Category: News

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! – Anne Frank

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Can YOU Tell if You’re Facebook Dependent?

30/12/2015

You might have a Facebook dependency. But that's not necessarily a bad thing...

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clouds

Cloudy Clouds and Cloudier Clouds. Where’s the Powder At?

29/12/2015

Scientists discover that salty sea spray affects clouds ...

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Harbingers of Failure. Are You The Eternal Betamax?

28/12/2015

Harbingers of failure have the unusual property that they keep on buying products that are taken from the shelves...

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Klever Kitty! Scientists Isolate the Antidepressant Component of Ketamine

27/12/2015

Team IDs brain circuit involved in party drug's antidepressant effect ...

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religion

Heretic! Religion and Politics, Causing Mayhem for 2000 Years

26/12/2015

Scientists find: Religion and politics led to social tension and conflict, then and now ...

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Screw You, Confucius! Material Purchases Make You Happy

25/12/2015

A recent study from Social Psychological and Personality Science shows material purchases provide more frequent happiness...

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Spuds in Space: How to (Really) Grow Potatoes on Mars

24/12/2015

Crop harvested under Red Planet conditions will set course for Martian farming...

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Caring Canines. Do Dogs Do Christmas Too?

23/12/2015

Dogs truly behave prosocially toward other dogs....

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How Extreme Space Weather Could Ruin Your Rail Journey

22/12/2015

Ensuring readiness in case of space weather events ...

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Smart Selection: Evolution is Smarter Than We Thought

21/12/2015

Research shows that it is possible for evolution to exhibit some of the same intelligent behaviours as learning systems...

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The Effortless Life-Extending Breakthrough You Have to Try

20/12/2015

Face cream ingredient found to mimic life-extending effects of a calorie restriction diet ...

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The Other One Percent. What Refugees Really Cost

19/12/2015

The fiscal impact of refugees in Sweden ...

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Lo-Tech Innovation Proves Grate news for the Environment

18/12/2015

Small metal grate makes big impact on environment and health ...

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Tall Tales and Freak Waves – The Science of the Sneaker Set

17/12/2015

Oceanic Freak waves hit without warning, new research shows ...

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How to Use Wee Wee For Wi-Fi Enabled Socks

16/12/2015

Wearable energy generator uses urine to power wireless transmitter ...

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Who’s the Innovator When it Comes To Scratch? Pimp Your Toothbrush.

15/12/2015

How satisfied we are with our toothbrush depends a lot on the sound of the bristles scrubbing against the enamel....

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memory

Episodic or Semantic: What’s Your Memory Type?

14/12/2015

New research shows that the tendency to remember episodic details versus facts is reflected in intrinsic brain patterns...

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A more chaotic brain state: New Data on How LSD Works

13/12/2015

LSD changes consciousness by reorganizing human brain networks ...

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Tuck In! Do Plus-Sized Models Promote Obesity?

12/12/2015

Plus-sized models in advertising linked to rising obesity rates: Study ...

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slacktivists

We Shall Overmeme: Why Slacktivists Make a Difference

11/12/2015

A new study of Twitter use during social protests finds that a critical periphery of 'slacktivists' greatly amplify a movement's message...

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Thanks! The Proven Way to Get The Right Kind of Attention

10/12/2015

Pay it forward: Small favors can yield large returns, study finds...

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Will Work For Pies: Providing Food Makes Better Workers

09/12/2015

Breaking bread with colleagues boosts productivity. The benefits of providing food at work...

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Does Texter’s Thumb Count? Worldwide Injuries Plummet in the Internet Era

08/12/2015

Global toll of injuries down by almost a third since 1990 ...

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SPARTAAAAAA!! What Viewing Violent Media does to Your Aggression Levels

07/12/2015

Exposure to violence makes you more likely to lie, cheat ...

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Four Ways Your Apps are Snooping on You

06/12/2015

UC Riverside study shows popular apps interact with risky websites...

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Heads Up! Ways to Recognise Phonebies and Digital Deadwalkers

05/12/2015

Distracted Walking: a Serious Issue for You, not Me...

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Laugh at the Mosquitos: Eradicate Itching, Forever!

03/12/2015

Researchers evaluate transcranial direct current stimulation to eradicate itching...

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Your Magneto-Jet Awaits, Sir. Powerful magnetic fields in Nature

02/12/2015

Simulation shows key to building powerful magnetic fields ...

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cannabis

Brain Strain: What You Don’t Want to Know (But Need To) About Cannabis

01/12/2015

Study shows white matter damage caused by 'skunk-like' cannabis ...

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All in the Pipes: Birds sing the same way we do

30/11/2015

The very same physical mechanisms are at play when a bird sings and a human speaks....

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