Hide and squeak: scientists reveal the playful lives of rats
The next time you come across a rat darting furtively for cover, consider this: It might just want to have a playful game of hide-and-seek.
The next time you come across a rat darting furtively for cover, consider this: It might just want to have a playful game of hide-and-seek.
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2019
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Getting something for nothing doesn't work in physics. But it turns out that, by thinking like a strategic gamer, and with some help from a demon, improved energy efficiency for complex systems like data centers might be ...
Nanophysics
May 12, 2023
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Finger fatigue after hours of video gaming may become a thing of the past, as firms unveil headsets that measures users' brainwaves and allow them to interact with apps installed in computers.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 5, 2013
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Fly toy helicopters with your mind. Be a DJ and shift musical tracks based on how you feel. Wiggle robotic cat ears by increasing your state of calm.
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 27, 2013
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Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain in a bid to advance our understanding of Artificial Intelligence ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 1, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Brain Computer Interfaces measure electrical signals from the brain and convert them into data that can be used by a computer. You can move a cursor on your screen, for example, simply by thinking about it. ...
Other
May 28, 2009
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In the premiere of HBO's big budget video game adaption "The Last of Us," a scientist on a 1960s Dick Cavett-like talk show raises the idea that a fungal, not viral, infection will spell the end of humanity. On the surface, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2023
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School-age kids who spend hours a day playing video games may outperform their peers on certain tests of mental agility, a new study suggests.
Education
Oct 25, 2022
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The teenagers who were hooked on Pac-Man in the arcades and amusement parks of the early 1970s are getting ready for retirement, but many of them have never stopped playing video games. In fact, it doesn't look like they ...
Other
Apr 14, 2016
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Even as videogames come under scrutiny for potential harmful impacts, researchers and developers are touting digital games for positive effects on health, learning and other social goals.
Software
Mar 17, 2013
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