A provocative new article in the American Journal of Education argues that many teachers in the age of rigid curricula, high-stakes testing, and reduced classroom autonomy are finding it difficult to access the "moral rewards" ...
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2011
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Hypothetically speaking, if someone told you that a hypothetical question could influence your judgments or behaviour, would you believe them?
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2011
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In countries that lack financial records, how can we tell who is truly poor? An innovative study suggests: Ask the neighbors.
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2011
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(AP) -- Google began allowing the Web sites of French-language Belgian newspapers to appear in its search results again on Monday, saying it had obtained the papers' legal consent to do so without repercussions.
Internet
Jul 18, 2011
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(AP) -- Lawyers for Julian Assange on Wednesday focused their fight against the WikiLeaks chief's extradition to Sweden on technicalities - trying to punch holes through the warrant seeking his arrest.
Internet
Jul 13, 2011
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(AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Microsoft Corp. must pay a $290 million judgment awarded to a small Toronto software company for infringing on one of its patents inside its popular Microsoft Word program.
Business
Jun 9, 2011
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Sea levels are set to rise by up to a metre within a century due to global warming, a new Australian report said Monday as it warned this could make "once-a-century" coastal flooding much more common.
Environment
May 23, 2011
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Urban search and rescue (USAR) task forces are essential for locating, stabilizing, and extricating people who become trapped in confined spaces following a catastrophic event. Sometimes the search area is too unstable for ...
Robotics
May 5, 2011
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Most Ponzi schemes, like almost everything else these days, enjoy a limited life in the public eye. Despite its explosive nature, the same would have been true of the Madoff con, except that nobody cooled Bernie's marks out.
Economics & Business
Feb 25, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans are known to play it safe in a situation when they aren't sure of the odds, or don’t have confidence in their judgments. We don’t like to choose the unknown.
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2010
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