News tagged with answers
The flame challenge: How well can a scientist answer a child's question?
Famed actor Alan Alda, founding member of the Stony Brook University Center for Communicating Science and a Visiting Professor in the School of Journalism, is challenging scientists to answer an 11-year-old’s “not-so-simple” ...
Mar 02, 2012 |
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A toss of the dice reveals the truth
In a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers show how a simple toss of the dice can help to bring out honest answers when people are asked difficult questions.
Aug 02, 2011 |
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In the job hunt, people do lie, but honesty pays off, study finds
Honesty pays off, according to a new study of job seekers. When job applicants were warned that a pre-employment test could detect fake responses, they gave more honest answers -- a result that could improve their chances ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Facebook launches 'Questions,' get answers from other users
Facebook launched a trial version on Wednesday of a much-anticipated new service which allows members to pose questions to other users of the 500-million-strong social network.
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Ask.com wants users to ask each other, not Jeeves
(AP) -- You won't be able to ask Jeeves, the butler that made the search engine now known as Ask.com famous in the late '90s. But in a bid to engage more users, Ask is returning to its question-and-answer roots by tapping ...
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Study lays foundation for more patient access to medical records
A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that many patients are dissatisfied with the way they receive results of radiology tests and want more access to information in their medical ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Review: 10 ways to save on calling costs
(AP) -- The cost of making phone calls has been dropping rapidly in the last few years. If you want take full advantage of that, you'll need to try some new things, because the phone companies aren't going ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Is that your final answer? Study suggests method for improving individual decisions
Herd mentality. Angry mob. Mass hysteria. As these phrases suggest, we are not always confident that a large group of people will come up with the smartest decisions. So it may be surprising to learn that numerous studies ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Wolfram Alpha Could Answer Questions that Google Can't
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new search engine described as an "electronic brain" could make searching the Internet more intelligent. Called Wolfram Alpha, the search engine computes its own answers rather than looking ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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