News tagged with questions
Robots fighting wars could be blamed for mistakes on the battlefield
As militaries develop autonomous robotic warriors to replace humans on the battlefield, new ethical questions emerge. If a robot in combat has a hardware malfunction or programming glitch that causes it to ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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New tool helps teachers use technology more effectively
A University of British Columbia researcher has piloted a tool to help elementary and secondary school science teachers get the most out of new classroom technologies.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2012 |
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US citizenship may be determined at random
The fate of nearly half a million immigrants hoping for U.S. citizenship may have been determined randomly, at least in part, according to a new study by a Michigan State University researcher who found the high-stakes civics ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2012 |
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ANU philosopher urges consensus on 50-year debate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Misinterpretation of a key scientific concept has led to decades of fierce debate according to an Australian National University philosopher.
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Hypothetically tweaking: Research shows questions can influence behavior, promote bias
Hypothetically speaking, if someone told you that a hypothetical question could influence your judgments or behaviour, would you believe them?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Hypothetical questions can influence behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the election cycle now underway, many Americans will be responding to political polls about who they support in the races for president and other offices. But can the poll questions themselves influence ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2011 |
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The riddle of the Syriac double dot: The world's earliest question mark
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge University manuscript specialist, Dr. Chip Coakley has identified what may be the world’s earliest example of a question mark. The symbol in question is two dots, one above ...
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Banning federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research would derail related work
(PhysOrg.com) -- Banning federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research would have "disastrous consequences" on the study of a promising and increasingly popular new stem cell type that is not derived ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Billionaires need a giving philosophy
From world hunger to global warming and the arts, there are numerous causes that individuals, foundations and NGOs choose to support. And even in an economy that has been slow to recover, billionaires are continuing to pledge ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Google issues trivia challenge
Google launched a daily trivia game on Monday which involves scouring the Internet search engine for the answers to questions.
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Website represents new frontier in cyberbullying, experts say
It's new, it's exciting, it's quickly growing in popularity - it's also usually anonymous and potentially dangerous.
Aug 15, 2010 |
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Guidance on cross-examination improves accuracy of witness testimony
The study, by researchers at the Universities of Liverpool and Leeds, showed that the construction and phrasing of 'lawyerese' questions can inhibit processes in the brain that impact on how a witness responds under cross-examination. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 15, 2010 |
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What are the 'Hard Problems' in the social sciences?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just over a century ago, one of the world’s leading mathematicians posed this question to a number of his colleagues: What are the most important unsolved questions in mathematics?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2010 |
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No cheating: Study finds plagiarism reduced by tutorial intervention
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 15-minute Web-based tutorial that teaches students what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it reduces cases of plagiarism by 65 percent, a new study shows.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Computer scientists work to strengthen online security
If you forget your password when logging into an e-mail or online shopping Web site, the site will likely ask you a security question: What is your mother's maiden name? Where were you born?
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 09, 2009 |
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