News tagged with false
False killer whales use acoustic squint to target prey
Hunting in the ocean's murky depths, vision is of little use, so toothed whales and dolphins (odontocetes) rely on echolocation to locate tasty morsels with incredible precision. Laura Kloepper from the University of Hawaii ...
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Study: LinkedIn resumes more honest -- in some ways
A new study says people are less likely to lie about big things on resumes they post on the professional network LinkedIn compared with traditional resumes.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Noble false widow spider marches north in the UK
The noble false widow spider, a species often mistaken for the black widow spider in the UK, is spreading north, Natural History Museum enquiry records show.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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New insights into how to correct false knowledge
The abundance of false information available on the Internet, in movies and on TV has created a big challenge for educators.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Online news portals get credibility boost from trusted sources
People who read news on the web tend to trust the gate even if there is no gatekeeper, according to Penn State researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2012 |
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S. Korea tightens monitoring of social media
South Korea has tightened monitoring of popular social networking sites to curb illicit content including an upsurge in North Korean propaganda, officials said Thursday.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Author Grisham laments bad courtroom science
Best-selling crime author John Grisham told lawmakers that faulty science is all over the US justice system, and urged nationwide improvements to forensic techniques.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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China police detain Internet users
Chinese police have begun to detain and punish people for spreading rumours online, the government said on Tuesday, as authorities intensify efforts to censor content on the Internet.
Oct 25, 2011 |
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False starts can sneak by in women's sprinting
Olympic timing procedures don't accurately detect false starts by female sprinters, according to a new analysis by University of Michigan researchers.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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China microblogging site to tighten controls
China's popular micoblogging site Weibo said it was tightening controls over its Twitter-like service, state press said Monday, amid concerns over growing government interference on the web.
Sep 19, 2011 |
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China blog site shuts accounts over 'rumors'
(AP) -- China's most popular microblogging site is cracking down on what it says is the spread of false rumors after the ruling Communist Party told Internet companies to tighten control over information online.
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Astronomy without a telescope - bubblology
One model of a hypothetical multiverse has, perhaps appropriately, some similarity to a glass of beer. Imagine an eternal false vacuum – that’s a bit like a fluid, though not all that much like a f ...
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Battle brewing over control of personal data online
Google Inc., Yahoo Inc., Facebook Inc. and other Internet companies have made billions of dollars tracking people's online movements and using that data to target advertising based on their prediction of what a person might ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Faking it: Can ads create false memories about products?
(PhysOrg.com) -- People who read vivid print advertisements for fictitious products actually come to believe they've tried those products, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2011 |
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When the pressure is on, product experts can get facts wrong: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Buying a new car, camera or computer? New research from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia shows that seeking advice from expert acquaintances to choose between models of ...
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Apr 12, 2011 |
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