News tagged with lean thinking
The skinny on 'Lean' education
Educators should learn a thing or two from the Just-In-Time and Lean production techniques used by the automotive industry if they are to add value to the student experience as quickly and effectively as possible. That's ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Beyond oil, can Alaska be tapped as a source for renewable energy?
Alaska has massive hydro, wind, geothermal and other renewable resources, but the state's rural villages are chained to diesel and suffer oppressive energy costs they say threaten their existence. Lawmakers, energy experts ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2012 |
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Professor looks at how stars' endorsements can help -- or hurt -- politicians
Actor George Clooney is planning a fundraising dinner to raise $10 million for President Barack Obama. Comedian Chelsea Handler and actor Tom Hanks are also Obama supporters.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 10, 2012 |
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The ultimate babysitter? iPads for infants stir debate
Twenty-two-month-old George sits on a tiny blue chair, at a baby-sized desk, playing with a grown-up toy -- an iPad, sign of a powerful trend that has set alarm bells ringing among child development experts.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Is media-driven 'pseudo-reality' the future of U.S. politics?
(Phys.org) -- In the hyperpolarized world of the 2012 election, misinformation among Americans remains widespread, a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study finds.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2012 |
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SDO and STEREO spacecrafts spot something new on the Sun (w/ video)
(Phys.org) -- One day in the fall of 2011, Neil Sheeley, a solar scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., did what he always does – look through the daily images of the sun from ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Going ape for apps: young orangutan plays with iPad
The young orangutan reaches his hand through the cage and rubs his knuckles over an iPad, drawing wide colors across the screen with his favorite app.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Using less effort to think, opinions lean more conservative
(PhysOrg.com) -- When people use low-effort thought, they are more likely to endorse conservative ideology, according to psychologist Scott Eidelman of the University of Arkansas. Results of research by Eidelman and colleagues ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Budgeting backfires - Shoppers unconsciously spend more when trying to limit costs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Setting a price limit when shopping often backfires, according to new research from Brigham Young University and Emory University marketing professors. The study found that merely thinking ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Video games enter realm of art at Smithsonian
Video games have come a long way since the first simple adventures of Mario and Pac-Man and now enter the realm of art in a major exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington that celebrates ...
Mar 17, 2012 |
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Skydiver aims to jump from 23 miles, go supersonic (Update 2)
"Fearless Felix" Baumgartner has jumped 2,500 times from planes and helicopters, as well as some of the highest landmarks and skyscrapers on the planet - the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2012 |
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