News tagged with misconception

New metasearch engine leaves Google, Yahoo crawling

One day in the not-too-distant future, you'll be able to type a query into an online search engine and have it deliver not Web pages that may contain an answer, but just the answer itself, says Weiyi Meng, ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (15) | comments 6

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

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

What Do Students Know?

Black holes, frozen worlds, the "big bang," supernovae -- when it comes to telling strange and compelling stories, astronomy and space science educators can draw upon these and other denizens of a celestial ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Survey highlights trainee teachers' misconceptions about the brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many teachers appear to be leaving training college with serious misconceptions about how the brain functions, new research suggests.

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Myths and shame keep many from seeking bankruptcy protection

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two interesting facts that may counter modern ideas about bankruptcy: The overwhelming majority of U.S. filings belong to individuals rather than corporations or entities, and most of these ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Americans overestimate political polarization, according to new research

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many Americans overestimate the degree of polarization between Democrats and Republicans, and this misconception is associated with citizens’ voting behavior and their involvement in ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Sympathy for the devil?

Misconceptions about the Church of Satan abound. For many people, anything with the word Satan is synonymous with evil, conjuring up images of gory offerings and babies bred for sacrifice. Nothing could be ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (8) | comments 76

Low Risk of Traumatic Brain Injury from Roller Coaster Rides, Researcher Says

With July 4th around the bend, if you’ve ever feared a head injury from a roller coaster ride, it’s time to stop worrying and enjoy your local amusement parks. Although a significant body of scientific research has long contended ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients have misconceptions and high levels of anxiety about general anesthesia

Eight-five per cent of patients who took part in a survey shortly after day surgery said that they had been anxious about receiving a general anaesthetic, according to research in the May issue of the Journal of Advanced Nu ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bosses exaggerate women's family-work conflict

(PhysOrg.com) -- Decades into the era of two-earner households, the virtues of family-friendly policies are all but universally assumed in the corporate world. But now new research suggests serious potential pitfalls for ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

For economic success, channel your inner bonobo

Psychology Professor Marc Hauser dispels misconceptions about human and ape behavior with regard to patience, impulsiveness, and economic interactions in Harvard Museum of Natural History talk.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Clarke clarifies pattern recognition theory of humour

Recent commentary has suggested that the extent to which anomaly theories have become ingrained in the minds of academics and popular commentators alike has led to certain common assumptions and misconceptions about Clarke's pattern recognition theory of humour. ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Green growth is not just for rich nations: World Bank

The World Bank urged global governments Thursday to heed the environment when pursuing prosperity, rejecting what it called a myth that green growth is a luxury most countries cannot afford.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swift action can help protect rice farmers in Sahel from climate change

Rice farmers in the Sahel region will be able to successfully grow rice in a sustainable way despite climate change if they amend their irrigation in the short term and rice varieties are developed able to cope with higher ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Family businesses: 'Success and Familiness Go Hand in Hand' according to new research

Against the backdrop of the toughest economic times in living memory, family businesses seem to be not only surviving, but thriving, according to research conducted by law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards and the University of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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