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'Techno Addicts' pose employer liability, says Rutgers researcher General Science / Other August 18, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Taking your Blackberry on vacation with you? Or to the kids' soccer game? How about the business cell phone? Technology keeps workers connected 24/7. If that sounds like an employer's dream come true, think again: according ...

New approach to science education proposed General Science / Other January 24, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet A world-renowned U.S. scientist says he is plotting a revolution -- a revolution in the way children around the world are taught science.

Researchers analyze 'Africa effect,' the slow growth of some economies General Science / Other June 15, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet African governments were instrumental in inhibiting the growth of their own economies in the late 20th century, according to a decade-long project conducted by African scholars and economists. Robert Bates, professor of government ...

Set your clock to 'British green time' General Science / Other November 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Turning the clocks back each autumn has generated millions of tonnes of carbon emissions as well as increasing electricity costs during GMT months.

Nearing Age 50 Or Retirement? Watch Out For Age Discrimination General Science / Other November 07, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet The threat of age discrimination against American workers seems to peak about age 50 and then again when workers near retirement age, according to a new study of validated discrimination claims.

Easy come easy go: Research shows shift in attitudes towards borrowing General Science / Other December 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet New research by the Personal Finance Research Centre at the University of Bristol provides firm evidence of a major shift in attitudes towards borrowing in recent years.

Verbally aggressive mothers direct their children's behavior General Science / Other July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A new study in Human Communication Research reveals that verbally aggressive mothers tend to control their children's choice of activities as well as use physical negative touch, along with directives, when trying to alter ...

Toddlers engage in 'emotional eavesdropping' to guide their behavior General Science / Other March 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet Little children never cease to amaze. University of Washington researchers have found that 18-month-old toddlers engage in what they call "emotional eavesdropping" by listening and watching emotional reactions directed by ...

Researchers confirm the power of altruism in Wikipedia General Science / Other October 17, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet The beauty of open-source applications is that they are continually improved and updated by those who use them and care about them. Dartmouth researchers looked at the online encyclopedia Wikipedia to determine if the anonymous, ...

Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record General Science / Other January 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have jointly achieved a new milestone in the almost 20-year history of scientific ballooning in Antarctica, ...

A car's middle back seat may be least desirable, but it's the safest General Science / Other June 28, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a full car, some poor soul is relegated to the middle of the back seat, the least desirable, most uncomfortable, most "un-cool" spot in the vehicle. It also happens to be the safest.

New research is first to explore regional differences in US serial killings General Science / Other January 25, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Did you know that people living in the Western region of the United States are more likely to become victims of a serial killer than people living in the Northeast? The February issue of Homicide Studies, published by SAGE, ...

Unbelted backseat passengers produce deadly results General Science / Other December 21, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Holiday travelers: Listen up and buckle up. New research shows that unbelted backseat passengers risk injury or death to themselves and the driver seated in front of them in the event of a head-on crash.

Anti-evolutionist may garner schools post General Science / Other May 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Kansas Republican who is an open opponent to evolution theory is the sole candidate for a top National Association of State Boards of Education post.

Working hard or hardly working? Researcher studies effects of job simplification on employee productivity General Science / Other September 17, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet Outsourcing. Offshoring. Compartmentalizing. More than corporate buzzwords, these trends are redefining the nature of work for millions of Americans, as well as their counterparts all over the world. But what are the ramifications ...

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'Techno Addicts' pose employer liability, says Rutgers researcher General Science / Other August 18, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Taking your Blackberry on vacation with you? Or to the kids' soccer game? How about the business cell phone? Technology keeps workers connected 24/7. If that sounds like an employer's dream come true, think again: according ...

New approach to science education proposed General Science / Other January 24, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet A world-renowned U.S. scientist says he is plotting a revolution -- a revolution in the way children around the world are taught science.

Researchers analyze 'Africa effect,' the slow growth of some economies General Science / Other June 15, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet African governments were instrumental in inhibiting the growth of their own economies in the late 20th century, according to a decade-long project conducted by African scholars and economists. Robert Bates, professor of government ...

Set your clock to 'British green time' General Science / Other November 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Turning the clocks back each autumn has generated millions of tonnes of carbon emissions as well as increasing electricity costs during GMT months.

Nearing Age 50 Or Retirement? Watch Out For Age Discrimination General Science / Other November 07, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet The threat of age discrimination against American workers seems to peak about age 50 and then again when workers near retirement age, according to a new study of validated discrimination claims.

Easy come easy go: Research shows shift in attitudes towards borrowing General Science / Other December 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet New research by the Personal Finance Research Centre at the University of Bristol provides firm evidence of a major shift in attitudes towards borrowing in recent years.

Verbally aggressive mothers direct their children's behavior General Science / Other July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A new study in Human Communication Research reveals that verbally aggressive mothers tend to control their children's choice of activities as well as use physical negative touch, along with directives, when trying to alter ...

Toddlers engage in 'emotional eavesdropping' to guide their behavior General Science / Other March 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet Little children never cease to amaze. University of Washington researchers have found that 18-month-old toddlers engage in what they call "emotional eavesdropping" by listening and watching emotional reactions directed by ...

Researchers confirm the power of altruism in Wikipedia General Science / Other October 17, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet The beauty of open-source applications is that they are continually improved and updated by those who use them and care about them. Dartmouth researchers looked at the online encyclopedia Wikipedia to determine if the anonymous, ...

Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record General Science / Other January 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have jointly achieved a new milestone in the almost 20-year history of scientific ballooning in Antarctica, ...

A car's middle back seat may be least desirable, but it's the safest General Science / Other June 28, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a full car, some poor soul is relegated to the middle of the back seat, the least desirable, most uncomfortable, most "un-cool" spot in the vehicle. It also happens to be the safest.

New research is first to explore regional differences in US serial killings General Science / Other January 25, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Did you know that people living in the Western region of the United States are more likely to become victims of a serial killer than people living in the Northeast? The February issue of Homicide Studies, published by SAGE, ...

Unbelted backseat passengers produce deadly results General Science / Other December 21, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Holiday travelers: Listen up and buckle up. New research shows that unbelted backseat passengers risk injury or death to themselves and the driver seated in front of them in the event of a head-on crash.

Anti-evolutionist may garner schools post General Science / Other May 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Kansas Republican who is an open opponent to evolution theory is the sole candidate for a top National Association of State Boards of Education post.

Working hard or hardly working? Researcher studies effects of job simplification on employee productivity General Science / Other September 17, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet Outsourcing. Offshoring. Compartmentalizing. More than corporate buzzwords, these trends are redefining the nature of work for millions of Americans, as well as their counterparts all over the world. But what are the ramifications ...

'Techno Addicts' pose employer liability, says Rutgers researcher

New approach to science education proposed

Researchers analyze 'Africa effect,' the slow growth of some economies

Set your clock to 'British green time'

Nearing Age 50 Or Retirement? Watch Out For Age Discrimination

Easy come easy go: Research shows shift in attitudes towards borrowing

Verbally aggressive mothers direct their children's behavior

Toddlers engage in 'emotional eavesdropping' to guide their behavior

Researchers confirm the power of altruism in Wikipedia

Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record

A car's middle back seat may be least desirable, but it's the safest

New research is first to explore regional differences in US serial killings

Unbelted backseat passengers produce deadly results

Anti-evolutionist may garner schools post

Working hard or hardly working? Researcher studies effects of job simplification on employee productivity

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