Girls just as good at math as boys.
There are many explanations for the gender gap in math skills but they just don’t hold up, suggests new research on math skills and gender in 86 countries.
Loud TV commercials will soon be a thing of the past
Those annoying ultra-loud TV commercials will soon be a thing of the past.
Today, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to pass regulations requiring broadcasters and cable and satellite TV systems to maintain constant volume levels. The order will go into effect one year from today. The order “says commercials must have the same average volume as the programs they accompany,” says FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.
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Mothers who work are healthier, happier: study
Working mothers are healthier and happier.
Mothers who work are healthier than those who are not employed, at least when their children are very young, a new study finds.
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Learnin’ Matrix-Style!
Learning with a zing-zang-zoom!
Remember the Matrix where all you need to do to learn kung fu is to get it uploaded to your brain? Well, that may soon be coming to real life:
New research published today in the journal Science suggests it may be possible to use brain technology to learn to play a piano, reduce mental stress or hit a curve ball with little or no conscious effort. It’s the kind of thing seen in Hollywood’s “Matrix” franchise…
Barefoot running – new exercise trend
Barefoot running
Barefoot running is all the rage This workout trend is gaining ground across the exercise spectrum.
Do toddlers need computers to learn?
Toymakers are hoping to stuff babies’ stockings with kid-size computers.
It used to be that all a kid wanted for Christmas was to sit on Santa’s lap. Now, they may get a laptop.
How your boss may be ruining your marriage: study
The fallout from all that nastiness from your boss can insidiously chip away at your marriage.
Your boss’s abusive behavior may be doing more than just making you miserable. They may also be ruining your marriage, a new study shows.
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Official Color of 2012
It’s official. It’s in.
Pantone, official arbiter of the visible spectrum, has declared its selection for next year’s color—a statement of both insane arbitrariness, and great weight in the world of things. So what’ll it be? You’re lookin’ at it!
The above hue is Tangerine Tango (also referred to as “red”), which, as The Color of 2012, must grace one object in your possession, lest you feel like a peasant. It’s… kind of boring? Maybe it’s seeing it on a piece of fabric instead of a shiny computer or vibrant iPhone case, but it’s not really doing much for me here. But Pantone disagrees, duh…
Inflation hiding in smaller package sizes
Skippy shrank their 18-ounce container size down to 16.3 ounces.
If you are willing to look close enough, we’re actually being confronted by a serious bout of deflation when it comes to the size of the containers sitting on our supermarket shelves. Good things may come in small packages but that doesn’t mean they are good deals. Here’s how your favorite grocery-store items are shrinking before your eyes.
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QD TV that can be rolled up and carried in a pocket coming soon
Forget about 3D.
Coming soon: the QD TV. British scientists say they have developed a technology which they claim could be used to produce TV that can be rolled up and carried in a pocket. The scientists at Manchester University have actually developed a new form of light-emitting crystals, known as quantum dots, (QD) which can be used to produce ultra-thin televisions.
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Google Celebrates The Career Of Microchip Inventor Robert Noyce
Inventor Robert Norton Noyce
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the life and career of inventor Robert Noyce, co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel. Noyce, who died in 1990, is credited with the invention of the integrated circuit. His patent for a “Semiconductor Device and Lead Structure” paved the way for the semiconductor revolution of the next decades.
He was called the Mayor of Silicon Valley and his relaxed corporate structures encouraged his employees to experiment in an era of buttoned-down austerity. Without Noyce and his various projects, you probably wouldn’t be reading this right now…
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Using Quadrotors to assemble a building
Up, up and away with a quadrotor.
A clever idea, first reported by Gareth a couple years ago: Architects are trying to figure out how touse quadrotors to haul and place individual bricks. The above link is in French; here’s a Google translation…
