Jul 30 2010
Daydreams of Foreign Travel Prove Most Transporting
A daydream about a foreign vacation or a long-ago memory prove most likely to help you forget the present..
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May 27 2010
Computer Program Recognizes Sarcasm
The algorithm recognizes sarcastic sentences with an accuracy rate of 80 percent -- about the same as a person with poor social skills.
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May 06 2010
Growing Old With Engineering
Young engineers will need to design products and systems suitable for a large elderly population.
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Apr 21 2010
Brain Games Won’t Boost I.Q.
Although they may be entertaining, brain games probably won't make you smarter.
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Apr 06 2010
Humanoid Robot Learns Like a Child
Most robots are programmed. But this robot learns like a child, which can teach researchers more about human cognition.
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Mar 30 2010
Students From Arctic Town Venture to Antarctica
Thinking about setting one of your teen-aged kids adrift on an ice floe? Geoff Green of "Students on Ice" will do it for you.
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Mar 22 2010
Who Writes Wikipedia Articles?
It takes a village of contributors -- adding paragraphs here, inserting references there -- to craft a quality Wikipedia article.
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Mar 11 2010
English Sets High Hurdles to Learning ABCs
Given the inherent complexity of English, reading to young children is critical to developing their language skills.
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Mar 11 2010
English Sets High Hurdles to Learning ABCs
Given the inherent complexity of English, reading to young children is critical to developing their language skills.
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Feb 23 2010
Energy, There’s An App for That
App developers are building software that lets you manage energy use or control your home from a smart phone.
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