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To live or die - computer will decide |
 ...omparison of the computer treatment indicator and decisions made by surrogates was stunning. The accuracy of both human and computer decisions coincided in over 78 percent of cases.
Although these findings showed that computer choice could be not less effective than human decision, this scientific idea remains quite questionable due to the ethical matters. The substitute of the personal decision shouldn't be ignored ev... |
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Alcohol kills faster than ecstasy |
 ...r the end of the drug list.
This latest study raised the question that government's drug policy was not paying enough attention to modern state of affairs and didn't take notice of the scientific findings.
There should be no surprise that ecstasy drug was placed almost at the end of the list. One person a day dies from acute alcohol poisoning in comparison to 10 people a year who die from ecstasy overdose.
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Invisibility is now one step closer |
 ...arge as a person or an aircraft", he said. This nanotechnological research is based at the Discovery Park of the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue.
In 2006 several researchers published their findings on optical cloaking device. Shalaev mentioned that the mathematical requirements for the device were quite general, which is why together with his team he thought of fulfilling the requirements with a concrete and sp... |
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Beautiful flirty women choose machos for procreation |
| ...ot seeking for a potential procreator. That's why their preferences fall for female looking men, who tend to be more supportive, which becomes very important for a woman and baby survival.
But the findings of the research also indicate that biological factors are not the only ones taken into consideration. There is an essential link between a woman's vision of her attractiveness and mate choice to add to her biological... |
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Men look at face, women look down there |
| ...context of the picture. Although it is known that men would more readily respond to visual stimulation, their concentration is initially less sexually oriented.
Researches suggest, that key to the findings may lie in peculiarities of brain activities in certain sections. From one of the fMRI (Functional magnetic resonance imaging) studies, conducted by Dr. Hamann and Wallen, where amygdalia brain section was examined,... |
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Compliments and Money Give the Same Satisfaction |
 ...both the same.
Dr Norihiro Sadato of National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Okazaki, Japan said that different kinds of reward activate the same area in the brain called striatum.
The findings of the study prove that boosting one's reputation gives a person psychological reward.
During a study, 19 people took part in the experiments where their brain activity was monitored with the help of fMRI (functi... |
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Inborn Empathy - In Other's Shoes Completely |
 ...arn empathy by doing the same actions, at least mentally. Studying people with mirror synesthesia emphasizes that empathy is a result of being able to put oneself in other people's shoes.
The new findings can be helpful for understanding and better treatment of other conditions such as autism, when a person has a difficulty relating to others.
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Bad Memories Can Be Suppressed If Only You Really Want It |
 ...teers showed that two regions of prefrontal cortex were working to block brain areas that are responsible for visual memorizing, memory encoding and emotional response.
Scientists say that these findings indicate one thing- we are able to control negative emotions and thus forget what we don't want to remember.
Mr.Depue said that the ability to block memory is an evolutionary trait that is a safeguard to our survi... |
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The Less Online Content - The Better, Study Says |
| ...ture and when a person spends too many efforts on getting the picture, he or she is unlikely to remember the picture. The brain gets overloaded if there is too much information for processing.
The findings are useful for those who deal with online content, including news portals, online advertising companies and search engines.
The research will be available in the journal Computers in Human Behavior.
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Web is a Fun Place for Most Users |
 ...ted by Nielsen/NetRatings showed that entertainment and social networking sources are the most popular sites on the web, surpassing the use of search engines and online shopping.
According to the findings, the time spent on viewing online videos and news increased by 37 percent in comparison to the increase of search engines use by 35 percent.
There is a strong tendency for the increase of entertainment content. Wi... |
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Young hackers are just curious |
 ...tion of the teenagers who commit computer crimes. In an anonymous experiment, she questioned more than 4,800 students in San Diego area to find out the truth about teenager's computer hacking.
The findings were uncovered at the American Psychological Association conference this weekend. The results showed that 38 percent of youngsters were involved in software piracy, 18 percent of all teenagers admitted to enter othe... |
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Hands-Free Phones - More Dangerous for Drivers than Alcoholic Drinks |
 ...rivers to use a hand-held phone, and the drivers who illegally use the phones are punished by a 60-pound fine and three points on the driver's license. Still, a lot of drivers flout the law.
These findings have initiated a campaign to urge drivers switch off their mobile phones when they are at the wheel. However, ministers consider the campaign to outlaw hands-free phones to be legally impractical for reasons of evide... |
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Animal Crew Returns from Space |
 ...Helix lucorum Linnaeus) took part in a study where scientists were trying to understand the gravity impact on sensory receptors.
Some experiments conducted in space may seem even weird, but their findings may become very important for science. For example, 20 lizards took part in a study were scientists cut off some of their body parts to find out how gravity and ionic radiation can affect the ability of the tissue to... |
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Scientists Discover Clays to Fight Deadly Bacteria |
 ...eve that the clays could attack bacteria through a physical rather than a biochemical process, implying that bacteria could never work out resistance. The scientists are really optimistic about their findings, hoping to save a lot of human lives.
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The Main Genetic Difference between Humans and Chimpanzees Revealed |
| ...ed, six to eight of alternative splicing were different in chimpanzees and humans. Some of these splicing events are responsible for such important issues as susceptibility to certain diseases. These findings can be very important in understanding how particular diseases affect one species or another.
The study, will be published in the Journal of Genes and Development.
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