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Brain research shows past experience is invaluable for complex decision making

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have shown that past experience really does help when we have to make complex decisions based on uncertain or confusing information. ...





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What a grind: Bruxism at night likely a sign of stress by day

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

You can practically track Steve Barkley's stress by the level of activity in his temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the temporal bone of the skull and helps one chew, talk and ...


Signal fading on radio traffic reports

Technology / Other

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the "eye in the sky." He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation's worst traffic.


Bling bling with your ring ring: Dekoden craze sees cell phones get a touch of glitz, glamour

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cell phone owners are ringing the changes and putting a smile on their dial by adorning their mobiles with ornamental stickers, charms and beads -- and the craze just keeps getting bigger.


Hammerhead shark

Wide heads give hammerheads exceptional stereo view

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Hammerhead sharks are some of the Ocean's most distinctive residents. 'Everyone wants to understand why they have this strange head shape,' says Michelle McComb from Florida Atlantic University. One possible ...


Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 23

Intervals of regional warmth and cold in the past are linked to the El Niño phenomenon and the so-called "North Atlantic Oscillation" in the Northern hemisphere's jet stream, according to a team of climate scientists. These ...


Waseda Flutist Robot

Musical robots perform duets (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A flute playing robot unveiled by Waseda University last year has been joined by a robot saxophonist in a Classical music duet. The aim of the project was to design robots that could respond ...


New search technique for images and videos has broad applications

New search technique for images and videos has broad applications

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a powerful new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize ...


New imagining technique could lead to better antibiotics and cancer drugs

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.


History in 3D

History in 3D

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three-dimensional computer graphics is moving into museums. Works of art are being digitally archived in 3D, simplifying research into related artifacts and providing the public with fascinating ...


Disappearing vowels 'caught' on tape in US midwest

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Try to pronounce the words "caught" and "cot." If you're a New Yorker by birth, the two words will sound as different as their spellings. But if you grew up in California, you probably pronounce them identically.



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