News tagged with thoughts
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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Experiment finally proves 100-year-old thought experiment is possible (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- By building a machine that uses 2,000 bouncing beads to spin a paddle and perform work, researchers from the University of Twente have finally realized a long-debated thought experiment.
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Study proves conclusively that violent video game play makes more aggressive kids
Iowa State University Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Anderson has made much of his life's work studying how violent video game play affects youth behavior. And he says a new study he led, analyzing 130 research ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Depressed people have trouble learning 'good things in life'
(PhysOrg.com) -- While depression is often linked to negative thoughts and emotions, a new study suggests the real problem may be a failure to appreciate positive experiences.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2009 |
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What is your dog thinking? Brain scans unleash canine secrets in Emory study
When your dog gazes up at you adoringly, what does it see? A best friend? A pack leader? A can opener?
May 04, 2012 |
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Physicist suggests Einstein could have beaten Bohr in famous thought experiment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Way back in the 1930’s, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr were sparring over ideas related to whether the new field of quantum mechanics was correct. In one thought experiment that Einstein said showed ...
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Quantum cats are hard to see
Are there parallel universes? And how will we know? This is one of many fascinations people hold about quantum physics. Researchers from the universities of Calgary and Waterloo in Canada and the University ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Researchers consider ancestry of recent fossil finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Someday a future intelligent organism could sweep away a million years of dust and find the bones of a Homo sapiens and wonder what he was.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Researchers show Starbucks' logo redesign could prove beneficial to company
Despite U.S. consumers' threats of protests in response to the redesigned Starbucks logo unveiled yesterday, the new look may be a smart move in the long run as the coffee company expands into Asian markets, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 07, 2011 |
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Gesturing while talking helps change your thoughts
Sometimes it's almost impossible to talk without using your hands. These gestures seem to be important to how we think. They provide a visual clue to our thoughts and, a new theory suggests, may even change our thoughts by ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Good and bad in the hands of politicians
"In laboratory tests, right- and left-handers associate positive ideas like honesty and intelligence with their dominant side of space and negative ideas with their non-dominant side," says Daniel Casasanto ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Remembering to forget: The amnesic effect of daydreaming
When your mind drifts, it's hard to remember what was going on before you stopped paying attention. Now a new study has found that the effect is stronger when your mind drifts farther - to memories of an overseas vacation ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Scientists find natural way to curb your greed
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester scientists have discovered a naturally-occurring appetite suppressant that could be used to make a diet drug without side effects.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Anti-depressant type does not affect suicide rate: study
Suicidal behavior in adults taking anti-depressants does not vary depending on what medication they are on, according to a study released Monday.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 03, 2010 |
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Sensitive people may use their brains differently
(PhysOrg.com) -- An exploratory study has examined highly sensitive people and found the first evidence of neural differences between them and less sensitive people. Most studies have focused on the social ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 08, 2010 |
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