News tagged with human reasoning

New study disputes notion that men are better at spatial thinking than women

(PhysOrg.com) -- Throughout much of human history, it has been assumed by both men and women that men are somehow better able to solve so-described spatial problems than are women. This apparent discrepancy has been used ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (7) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

UIC Researchers Probe Computer 'Commonsense Knowledge'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Challenge a simple pocket calculator at arithmetic and you may be left in the dust. But even the most sophisticated computer cannot match the reasoning of a youngster who looks outside, sees a fresh snowfall, ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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3 Questions: Andrew Lo on JP Morgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss

Earlier this month, heavyweight bank JP Morgan Chase announced it had lost at least $2 billion on a single trade — a figure that could grow as the firm struggles to unwind its position. The event has pr ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created 15 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Earthquakes without frontiers

Understanding the threat posed by unanticipated earthquakes in continental interiors is the focus of a new study led by the University of Cambridge.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Singing in the rain: Technology improves monitoring of bird sounds

Researchers at Oregon State University have created a new computer technology that can listen to multiple bird sounds at one time to identify which species are present and how they may be changing as a result ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Banned antibiotics in Asian fish imports: Australia

Australian officials are seeing a rising number of Asian fish imports containing banned antibiotics, a report said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fabrication of new elastic 'soft capsule' using nano-sized flakes

A research group headed by MANA Scientist Dr. Qingmin Ji of the National Institute for Materials Science (Japan), in joint study with Prof. Frank Caruso of the University of Melbourne, developed a new elastic ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New math model can help computers avoid communication breakdowns

Language is so much more than a string of words. To understand what someone means, you need context.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Partial eclipse of the Strawberry Moon

On June 4th, 2012, there's going to be a full Moon.  According to Native American folklore it’s the Strawberry Moon, so-called because the short season for harvesting strawberries comes during the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The first chemical circuit developed

Klas Tybrandt, doctoral student in organic electronics at Linkoping University, Sweden, has developed an integrated chemical chip. The results have just been published in Nature Communications.

Chemistry / Other

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Stunning image of smallest possible five-ringed structure

Scientists have created and imaged the smallest possible five-ringed structure – about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair – and you'll probably recognise its shape.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be history

(AP) -- Richard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history. Not that the avowed atheist has any doubts himself.

Biology / Evolution

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (26) | comments 125


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