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Some Video Games Can Make Children Kinder And More Likely To Help
June 17, 2009 Some video games can make children kinder and more likely to help -- not hurt -- other ... > full story -
The Dawn Of Quantum Applications
June 15, 2009 Technologies that exploit the unique weirdness of quantum mechanics could debut in the very near future, thanks to the groundbreaking work of a huge European research ... > full story -
If The Shoe Flits, Duck: Real-Life Example Of Humans' Dual Vision System
June 11, 2009 The reactions of former President George W. Bush and Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki when an Iraqi reporter flung his shoes toward the two men during a Baghdad news conference confirmed the ... > full story -
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Mathematicians Take Aim At 'Phantom' Traffic Jams: New Model Could Help Design Better Roads
June 8, 2009 Countless hours are lost in traffic jams every year. Most frustrating of all are those jams with no apparent cause -- no accident, no stalled vehicle, no lanes closed for construction. Such phantom ... > full story -
Self-Regulation Game Predicts Kindergarten Achievement
June 8, 2009 Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was ... > full story -
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Excessive Gaming Associated With Poor Sleep Hygiene And Increased Sleepiness
June 8, 2009 Computer/console gamers who play for more than seven hours a week, and who identify their gaming as an addiction, sleep less during the weekdays and experience greater sleepiness than casual or ... > full story -
Culture, Not Biology, Underpins Math Gender Gap
June 1, 2009 For more than a century, the notion that females are innately less capable than males at doing mathematics, especially at the highest levels, has persisted in even the loftiest ... > full story -
Breakthrough In Quantum Control Of Light: Implications For Banking, Drug Design, And More
May 29, 2009 Researchers have recently demonstrated a breakthrough in the quantum control of photons, the energy quanta of light. This is a significant result in quantum computation, and could eventually have ... > full story -
Children Raise Their Parents
May 14, 2009 Values are learnt at home; but not only from parents. Researchers studied the role of the family in passing on personal values. Parents influence their children. But children also influence their ... > full story -
Consumer Anger Pays Off: Strategic Displays May Aid Negotiations
May 12, 2009 The time-honored tradition of displaying emotions to try to get a better deal might actually work, but inflating emotions can backfire, according to a new ... > full story
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