Butterflies can remember where things are over sizeable spaces, new study finds
Heliconius butterflies are capable of spatial learning, scientists have discovered.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2023
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News tagged with visual complexity
Rare African script offers clues to the evolution of writing
The world's very first invention of writing took place over 5000 years ago in the Middle East, before it was reinvented in China and Central America. Today, almost all human activities—from education to political systems ...
Archaeology
Jan 10, 2022
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Study: Complexity holds steady as writing systems evolve
A new paper in the journal Cognition examines the visual complexity of written language and how that complexity has evolved.
Education
Jun 16, 2021
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Game utilizes human intuition to help computers solve complex problems
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new computer game prototype combines work and play to help solve a fundamental problem underlying many computer hardware design tasks.
Computer Sciences
Jul 27, 2009
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Suckers for learning: why octopuses are so intelligent
Our last common ancestor with the octopus existed more than 500 million years ago. So why is it that they seem to show such peculiar similarities with humans, while at the same time appearing so alien? Perhaps because despite ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2021
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In today's advertising environment, cleverness can backfire
When it comes to display advertising—especially online—simpler can be better. That's the implication of new research from the University of Maryland and Tilburg University in The Netherlands.
Economics & Business
Mar 14, 2016
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The science of color: How color blindness creates unseen barriers in science
Dr. Mark Lindsay was 5 years old when he first learned that tree trunks were brown.
Other
Jan 15, 2024
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