Aug 23 2010

Beyond the Black Box

Tag: Air Travel, Aircraft, Artifacts, Atlantic Ocean, Aviation, Batteries, Birds, Child, Colleges, Communication, Computers, Design, Devices, Disasters and Accidents, Electronics, Engaged, Engineering, Engines, Events, Experts, Eye, Fall, Father, Fear, Glass, Government, Health Insurance, History, Internet, Inventions, Investigation, Lawsuits, Logging, Mining, Movies, Murder, Navy, Oceania and Australia, Office, Officer, Polar Regions, Privacy, Radio, Safety, Satellites, Science, Seas, Sensors, Storage, Streams, Submarine, Suicide, Technology, The Future, Touch, Transportation — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:00 am
Instead of storing flight data on board, aircraft could easily send the information in real time to the ground.

Aug 17 2010

How Rare Are Female Child Killers?

Tag: Babies, Child, Crime, Drowning, Family Members, Mother, Murder, Parents, Police, Strangulation, Toddler, Women — Benjamin Radford @ 4:22 pm
A 29-year-old mother confesses to suffocating her two toddlers before driving them into a river. Sadly, the case is not as rare as many might think.

Aug 16 2010

Only Child Syndrome a Myth

Tag: Child, Family, Kids, Parenting, Parents, Siblings — Emily Sohn @ 4:18 pm
Despite common beliefs that only children may grow up maladjusted, new research finds they're just fine.

Jul 27 2010

Mom’s Love Leads to Less Stressed Adults

Tag: Child, Mother — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:45 pm
Loving bonds can make small children more resilient to adult life's trials and tribulations.

Jul 12 2010

Facebook Installs ‘Panic Button’ for Children

Tag: Child, Internet, Online Community and Social Networking, Safety, Websites — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 10:21 am
Facebook has joined forces with a child protection agency to create a "panic button" application on its site.

Jun 22 2010

Soothing Words Ramp up Pain

Tag: Child, Fear, Kids, Pain, Parents — Larry O'Hanlon @ 9:00 pm
Saying, "Don't worry," to reassure an injured or fearful child could do more harm than good.

Jun 09 2010

Autism Linked to Dozens of Genetic Mutations

Tag: Child, DNA, Genes, Kids, Mental Health, Parents — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:01 pm
Although some genetic glitches are inherited from parents, many arise for the first time in the person with autism.

May 24 2010

Preschools Take Root in Forests

Tag: Child, Kids, Nature, Outdoors, Parents, Parks and Forests, Schools — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:10 pm
Some preschools across the country are swapping classrooms and desks for trees and mud.

Apr 06 2010

Humanoid Robot Learns Like a Child

Tag: Child, Communication, Learning, Robotics, Robots — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:37 pm
Most robots are programmed. But this robot learns like a child, which can teach researchers more about human cognition.

Mar 16 2010

Accent Speaks Louder Than Race for Finding Friends

Tag: Babies, Child, Childhood, Communication, Etiquette and Languages, Geography, Hearing, Humans, Kids, Schools, Sleep, Video — Cristen Conger @ 12:00 pm
Children prefer to make friends with those whose speech patterns -- rather than skin color -- mimic their own.
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