News tagged with social communications
Social networking meets ambient intelligence (w/ Video)
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharing small snippets of information about your daily life is a key feature of the online social networking revolution. Soon status updates and other social information could be generated automatically.
Brain responds to human voice in one fifth of a second
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Psychology researchers have found the sound of the human voice can be recognised by the brain in less than one fifth of a second.
Technology addiction disrupts teenage learning
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology addiction amongst teenagers is having a disruptive effect on their learning, according to new research published today by Cranfield School of Management (UK). Over a third (39.3%) of 11-18 year ...
Owls' dawn and dusk concerts promote visual communication
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Reporting in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE April 8, Vincenzo Penteriani and Maria Delgado of the Estacion Biologica de Doņana, Spain, describe the evolution of white throat badges in association with d ...
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Brain activity exposes those who break promises
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
17 hours ago |
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Scientists from the University of Zurich have discovered the physiological mechanisms in the brain that underlie broken promises. Patterns of brain activity even enable predicting whether someone will break a promise. The ...
Female birds -- acting just like the guys -- become sexual show-offs in cooperative breeding species
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Female birds in species that breed in groups can find themselves under pressure to sexually show off and evolve the same kinds of embellishments - like fanciful tail feathers or chest-puffing ...
Study confirms association between tobacco smoke and behavioral problems in children
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The scientists observed that the impact of tobacco smoke was especially detrimental during gestation. The results of the study have been published in the current online issue of the renowned journal Environmental Health Pe ...
Consumers overpredict the use of holiday gifts
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
19 hours ago |
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Before you add that fancy "it" gadget to your holiday wish list, you should know you're not going to use it as much as you think you will. For a better estimate of the use you'll get out of your new toy, ask a stranger.
Debunking fears: Latino growth does not boost crime
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
19 hours ago |
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Rural industries, such as meat-packing and textile manufacturing, create job opportunities that have brought significant numbers of Latino workers and their families to small- and medium-sized towns. This influx of Latino ...
Augmented reality systems appearing in Japanese shopping malls
21 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Augmented reality (AR) systems are being developed for real applications in store windows and shopping malls in Japan.
Facebook change gives users more privacy controls
21 hours ago |
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(AP) -- Facebook is giving users better control over who sees information on their personal pages.
Birth order affects cooperation in later life
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
22 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new scientific study has found that at least some of the stereotypes associated with older siblings are true: the oldest sibling is often less trusting, less cooperative, and less reciprocating ...
Cisco going from Internet plumber to platform
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Cisco chief executive John Chambers said Tuesday that the computer switching colossus is changing from the Internet's "plumber" to a platform and provider of products for online work and leisure.
Google buys online collaboration startup
Dec 05, 2009 |
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Online collaboration startup AppJet said that Google is buying the San Francisco firm and merging its technology with an innovation Wave communication platform the Internet giant is creating.
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