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Texting, Social Networking and Other Media Use Linked to Poor Academic Performance
April 11, 2013 Freshmen women spend nearly half their day -- 12 hours -- engaged in some form of media use, particularly texting, music, the Internet and social ... > full story -
Information Technology Amplifies Irrational Group Behavior
April 11, 2013 Web tools and social media are our key sources of information when we make decisions as citizens and consumers. But these information technologies can mislead us by magnifying social processes that ... > full story -
Mutations Found in Individuals With Autism Interfere With Endocannabinoid Signaling in the Brain
April 11, 2013 Mutations found in individuals with autism block the action of molecules made by the brain that act on the same receptors that marijuana's active chemical acts on, according to new research. The ... > full story -
New Software Alleviates Wireless Traffic
April 11, 2013 The explosive popularity of wireless devices —- from WiFi laptops to Bluetooth headsets to ZigBee sensor nodes —- is increasingly clogging the airwaves, resulting in dropped calls, wasted ... > full story -
Bose-Einstein Condensates Evaluated for Quantum Computers
April 11, 2013 Physicists have examined how Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) might be used to provide communication among the nodes of a distributed quantum computer. The researchers determined the amount of time ... > full story -
Different Brains Have Similar Responses to Music
April 11, 2013 Do the brains of different people listening to the same piece of music actually respond in the same way? An imaging study says the answer is yes, which may in part explain why music plays such a big ... > full story -
First Objective Measure of Pain Discovered in Brain Scan Patterns
April 10, 2013 For the first time, scientists have been able to predict how much pain people are feeling by looking at images of their brains, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado ... > full story -
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Relationships: Team Women Versus Distant Men
April 10, 2013 Women immerse themselves in their romantic relationships, while men place their best friendships and romantic partners on an equal but distant footing. ... > full story -
Scientists Develop First Photonic Topological Insulators to Provide Protection for Transport of Light
April 10, 2013 Researchers have developed and successfully demonstrated a photonic Floquet topological insulator, a new device used to protect the transport of light through a unique, lattice of ... > full story -
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Young Children Have Grammar and Chimpanzees Don't
April 10, 2013 A new study has shown that children as young as two understand basic grammar rules when they first learn to speak and are not simply imitating adults. The study also applied the same statistical ... > full story
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