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Researchers studying 10,000 Solutions participatory online platform

What are the conditions that increase and sustain collective action?

Technology / Other

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Making a bee-line for the best rewards

Bumblebees use complex problem solving skills to minimise the energy they use when flying to collect food, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Creative, online learning tool helps students tackle real-world problems

Solving problems for clients in any field usually requires gathering information and creative thinking that leads to practical and inventive solutions.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Critical thinking: How do children learn who to trust?

A UT Dallas researcher is examining how children evaluate information to solve problems and learn how to think critically, with the aim of combating misleading advertising aimed at young people.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Job seekers: How do you rate with employers?

Finding employment can be a daunting task. Millions of college graduates, new to the professional work force, face this challenge every year after receiving their degrees. Many have sacrificed and toiled for perfect grades, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Next generation of algorithms inspired by problem-solving ants

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ant colony is the last place you'd expect to find a maths whiz, but University of Sydney researchers have shown that the humble ant is capable of solving difficult mathematical problems.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (27) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

New psychology theory enables computers to mimic human creativity

A dealer in antique coins gets an offer to buy a beautiful bronze coin. The coin has an emperor's head on one side and the date "544 B.C." stamped on the other. The dealer examines the coin, but instead of buying it, he calls ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Eureka! Neural evidence for sudden insight

A recent study provides intriguing information about the neural dynamics underlying behavioral changes associated with the development of new problem solving strategies. The research, published by the Cell ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Violence between couples is usually calculated, and does not result from loss of control

Violence between couples is usually the result of a calculated decision-making process and the partner inflicting violence will do so only as long as the price to be paid is not too high. This is the conclusion of a new study ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

How scientists think: Fostering creativity in problem solving

Profound discoveries and insights on the frontiers of science do not burst out of thin air but often arise from incremental processes of weaving together analogies, images, and simulations in a constrained fashion. In cutting-edge ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (9) | comments 4

K-12 education should include engineering

The introduction of K-12 engineering education has the potential to improve student learning and achievement in science and mathematics, increase awareness about what engineers do and of engineering as a potential career, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Employee involvement programs key to workplace diversity

A new study by a University of Arizona professor shows employee involvement programs that executives adopt to increase efficiency also end up improving their record on diversity.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1