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Active and passive learning are very similar     Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:11:18 -0700 (PDT)
Passive learning imprints on the brain just like active learning It's conventional wisdom that practice makes perfect. But if practicing only consists of watching, rather than doing, does that advance proficiency? Yes, according to a study by Dartmouth researchers. In a study titled "Sensitivity of the Actio ...

David Sloan Wilson's article on group selection     Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:02:41 -0700 (PDT)
see http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/522809?cookieSet=1 ...

E O Wilson - An advocate of group selection - Interview     Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:00:12 -0700 (PDT)
NYT July 15, 2008 Scientist at Work | Edward O. Wilson Taking a Cue From Ants on Evolution of Humans By NICHOLAS WADE To reach Edward O. Wilson?s office on the Harvard campus, one must first push through a door with a sign warning the public not to enter. Then, enter a creaky old elevator and press two button ...

Enforcing quotas for each sex in science?     Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
NYT July 15, 2008 Findings A New Frontier for Title IX: Science By JOHN TIERNEY Until recently, the impact of Title IX, the law forbidding sexual discrimination in education, has been limited mostly to sports. But now, under pressure from Congress, some federal agencies have quietly picked a new target: scienc ...

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A treatment for tinnitus using magnetic fields     Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:43:35 -0700 (PDT)
New Tinnitus Treatment: Potential To Greatly Diminish Ringing In The Ears ScienceDaily (July 11, 2008) ? A study conducted at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has shown potential to markedly improve tinnitus, commonly known as ?ringing in the ears.? Mark Mennemeier, Ph.D., and John Dornhof ...

Selling habits - They may be good for you!     Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:32:41 -0700 (PDT)
NYT July 13, 2008 Warning: Habits May Be Good for You By CHARLES DUHIGG A FEW years ago, a self-described ?militant liberal? named Val Curtis decided that it was time to save millions of children from death and disease. So Dr. Curtis, an anthropologist then living in the African nation of Burkina Faso, cont ...

Registrar wins tribunal     Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:18:58 GMT
This case is slightly more complex than at first glance, because the complainant may have been harrassed. However, I'm disturbed by the implication that public servants can pick and choose who to serve. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7499248.stm Mark -- ...

Sport and seeing red     Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:29:46 -0700 (PDT)
Referees award more points when they see red 14:20 10 July 2008 NewScientist.com news service Matt Kaplan Referees try to be fair, but on occasion even the best make bad calls. Now it would seem that sometimes they cannot help it. Researchers reveal that colours worn by competitors can shape referee decisions. ...

Electromagnetic theory of consciousness     Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:57:09 -0700 (PDT)
Though not knowing its scientific merit, I rather like the theory that holds that consciousness is an aspect of an electromagnetic field produced by neural activity in the brain. The idea was criticised by members of this group some years ago, but is still being advocated. Anyone interested might like to see the ...


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