News tagged with science fair

Growing bones with Lego

A video produced for Google Science Fair shows how researchers at Cambridge making synthetic bone have turned to legendary children’s toy Lego for a helping hand.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New Obama plan to help math, science teacher prep

(AP) -- President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation's long-term success.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US girls sweep Google kids science fair

Three US girls won the top prizes in a global science fair launched by Google for their projects on ovarian cancer, grilled chicken and indoor air quality, the Internet giant announced Tuesday.

Technology / Other

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google launches global kids science fair

Google on Tuesday launched its first ever global science fair for young people aged 13 to 18, with the grand prize being a trip to the Galapagos Islands and a 50,000-dollar scholarship.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Future offenses cause more intense feelings than past actions, study finds

People feel worse about a transgression that will take place in the future than an identical one that occurred in the past, according to new research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Psychological research conducted in WEIRD nations may not apply to global populations

A new University of British Columbia study says that an overreliance on research subjects from the U.S. and other Western nations can produce false claims about human psychology and behavior because their psychological tendencies ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Money changes what we think is fair, research finds

Thinking of rewarding your sales department for a job well done? You might not want to make cash part of the pay-off.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Serious games for serious health problems

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gamers caught a very early glimpse of the future of serious games aimed at the health sector during the PlayMancer project’s demos at the latest Vienna Science Fair.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0