcho Genov, an assistant professor of physics and electrical engineering at Louisiana Tech University and a Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) Institute fellow, is featured ...
Why solitary reptiles lay eggs in communal nests
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Reptiles are not known to be the most social of creatures. But when it comes to laying eggs, female reptiles can be remarkably communal, often laying their eggs in the nests of other females. New research in the September ...
New model for social marketing campaigns details why some information 'goes viral'
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Marketers dream of finding ways to get something to "go viral" on the Internet. Indeed, viral marketing, whether it be through email, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter, has become the Holy Grail ...
Seattle area could see record-setting high temperatures this week
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Western Washington is braced for unusually hot weather this week, but University of Washington scientists say this could be one for the record books, with Seattle experiencing historic triple-digit readings.
Our brain looks at eyes first to identify a face
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A study by the University of Barcelona (Spain) has analysed which facial features our brain examines to identify faces. Our brain adapts in order to obtain the maximum amount of information possible from each ...
Bullies have harassed 14 percent of workers over past 6 months
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 04, 2009 |
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avid Gonzalez and Jose Luis Grana have carried out a comprehensive study into the phenomenon of workplace abuse or bullying in Spain. The study includes data on 2,861 workers from various sectors, and confirms some commonly-held ...
Study indicates people by nature are universally optimistic
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 24, 2009 |
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Despite calamities from economic recessions, wars and famine to a flu epidemic afflicting the Earth, a new study from the University of Kansas and Gallup indicates that humans are by nature optimistic.
'Keyboard Cat' phenomenon spreads on Web, TV
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new Internet phenomenon has drawn the interest of millions - including Stephen Colbert.
Twitter a global sensation: Hitwise
Apr 25, 2009 |
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With celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey helping fuel Twitter mania, the micro-blogging website is soaring to stardom around the world, according to Hitwise.
Does humor on the Internet mold political thinking?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2009 |
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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 ...
Infants draw on past to interpret present, understand other people's behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The old real estate maxim "location, location, location" also plays a role in how infants learn to understand the ambiguous actions and behavior of other people.
