News tagged with mass communications
Foul-mouthed characters in teen books have it all, study finds
Bestselling authors of teen literature portray their more foul-mouthed characters as rich, attractive and popular, a new study finds. Brigham Young University professor Sarah Coyne analyzed the use of profanity in 40 books ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 18, 2012 |
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Fiercer competition for quicker innovations
Reading e-mails while on the move, downloading music, or watching videos is quite normal for smartphone users. European mobile communication markets, however, are far behind the top innovator: Japan. This is identified by ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Rock, pop, white power: How music influences support for ethnic groups
Just a few minutes of listening to mainstream rock music was enough to influence white college students to favor a student group catering mostly to whites over groups serving other ethnic and racial groups, a new study found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 05, 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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First physical evidence of tobacco in a Mayan container
A scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an anthropologist from the University at Albany teamed up to use ultra-modern chemical analysis technology at Rensselaer to analyze ancient Mayan pottery ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 11, 2012 |
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BBC History Cold Case team solve mystery of Norwich bodies in the well
History Cold Case is returning for a second series on BBC TWO. In the third episode of this new series on Thursday, 14th July, 2011 at 9pm, investigators reveal the extraordinary possible reason that 17 skeletons were discovered ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Next generation FeliCa contactless IC chip to be launched
Sony Corporation announces today the launch of the next generation FeliCa IC chip with enhanced security adopting the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption. The new IC chip will support AES as well ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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An egalitarian Internet? Not so, study says
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Internet is often thought of as a forum that enables egalitarian communication among people from diverse backgrounds and political persuasions, but a University of Georgia study reveals ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Tiny talk on a barnacle's back: Scientists use new imaging technique to reveal complex microbial interactions
Even the merest of microbes must be able to talk, to be able to interact with its environment and with others to not just survive, but to thrive. This cellular chatter comes in the form of signaling molecules ...
May 10, 2011 |
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New forensic laser technique for hair analysis can reveal historical data
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a new laser technique, Jim Moran and his colleagues at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have devised a method of separating out the parts of hair samples that can reveal details ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 29, 2011 |
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Study finds major U.S. newspapers are warming up to Wikipedia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Major newspapers in the United States are referencing Wikipedia more often and framing the online encyclopedia more positively in stories, according to a study by a pair of faculty researchers in the Virginia ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Obesity linked to income, education; not sprawl
(PhysOrg.com) -- Obesity is more prevalent in areas with lower educational attainment and certain ethnic profiles than in areas of suburban sprawl, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Sneak Attacks from the Sun
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our Sun can be a menace when it sends out powerful solar blasts of radiation towards the Earth. Astronomers keenly watch the Sun to learn more about what powers these solar eruptions, in hopes ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 08, 2010 |
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URI professor warns: TV viewing likely to make you fear sickness
Watching television and its heavy dose of medical content in news and drama can lead to more concern about personal health and reduce a person's satisfaction with life according to a new study out of the University of Rhode ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Television drove viewers to the Web to explore Obama-Muslim rumors
A study examining Americans' interest in the rumor that Barack Obama is a Muslim shows that the mainstream media - particularly television - still influences the topics that engage the public.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2010 |
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