Teaching in a disruptive classroom July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Anyone who teaches a large group of students has probably experienced undesirable student behaviors. I taught the introductory college biology course at Syracuse University, and several hundred students attended each lecture. | |
Professor explores social behavior and business misdeeds July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Corporate misconduct can be the stuff of high drama. But prevailing theory has it that "settling up," the process of meting out consequences for corporate misdeeds, is largely determined by quite rational, ... | |
Context is everything: New research uncovers key to consumer preferences July 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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When consumers shop for televisions or cereal, what makes them prefer one option to another? Which brand will they purchase again and tell their friends about? | |
Brand names subconsciously afftect people's shopping goals July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Even 60 milliseconds of exposure to a brand name such as Wal-Mart or Tiffany can alter consumers' subconscious goals, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. | |
Decisions under pressure: it's all in the heartbeat July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A person's heart rate can reveal a lot about how they make decisions when feeling stressed, a Queensland University of Technology academic says. | |
Chalk and talk July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The traditional view of a teacher scribbling on a chalkboard while talking at students has changed in recent years, not only with the advent of net-connected classroom displays and other gadgets but in the sense that educational ... | |
Training reassessed after plutonium spill July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- Use of radioactive materials has been suspended and worker training is being reassessed following a plutonium spill at the Boulder, Colo., laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the agency's ... | |
 Not exactly your grandfather's Lego July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some students just can't get enough of a good thing. Willingly spending more than 11 hours a day in a classroom is what happens when you combine Lego robotics with inquisitive minds. | |
 British showers most wasteful and inconsiderate in Western Europe July 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Water-wasting and uncaring about gels, shampoos and soap going down the plughole: that's how the British emerge from a survey on showering habits of western Europeans. | |
Reading, math scores up for 4th and 8th graders, federal report shows July 11, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The nation's fourth and eighth graders scored higher in reading and mathematics than they did during their last national assessment, according to the federal government's latest annual statistical report on the well-being ... | |
Seeking the roots of collective cooperation July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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No one enjoys paying taxes. Even so, we need taxes if we want our streets clean, a proper public health care system, an educated population or the maintenance of Earth’s climate within habitable boundaries. This is what scientists ... | |
The world is becoming a happier place: study July 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The world is becoming a happier place, a study published in this month's Perspectives of Psychological Science shows. | |
Offshoring: Where's the value? July 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
U.S. firms that offshore customer service may save money on labor costs, but they also pay the price in terms of unhappy customers, say University of Michigan researchers. | |
US firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says July 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
U.S. companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations, according to a new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University of Illinois labor expert. | |
Special horseshoes measure acceleration in horses July 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The most frequent injuries that horses suffer are derived from pressure exerted by riders, and knowing which forces are involved when horses move can prove highly informative when considering treatment for such injuries. | |
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