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Ban On Betting Would Boost Ailing Economy, Gambling Critic Says
September 23, 2008 — Congress should resurrect the nationwide gambling ban that existed through most of the 20th century to help soothe a fragile US economy shaken by the worst credit and financial crisis in decades, a ... > full story -
Un-Total Recall: Amnesics Remember Grammar, But Not Meaning Of New Sentences
September 23, 2008 — Scientists examined which type of memory function contributes to syntactic persistence by comparing amnesics with a group of control volunteers. The amnesics in this study experience anterograde ... > full story -
Wildlife Management: Salmon Fisheries, Yellowstone Wolf Introduction Show What Is Possible
September 17, 2008 — The Netherlands is a densely populated nation, but could be a good example of how to practice wildlife management in the coming century. Rapid human population growth on the planet is creating ... > full story -
Pervasive Games Promise To Spice Up Daily Life
September 15, 2008 — In the movie The Game, the character is hounded by villains and left for dead in Mexico in an intense version of an alternative reality game. Minus the Hollywood bravado, games that merge the virtual ... > full story -
Remote Brainwaves Predict Future 'Eureka' Moment
September 9, 2008 — The brain mechanism underlying the eureka or "ah-ha" moment is poorly understood. What happens in the brain during that particular moment? Is that moment purely sudden as often reported by the solver ... > full story -
As Easy As 1, 2, 3: Number Sense Correlates With Test Scores
September 7, 2008 — Knowing how precisely a high school freshman can estimate the number of objects in a group gives you a good idea how well he has done in math as far back as ... > full story -
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Tracking The Reasons Many Girls Avoid Science And Math
September 5, 2008 — The self-confidence instilled by parents and teachers is more important for young girls learning math and science than their initial interest. The three-year study aimed to identify supports and ... > full story -
Children's Calorie Expenditure, Heart Rate Increase During Active Video Games
September 1, 2008 — Children burn more than four times as many calories per minute playing an active video game than playing a seated game, and their heart rate is also significantly higher with the active game, ... > full story -
Light Touch: Controlling The Behavior Of Quantum Dots
August 19, 2008 — Researchers from NIST and the Joint Quantum Institute have reported a new way to fine-tune the light coming from quantum dots by manipulating them with pairs of lasers. Their technique could ... > full story -
Aboriginal Kids Can Count Without Numbers
August 18, 2008 — Knowing the words for numbers is not necessary to be able to count, according to new research. The study of the aboriginal children -- from two communities which do not have words or gestures for ... > full story
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