News tagged with phenomenon
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Physicists Find a World of Motion In the Mystery of Aging Glass
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists super-cooled a liquid into glass in order to observe the slowing of particles. It's a material that still perplexes researchers despite thousands of years of household and industrial use.
Sep 19, 2009 |
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'Metamaterials' used to look at effects of black holes, other celestial objects
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Dentcho Genov, an assistant professor of physics and electrical engineering at Louisiana Tech University and a Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) Institute fellow, is featured ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Why solitary reptiles lay eggs in communal nests
Reptiles are not known to be the most social of creatures. But when it comes to laying eggs, female reptiles can be remarkably communal, often laying their eggs in the nests of other females. New research in the September ...
Sep 03, 2009 |
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New model for social marketing campaigns details why some information 'goes viral'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Marketers dream of finding ways to get something to "go viral" on the Internet. Indeed, viral marketing, whether it be through email, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter, has become the Holy Grail ...
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Seattle area could see record-setting high temperatures this week
(PhysOrg.com) -- Western Washington is braced for unusually hot weather this week, but University of Washington scientists say this could be one for the record books, with Seattle experiencing historic triple-digit readings.
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Our brain looks at eyes first to identify a face
A study by the University of Barcelona (Spain) has analysed which facial features our brain examines to identify faces. Our brain adapts in order to obtain the maximum amount of information possible from each ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Bullies have harassed 14 percent of workers over past 6 months
avid Gonzalez and Jose Luis Grana have carried out a comprehensive study into the phenomenon of workplace abuse or bullying in Spain. The study includes data on 2,861 workers from various sectors, and confirms some commonly-held ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Study indicates people by nature are universally optimistic
Despite calamities from economic recessions, wars and famine to a flu epidemic afflicting the Earth, a new study from the University of Kansas and Gallup indicates that humans are by nature optimistic.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 24, 2009 |
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'Keyboard Cat' phenomenon spreads on Web, TV
(AP) -- A new Internet phenomenon has drawn the interest of millions - including Stephen Colbert.
May 22, 2009 |
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Twitter a global sensation: Hitwise
With celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey helping fuel Twitter mania, the micro-blogging website is soaring to stardom around the world, according to Hitwise.
Apr 25, 2009 |
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Does humor on the Internet mold political thinking?
Jokes are not merely a source of popular enjoyment and creativity; they also provide insights into how societies work and what people think. Humor is so powerful it can help shape geopolitical views worldwide, according to ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Infants draw on past to interpret present, understand other people's behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- The old real estate maxim "location, location, location" also plays a role in how infants learn to understand the ambiguous actions and behavior of other people.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Biggest Full Moon of the Year: Take 2
When last month's full Moon rose over Florida, onlooker Raquel Stanton of Cocoa Beach realized that something was up.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 08, 2009 |
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