News tagged with social awareness

Suit filed in US over Twitter feed in test case

A former blogger for a US mobile phone news site is being sued by his erstwhile employer over ownership of his Twitter feed in a social media test case for the Internet age.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Brain is not fully mature until 30s and 40s

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the UK shows the brain continues to develop after childhood and puberty, and is not fully developed until people are well into their 30s and 40s. The findings contradict ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (47) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

Sesame Street program improves development for children in Indonesia: study

Children exposed to Jalan Sesama, an Indonesian version of the children's television show Sesame Street, had improved educational skills and healthy development, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Start of Ramadan could signal substantial stock gains

During the holy month of Ramadan, which starts next week, stock returns are almost nine times higher in predominately Muslim countries than during other times of the year, an indication that Ramadan positively affects investor ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists learn how brains process images of faces

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stare at a stranger's face for too long, and two things will likely happen: You'll feel uncomfortable, and you'll get the sense that the stranger doesn't like it.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

'End of Bling is Nigh' warns new study

New research at the University of Leicester reveals that the recession will bring with it a new ‘economic ethic’ which will curtail the display of ostentation and conspicuous consumption.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

People with higher IQs make wiser economic choices, study finds

People with higher measures of cognitive ability are more likely to make good choices in several different types of economic decisions, according to a new study with researchers from the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 12