Study of hunter-gatherer community shows that how humans rest may affect their risk for heart disease
Standing desks are so passé. It's time for squatting desks.
Evolution
Mar 9, 2020
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News tagged with posture
Horses can read our body language, even when they don't know us
Horses can tell the difference between dominant and submissive body postures in humans, even when the humans are not familiar to them, according to a new University of Sussex-led study.
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2017
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Standing up to fight: Does it explain why we walk upright, why women like tall men?
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Utah study shows that men hit harder when they stand on two legs than when they are on all fours, and when hitting downward rather than upward, giving tall, upright males a fighting advantage.
Evolution
May 18, 2011
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Computers with emotions (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge University film provides a glimpse of how robots and humans could interact in the future.
Computer Sciences
Dec 23, 2010
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Your Next Computer May Know How You Feel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Friends, loved ones and pets can sense your mood almost instantly - and one day your computer may be able to do so pretty quickly as well.
Computer Sciences
Apr 14, 2010
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Reptiles stood upright after mass extinction
(PhysOrg.com) -- Reptiles changed their walking posture from sprawling to upright immediately after the end-Permian mass extinction, the biggest crisis in the history of life that occurred some 250 million years ago and wiped ...
Archaeology
Sep 15, 2009
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T. rex not a stand-up guy? Test your dino skills (Update)
Here's a test of your dinosaur knowledge: Did Tyrannosaurus rex stand upright, with its tail on the ground?
Archaeology
Feb 22, 2013
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Robot model for infant learning shows bodily posture may affect memory and learning
An Indiana University cognitive scientist and collaborators have found that posture is critical in the early stages of acquiring new knowledge.
Robotics
Mar 18, 2015
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Wireless network detects falls by the elderly
University of Utah electrical engineers have developed a network of wireless sensors that can detect a person falling. This monitoring technology could be linked to a service that would call emergency help for the elderly ...
Engineering
Sep 9, 2013
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Why being big like an elephant puts a spring in your step
(PhysOrg.com) -- Large, lumbering animals such as elephants move much more efficiently than small, agile ones such as mice, University of Manchester scientists have shown.
Evolution
Sep 7, 2009
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