https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. It's coming up to that time of year again when people start making their New Year's resolutions, with promises to stop smoking or lose weight, and roping in their families to help. Many people rely on incentives to make their resolutions work but according to a United Kingdom study led by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, rewarding people for changing their health-related behaviour is fine, as long as it works. https://phys.org/news/2013-01-year-resolutions.html Social Sciences Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:49:56 EST news276338983 Persuasive technologies such as educational video games are more effective at changing people's attitudes or behaviours when they are adapted to a specific cultural audience. https://phys.org/news/2009-06-cultural-games-attitudes.html Social Sciences Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:31:11 EDT news165075902