News tagged with abstract thoughts

'Mind-reading' brain-scan software showcased in NY

(AP) -- Mind reading may no longer be the domain of psychics and fortune tellers - now some computers can do it, too.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 8




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A new look at Apollo samples supports ancient impact theory

New investigations of lunar samples collected during the Apollo missions have revealed origins from beyond the Earth-Moon system, supporting a hypothesis of ancient cataclysmic bombardment for both worlds.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Physicist uses art to make physics more accessible

Based on research she conducted for her doctoral dissertation several years ago, Jatila van der Veen, a lecturer in the College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara and a research associate in UC Santa Barbara's physics ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Research: Too much, too little noise turns off consumers, creativity

The sound of silence isn't so golden for consumers, and both marketers and advertisers should take note, says new research from a University of Illinois expert in new product development and marketing.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Inside a mathematical proof lies literature, says Stanford's Reviel Netz

Like novelists, mathematicians are creative authors. With diagrams, symbolism, metaphor, double entendre and elements of surprise, a good proof reads like a good story.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Insects master abstract concepts

An insect's brain is capable of constructing and handling abstract concepts. It can even use two different concepts simultaneously in order to make a decision when faced with a new situation.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 4

New study shows "undecideds" not impartial

As the U.S. presidential election approaches, political analysts are paying a lot of attention to the undecided. New research by a team of psychologists from Canada, Italy and Switzerland shows that undecideds are not impartial, ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Learned, not innate human intuition: Study finds twist to the story of the number line

Tape measures. Rulers. Graphs. The gas gauge in your car, and the icon on your favorite digital device showing battery power. The number line and its cousins – notations that map numbers onto space and ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Creative play grows critical thinking in children

(Phys.org) -- Parents take heart – the alarmingly abstract masterpieces produced by your children could be teaching them how to reason like an adult.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Egg Cetera #6: Hunting for the world's oldest decorated eggs

In the final report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, archaeologist Brian Stewart investigates a remarkable technological leap for early mankind – the use of ostrich eggshells as water carriers.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ice sculptures fill the deepest parts of Mars

One of the “weirdest and least understood” areas of Mars, the enormous Hellas Impact Basin contains strange flowing landforms that bespeak of some specialized and large-scale geologic process having ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0


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