From the Indiana University press release via Physorg: Maybe rocker Greg Kihn was being prophetic in his 1981 hit, “The Breakup Song,” with its chorus, “They don’t write ’em like that anymore.” An Indiana University…
From the International Communication Association press release via EurekAlert!: From the T-101 to Data from Star Trek, humans have been presented with the fictional dilemma of how we empathize with robots. Robots now infiltrate our…
From the University College London press release via MedicalXpress: Predicting the winner of a sporting event with accuracy close to that of a statistical computer program could be possible with proper training, according to researchers.…
From the UC Berkeley press release via HealthCanal: “You always think about stress as a really bad thing, but it’s not,” said Daniela Kaufer, associate professor of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley.…
From the Michigan State University press release: Humans, when alone, see threats as closer than they actually are. But mix in people from a close group, and that misperception disappears. In other words, there’s safety…
From the University of Notre Dame press release via ScienceDaily: Concrete objects — such as toys, tiles and blocks — that students can touch and move around, called manipulatives, have been used to teach basic…
From the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology press release via EurekAlert!: Adding more color to your diet in the form of berries is encouraged by many nutrition experts. The protective effect of berries…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: Teenagers are risk-takers — they’re more likely than children or adults to experiment with illicit substances, have unprotected sex, and drive recklessly. But research shows…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via EurekAlert!: The photo-sharing application Instagram is used by millions of people around the world daily. In the media, the social media phenomenon is sometimes dismissed as trivial…
From the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) press release via AlphaGalileo: People with depression often feel their life is out of control. It can evoke feelings that their life is pointless or by merely…