News tagged with social contact

Teaching autistic teens to make friends

During the first week of class, the teens' eyes were downcast, their responses were mumbled and eye contact was almost nonexistent. By Week 12, though, these same kids were talkative, responsive and engaged.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The irony of harmony: Why positive interactions may sometimes be negative

History abounds with examples of dramatic social change occurring when a disadvantaged group finally stands up and says "Enough!". By recognizing their inequalities, members of disadvantaged groups can mobilize and attempt ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Contact networks have no influence on cooperation among individuals

Researchers at Carlos III University of Madrid and the University of Zaragoza theoretically predict, in a scientific study, that contact networks have no influence on cooperation among individuals.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Apple to seek safeguards for iPhone contact lists

Apple on Wednesday said application developers will have to get express permission from users before tapping into contact information stored in its popular gadgets, in a move to address privacy concerns.

Technology / Software

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Study: Charismatic leadership can be measured, learned

How do you measure charisma? That's the question UT professor Kenneth Levine seeks to answer.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0