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Black gay men may be at increased HIV risk

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual partners than other groups and, as a result, their sexual networks are closely knit. These tightly interconnected networks make the rapid spread of HIV more likely. In ...





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More competitors, less competition

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Americans love competition, but the more challengers involved, the less likely we are to compete, says a University of Michigan professor.


Music Technology Researchers Create New Robotic Percussionist

Music Technology Researchers Create New Robotic Percussionist

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 07, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Georgia Tech has created an improved version of the robotic percussionist. The second edition, named Shimon, is designed to play a melodic instrument – the marimba. It, therefore, utilizes ...


Probing Question: Are social networking sites useful for business?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you’re reading this, odds are you have an Internet connection. And if you have an Internet connection, chances are good that you also have a social network profile. Facebook and Myspace — the two most ...


Smoking rates significantly higher among homosexual men, women

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Men and women who are gay or lesbian are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to smoke, according to findings from a review study carried out by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


Experts believe Internet technologies will transform a music industry which has seen sales drop

Internet Age re-inventing music business: Bandwidth

Technology / Internet

created Aug 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Music and Internet worlds merged on San Francisco's posh Nob Hill as insiders brainstormed about industry rocking Web 2.0 trends from social networking to smart phones with cameras.


No More 'Social Media,' More Single Log-ins for Multiple Platforms

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As more people use social media platforms, they will begin moving away from using the term 'social media' in the new year, predicts Dr. Karla Gower, associate professor of advertising and public relations.


New science of learning offers preview of tomorrow's classroom

Learning is social, computational, supported by neural systems linking people

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Education is on the cusp of a transformation because of recent scientific findings in neuroscience, psychology, and machine learning that are converging to create foundations for a new science ...


The importance of attractiveness depends on where you live

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Do good-looking people really benefit from their looks, and in what ways? A team of researchers from the University of Georgia and the University of Kansas found that yes; attractive people do tend to have more social relationships ...


Responsive local governments most attractive to young adults

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 15, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Young adults staying in or coming to Pennsylvania are attracted to regions that have more units of government and they are not deterred by the large number of local governments in the state, according to a new study.


`Don't post that!' -- networking etiquette emerges (AP)

'Don't post that!' -- networking etiquette emerges

Technology / Internet

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Stephanie Kahn wanted to bask in her engagement for a few hours before diving into the task of calling aunts, uncles and good friends with the big news. And even before she could call them, she had ...



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