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Physicist Proposes Solution to Arrow-of-Time Paradox
(PhysOrg.com) -- Entropy can decrease, according to a new proposal - but the process would destroy any evidence of its existence, and erase any memory an observer might have of it. It sounds like the plot ...
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Maxwell's demon demonstration turns information into energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Japan are the first to have succeeded in converting information into free energy in an experiment that verifies the "Maxwell demon" thought experiment devised in 1867.
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Mathematical model explains marital breakups
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people know love takes work, and effort is needed to sustain a happy relationship over the long term, but now a mathematician in Spain has for the first time explained it mathematically ...
May 17, 2010 |
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Second Law of Thermodynamics May Explain Economic Evolution
(PhysOrg.com) -- Terms such as the "invisible hand," laissez-faire policy, and free-market principles suggest that economic growth and decline in capitalist societies seem to be somehow self-regulated. Now, ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Eureqa, the robot scientist (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new program, Eureqa, takes raw data and formulates scientific laws to suit, and it is available by free download to all scientists.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Virtual Worlds May Be the Future Setting of Scientific Collaboration
(PhysOrg.com) -- Normally, virtual worlds are the setting of many online games and entertainment applications, but now they’re becoming a place for scientific collaboration and outreach, as well. A team of ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Tiny generators turn waste heat into power
The second law of thermodynamics is a big hit with the beret-wearing college crowd because of its implicit existential crunch. The tendency of a closed systems to become increasingly disordered if no energy is added or removed ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Psychologists reveal the un, deux, trois of learning a second language
(PhysOrg.com) -- Parlez-vous français? If you were quick at learning foreign languages at school, it could be because your brain has an enhanced ability to remember sequences.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Use it or lose it? Study suggests the brain can remember a 'forgotten' language
Many of us learn a foreign language when we are young, but in some cases, exposure to that language is brief and we never get to hear or practice it subsequently. Our subjective impression is often that the neglected language ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Third-hand smoke: Another reason to quit smoking
Need another reason to add "Quit Smoking" to your New Year's resolutions list? How about the fact that even if you choose to smoke outside of your home or only smoke in your home when your children are not there - thinking ...
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Canadian tobacco firm destroyed evidence: researchers
Researchers said Thursday they uncovered evidence that a Canadian tobacco company destroyed scientific data it had decades ago showing that cigarettes were addictive and caused cancer.
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Speaking 2 languages may delay getting Alzheimer's
Mastering a second language can pump up your brain in ways that seem to delay getting Alzheimer's disease later on, scientists said Friday.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Babble Of Baby Reveals Language Skills
Children have a remarkable ability to learn new languages. As little as five hours of exposure to a second language is enough to help infants incorporate characteristics of that language into their babbling ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Do bilingual persons have distinct language areas in the brain?
A new study carried out at the University of Haifa sheds light on how first and second languages are represented in the brain of a bilingual person. A unique single case study that was tested by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim of the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Second language learners recall native language when reading
(PhysOrg.com) -- Adults fluent in English whose first language is Chinese retrieve their native language when reading in English, according to new research in the June 2 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. This study sugges ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 01, 2010 |
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