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Trial-and-error a memory booster for seniors
Trial-and-error may help older adults to learn better, a Canadian study suggests.
British men may have a hunter-gatherer past
British men may trace their lineage back to hunter-gatherers, not farmers as had previously been suspected.
How do I remember that I know you know that I know?
"I'll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time," says the character Aaron in the 1987 movie Broadcast News. He and the woman he's talking...
We're All Better Than Average - And Rich College Kids Moreso
There's long been a maddening belief by a subset of psychologists who have never actually been to the Eastern part of the world that Asia is some collectivist Utopia.When it...
Students' prototype app finds relatives among your Mormon Facebook friends
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many people already know the joy of discovering their ancestors, and now a new app by BYU students takes it to the next level - finding which of...
Think fast: Speed of thought and perception limited by unified neocortical gateway
(Medical Xpress) -- Historically, perceptual and response rates when multitasking have been interpreted as being limited by independent bottlenecks. While a more recent view suggests that a common bottleneck might...
Asleep at the wheel: Investigating sleep deprivation's effect on cognition
The next time you choose to pull an all-nighter, cramming for a test or preparing for a work presentation, think againyoure likely damaging the exact neurological systems you hope to...
Neuroethicist argues for continuing research into memory dampening drugs
(Medical Xpress) -- Unafraid to stir up a hornets nest of controversy, Adam Kolber, a Brooklyn Law School professor has published an essay on Nature declaring that he believes its...
Careers advice 'crucial' in encouraging greater science take-up
(PhysOrg.com) -- More pupils do physics and chemistry after the age of 16 in schools which provide a more comprehensive range of careers supervision and advice, according to new research...
Research shows benefits of investing in psychological wealth of young people
Professor Michael E. Bernard from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education has just released the results of a study examining the impact of You Can Do It! Education on the...
Middle-aged mothers and fathers only as happy as their least happy grown child, research shows
(Medical Xpress) -- Despite the fact that middle-aged parents are no longer responsible for their grown children, the parents' emotional well-being and life satisfaction remain linked to those children's successes...
Social media: Don't shoot the messaging service
The recent riots in the United Kingdom have shown the dark side of social media. But we must avoid heavy restrictions on their use.
Prolonged breastfeeding does not protect against eczema, global study shows
The largest worldwide study on the association between breastfeeding, time of weaning and eczema in children has concluded that there is no clear evidence that exclusive breastfeeding for four months...
Men and women differ in the way they anticipate an unpleasant emotional experience, research finds
Men and women differ in the way they anticipate an unpleasant emotional experience, which influences the effectiveness with which that experience is committed to memory, according to new research.
Video: What's Trending - Episode 15 - 8/23/11
Rapper Game talking about his new album, a hot performance by DeStrom Power and panelists Kara Swisher and Ross Mathews weigh in on what Conan needs to win, what went...
Video: Rapper Game talks about his new RED album
Game stopped by the What's Trending studio to talk about his new RED album. He gave us the down-low on modern hip-hop, working with Dre and the real deal...
Video: DeStorm Power: "Rapping Movie Titles" - LIVE
DeStorm tells us about his toughest challenges and then pumps up the What's Trending studio with a LIVE performance of his viral hit "Rapping Movie Titles" (August 23, 2011)
Tobacco companies use corporate social responsibility for political purposes
Corporations may use corporate social responsibility programmes not only to improve their public image, but also to gain access to politicians, influence agendas, and shape public health policy to best...
Does Religion Influence Epidemics?
Belief systems can override evolutionary tendencies in disease outbreaks
Research shows how Christians can fall prey to consumerism
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at Bath shows how advertising can lead some Christians to feel they are justified in ignoring core beliefs.
Augmented reality apps have some work to do
Imagine if you could wander the streets of a new city and get monuments and shops to reveal detailed information about themselves in a speech balloon. Like in a cartoon.
Anti-aging techniques not yet viewed as acceptable, study suggests
People who use more invasive anti-aging methods such as Botox injections or surgery are viewed more negatively than those who use milder techniques such as sun-avoidance and facial creams and...
Older adults are better at decision-making than young adults
We make decisions all our lives -- so you'd think we'd get better and better at it. Yet research has shown that younger adults are better decision-makers than older ones....
Smartphone Video Games Promote Family Bonding
'Angry Birds' can bring parents closer to kids.
Algonquin students raise $31K for Children's Wish Foundation
A unique partnership between Algonquin College events management students in Ottawa and the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada has raised an additional $31,000 to help realize the dreams of children...
Study researches effectiveness of mediation in custody disputes
A joint project between the Notre Dame Law Schools Legal Aid Clinic and the College of Arts and Letters Center for Children and Families will examine the effectiveness of mediation...
One in six IT projects are 'ticking timebombs'
A surprisingly high number of business and government technology projects are 'ticking time bombs', according to researchers at the University of Oxford. They analysed 1,500 global projects that had revamped...
Druid leader King Arthur loses legal fight over Stonehenge remains
High court refuses judicial review of decision to remove 5,000-year-old 'royal' remains from Stonehenge for analysisA druid leader who claims to be the incarnation of a legendary British king has suffered defeat in...