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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Regent Hotels & Resorts - International Luxury Accommodations
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:50:31 -0700 (PDT)
Regent Hotels & Resorts - International Luxury Accommodations
Luxurious Accommodations, Modern Comforts, and Intuitive Service come
Together to Create an Inspired, Indelible Experience that is
Distinctly Regent Hotels and Resort.
http://www.internationalhotelsdetail.blogspot.com ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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. ...
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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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