News tagged with questions
Wolfram Alpha Could Answer Questions that Google Can't
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new search engine described as an "electronic brain" could make searching the Internet more intelligent. Called Wolfram Alpha, the search engine computes its own answers rather than looking ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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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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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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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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Technique Could Improve Accuracy of Child Testimony
(PhysOrg.com) -- Seven open-ended questions could make children less suggestible during interviews.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Intel program spotlights dubious online claims
Intel has launched software that sniffs out questionable claims at websites.
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Risks of sharing personal genetic information online need more study, bioethicists say
With just $399 and a bit of saliva in a cup, consumers can learn about their genetic risk for diseases from breast cancer to diabetes. Now, thanks to social networking sites set up by personal genomics companies, they can ...
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Presidential primary 2008 polls: What went wrong
University of Michigan survey experts working with the American Association for Public Opinion Research have identified several reasons polls picked the wrong winners in the 2008 Presidential Primary.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Researchers Show Why Peer Discussion Improves Student Performance on 'Clicker' Questions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the University of Colorado at Boulder campus students are sharing answers, checking their responses to questions against those of their neighbors and making adjustments to those answers ...
Jan 02, 2009 |
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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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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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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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