News tagged with etiquette
No texting at dinner! Parenting in the digital era
(AP) -- Holly Kopczynski always prided herself on raising her kids the right way, teaching them etiquette basics like saying "please" and "thank you." Then it happened.
Oct 01, 2009 |
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'Don't post that!' -- networking etiquette emerges
(AP) -- Stephanie Kahn wanted to bask in her engagement for a few hours before diving into the task of calling aunts, uncles and good friends with the big news. And even before she could call them, she had ...
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Quarter of tweets not worth reading, Twitter users tell researchers
Twitter users choose the microblogs they follow, but that doesn't mean they always like what they get. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Georgia Institute of Technology ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Phone service finally penetrates New York Subway
New York's antiquated subway system finally entered the cell phone age Tuesday, but the surprise sight of signal bars popping up on screens didn't please all the Big Apple's harried commuters.
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Britons addicted to their 'CrackBerries': study
Many Britons are welded to their smartphones 24 hours a day and refuse to turn them off in cinemas and theatres, according to a study Thursday showing how the devices are changing social behaviour.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 04, 2011 |
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Japanese Ministry of Self-Defense shows off a flying sphere robot (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers working with the Japanese Ministry of Self-Defense have created what they claim is the worlds first completely spherical flying robot. The robot, which has roughly the same dimensions ...
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Chinese food for thought
Chinese food contains a hidden recipe for living, a new analysis reveals.
Mar 31, 2011 |
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More reasons to be nice: It's less work for everyone
A polite act shows respect. But a new study of a common etiquette—holding a door for someone—suggests that courtesy may have a more practical, though unconscious, shared motivation: to reduce the work for those ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Study: Faculty on Facebook will not ask students to be friends
In a recent survey of pharmacy professors, 100 percent of the respondents who had Facebook profiles said they would not send friend requests to their current students.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Research of Danish astronomer's remains completed
Scientists have concluded taking samples of the remains of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe that they hope could help them shed light on his sudden death more than 400 years ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Danish astronomer's remains exhumed in Prague
(AP) -- Astronomer Tycho Brahe uncovered some of the mysteries of the universe in the 16th century - and now modern-day scientists are delving into the mystery of his sudden death.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 15, 2010 |
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'Halfalogue': Overheard cell-phone conversations are not only annoying but reduce our attention
"Yeah, I'm on my way home." "That's funny." "Uh-huh." "What? No! I thought you were - " "Oh, ok." Listening to someone talk on a cell phone is very annoying. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 21, 2010 |
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