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  Numbers Are Just Numbers, But How You Grasp Them Fills In Details

  February 15, 2007 — Quickly now, which is a higher risk that you will get a disease: 1 in 100; 1 in 1,000, or 1 in 10? Choosing the correct answer depends on a person's numeracy -- the ability to grasp and use math and ... > full story
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  Action Video Games Sharpen Vision 20 Percent

  February 6, 2007 — Video games that contain high levels of action, such as Unreal Tournament, can actually improve your vision. Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that people who played action video ... > full story
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  Implicit Stereotypes And Gender Identification May Affect Female Math Performance

  January 24, 2007 — New research may provide insight as to why, despite progress over the last few decades, women remain underrepresented in math-heavy majors and ... > full story
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  Studies Yield Insight Into The Numerical Brain

  January 17, 2007 — Two studies in the Jan. 18, 2007, issue of the journal Neuron, published by Cell Press, shed significant light on how the brain processes numerical information -- both abstract quantities and their ... > full story
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  Panel Will Study Mars Global Surveyor Events

  January 11, 2007 — NASA has formed an internal review board to look more in-depth into why NASA's Mars Global Surveyor went silent in November 2006 and recommend any processes or procedures that could increase safety ... > full story
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  The First Molecular Keypad Lock

  January 8, 2007 — How can defense or intelligence agencies safeguard the security of top-secret data protected by a computation device the size of a single molecule? With cryptography approaching that sobering new ... > full story
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  A Reason Why Video Games Are Hard To Give Up

  December 26, 2006 — Kids and adults will stay glued to video games this holiday season because the fun of playing actually is rooted in fulfilling their basic psychological needs. Psychologists at the University of ... > full story
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  Numbers, Sequences Pose Problems For Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Children

  December 21, 2006 — Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) have particular difficulty understanding numbers and sequences, a University of Alberta study ... > full story
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  Online Journal Combines Teaching Math And Studying How Students Learn

  December 11, 2006 — When instructors at Bronx-area community colleges applied for a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study how students think about fundamental concepts of calculus, they hoped to gain a better ... > full story
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  Rowdy Hockey Fans Can Cause Hearing Damage, Say Researchers

  December 6, 2006 — During last year's NHL playoffs, Edmonton Oilers' fans tried to earn the title of loudest arena in the game, but new University of Alberta research shows that even a few hours of exposure to that ... > full story

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