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Study shows difficult to read instructions decrease motivation

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 30, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

It is not surprising that people are more willing to participate in a task if it does not require too much effort. What is interesting, however, is the way we determine just how easy a task will be and therefore, how motivated ...





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Good writing style: Plain and simple

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created Nov 01, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Princeton University researchers say they've found the secret of impressive writing: Keep it plain and simple.


Prescription labels geared toward pharmacies, not patients

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 11, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The labels on most prescription drug containers highlight the pharmacy’s name or logo rather than instructions on how to take the medication, reports a new study in the September 10 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.


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Amazon's Kindle to get audible menus, bigger font

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users.


Why it is impossible for some to 'just say no'

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 10, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 1

Drug abuse, crime and obesity are but a few of the problems our nation faces, but they all have one thing in common—people’s failure to control their behavior in the face of temptation. While the ability to control and restrain ...


77 percent of European pigs are castrated without anesthetic

77 percent of European pigs are castrated without anesthetic

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The castration of pigs prevents the "boar taint" smell in the meat and allows them to contain more fat. However in practice this can be very different. Now, for the first time, a scientific team has collected ...


Why the Web tells us what we already know

Technology / Internet

created Jan 24, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

The Internet is not the font of all knowledge, despite the plethora of information available at your fingertips.


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Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCs

Technology / Software

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers.


Sony eBook Store Announces Access to More than 1 Million Public Domain Books from Google

Sony eBook Store Announces Access to More than 1 Million Public Domain Books from Google

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The eBook Store from Sony, together with Google, today announced it is providing access to more than 1 million free public domain books - from classics such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island to biographies, ...


Code for 'Unbreakable' Quantum Encryption Generated at Record Speed over Fiber

Code for 'Unbreakable' Quantum Encryption Generated at Record Speed over Fiber

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created Apr 18, 2006 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (35) | comments 0

Raw code for "unbreakable" encryption, based on the principles of quantum physics, has been generated at record speed over optical fiber at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. ...


Dyslexia defined: New study 'uncouples' reading and IQ over time

Dyslexia defined: New study 'uncouples' reading and IQ over time

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Contrary to popular belief, some very smart, accomplished people cannot read well. This unexpected difficulty in reading in relation to intelligence, education and professional status is called dyslexia, and ...



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