News tagged with communication behaviors

Positive words: the glue to social interaction

(Phys.org) -- Scientists at ETH Zurich have studied the use of language, finding that words with a positive emotional content are more frequently used in written communication. This result supports the theory that social ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows family solution to teen troubles

(PhysOrg.com) -- How do you keep at-risk teens off drugs and out of trouble? According to a new University of Georgia study, family can make a difference.

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created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Online communication boosts lying and E-mail is the medium that contains the most lies: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers finds that communication using computers for instant messaging and e-mail increases lying compared to face-to-face conversations, and that e-mail ...

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created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Volunteering, helping others decreases substance use in rural teens, study finds

Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 report the highest rates of substance use and dependence, according to the National Survey on Drug Use & Health. A new study from the University of Missouri found that rural adolescents ...

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created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Online interactions can lead to risky financial decision-making

People who participate in online communities are more likely to make risky financial decisions, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, the University of British Columbia and the University of Zurich.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Strong attachment to local communities made oil spill more stressful for many coastal residents

A major concern related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 was the impact on people living in coastal areas. News reports provided anecdotal evidence that those living along the coast and reliant on the fishing or ...

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created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Autistic mice act a lot like human patients

UCLA scientists have created a mouse model for autism that opens a window into the biological mechanisms that underlie the disease and offers a promising way to test new treatment approaches.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Missouri lawmakers vote to repeal Facebook limits

Missouri lawmakers passed and sent to the governor Friday a bill designed to refriend Facebook and other electronic media for thousands of Missouri's teachers and students.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicists demonstrate the quantum von Neumann architecture

A new paradigm in quantum information processing has been demonstrated by physicists at UC Santa Barbara. Their results are published in this week's issue of Science Express online.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Does Cupid play politics? That 'something special' might be your mate's political ideology

Though "variety is the spice of life" and "opposites attract," most people marry only those whose political views align with their own, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ...

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created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Receiving work-related communication at home takes greater toll on women

Communication technologies that help people stay connected to the workplace are often seen as solutions to balancing work and family life. However, a new study in the March issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior sugges ...

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created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How to stand out, lizard-style

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've ever tried waving to someone distant in a bustling crowd, you'll have some idea of how hard it can be for small rainforest animals to signal to each other with so many other distractions ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New malware could steal users social media behavior and info: researchers

A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers predicts that a new generation of malware (software written for malicious purposes like identity theft) could steal data on human behavior patterns, which ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anti-aphrodisiac protects young bedbugs

Male bedbugs are known to be very unfussy when it comes to mating, mounting any well-fed bug they can see - regardless of age or gender. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have discov ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

All may not be as it seems: College students, alcohol and sex

College students are less likely to let their female friends engage in risky sexual behavior after a night of drinking alcohol. Recent findings in the journal Communication Education examine how and why college students protec ...

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created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0