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How to Keep Kids Engaged With Educational Games
If you want teams of
students to stay engaged
while playing educational
games, you might want them
to switch seats pretty
often. That's one finding
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Comet ISON Brings Holiday Fireworks
Superficially resembling a
skyrocket, Comet ISON is
hurtling toward the Sun at
48,000 miles per hour. In
May 2013, the comet was 403
million miles from Earth,
between the orbits of Mars
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Teaching a Computer to Play Concentration Advances Security, Understanding of the Mind
Computer science researchers
have programmed a computer
to play the game
Concentration (also known as
Memory). The work could help
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Can Watching an Avatar Translate to Real-Life Weight Loss?
An estimated two-thirds of
all Americans are overweight
or obese and many find it
difficult to lose weight and
keep it off. They’ve
tried fad diets, exercise
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Head Hits Can Be Reduced in Youth Football
July 29, 2013 — Less contact during practice could mean a lot less exposure to head injuries for young football players, according to ... > full story -
Link Between Quantum Physics and Game Theory Found
July 12, 2013 — A deep link between two seemingly unconnected areas of modern science has been ... > full story -
Placebo Effect Largely Ignored in Psychological Intervention Studies
July 9, 2013 — Many brain-training companies tout the scientific backing of their products -- the laboratory studies that reveal how their programs improve your brainpower. But according to a new report, most ... > full story -
Math Game More Effective Than Paper Exercises
July 8, 2013 — To measure the effectiveness of Monkey Tales, a study was carried out with 88 second grade pupils divided into three groups. One group was asked to play the game for a period of three weeks while the ... > full story -
Violent Video Games Don't Always Reduce Subsequent Helpfulness
July 4, 2013 — Violent or antisocial video games like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto do not reliably reduce helpful behaviors in players shortly after playing, according to new ... > full story -
New Generation Electronic Games Boosts Kids' Physical Activity at Home
July 1, 2013 — Giving kids new generation "active" electronic games boosts their physical activity at home and has the same effect as stopping them from using the older versions altogether, a new study ... > full story -
What Makes a Video Go Viral? More Than Just Good Content
June 27, 2013 — If you want your homegrown video to go viral, you'd better have more than just good content. Find someone to endorse it, the more well known the ... > full story -
A New Wrinkle in Smoking Research
June 19, 2013 — If health concerns won’t get college students to quit smoking, maybe experiencing the future will. A researcher tested a video game showing social smokers what they might look like after 20 ... > full story -
Video Gamers Really Do See More: Gamers Capture More Information Faster for Visual Decision-Making
June 11, 2013 — Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player's hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to make better and faster use of visual input, ... > full story -
Most Youth Football Player Concussions Occur During Games, Not Practice
June 6, 2013 — Despite the lack of data regarding the rates of concussions in youth football, concerns have been raised about the sport being dangerous for this age group. Researchers have analyzed the incidence ... > full story
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