A flair for imperfections
To most people, a useless flint axe is just that. To archaeologist Sigrid Alræk Dugstad, it is a source of information about Stone Age children.
Apr 15, 2013
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When leaving your wealth to your sister's children makes sense
In most human societies, men pass on their worldly goods to their wife's children. But in about ten percent of societies, men transfer their wealth to their sister's sons, a process called matrilineal inheritance. A new study ...
Mar 20, 2013
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Learning electronics company Adafruit offers children electronics lessons on YouTube
(Phys.org) —Adafruit, a company founded in 2005 by engineer Limor Fried, has begun offering a free educational program for children on YouTube. It's called Circuit Playground and the aim is to teach children ...
Apr 03, 2013
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Prepayment electricity metering leaves NZ children in the cold
A study by the University of Otago, Wellington just published in the New Zealand Medical Journal finds that households with children that use prepayment meters to pay for electricity experience greater levels of economic hardsh ...
Mar 15, 2013
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How stepdads can avoid missteps
As any stepdad can tell you, it's one thing to win a mom's heart and another to win over her children.
Apr 08, 2013
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Web games probed over possible child pressure
A watchdog has launched an investigation into whether children face "unfair pressure" to spend money on apparently free web and app-based games, it said Friday.
Apr 12, 2013
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Restaurant service linked to customer demographics, race, research finds
Restaurant servers are more likely to give better service to patron types they believe are more inclined to tip well, a Wayne State University researcher has found, a principle that has significant consequences when African-Americans ...
Mar 26, 2013
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'Redshirting' kindergarteners not as common as reported
New research findings from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education and the Stanford School of Education show that "redshirting" in kindergarten – the practice of delaying for a year a child's ...
Apr 26, 2013
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Study shows early investment in families helps children succeed in school
An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early academic achievement, according to a new study published in the April 15 online edition of Pediatrics. In a f ...
Apr 16, 2013
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Survey results reveal distracted driving habits
(Phys.org) —According to experts in the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, there were approximately 3,300 deaths and 400,000 ...
Apr 11, 2013
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