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Internet does not make young people abandon traditional media
Mar 26, 2012 16:37
Almost all 9- to 24-year-old Swedes use the internet. Most of them do so daily, and the older they are, the more they use...
Using Twitter to predict financial markets
Mar 26, 2012 16:31
A University of California, Riverside professor and several other researchers have developed a model that uses data from...
For youth sexting: Public supports education, not criminal charges
Mar 20, 2012 19:04
Sexting – sending sexually explicit, nude, or semi-nude photos by cell phone – has become a national concern, especially...
Using virtual worlds to ‘soft control’ people’s movements in the real one
Mar 19, 2012 16:34
Eighty-eight percent of Americans now own a cell phone, forming a massive network that offers scientists a wealth of information...
Cell phone use in pregnancy may cause behavioral disorders in offspring
Mar 16, 2012 16:59
Exposure to radiation from cell phones during pregnancy affects the brain development of offspring, potentially leading to...
Checking off symptoms online affects our perceptions of risk
Mar 16, 2012 16:47
You’ve been feeling under the weather. You Google your symptoms. A half-hour later, you’re convinced it’s nothing serious—or...
Scientists tap the genius of babies and youngsters to make computers smarter
Mar 13, 2012 16:57
People often wonder if computers make children smarter. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are asking...
With the right photo, your Facebook text profile hardly matters
Mar 7, 2012 20:28
In most cases, your profile photo on Facebook tells viewers what they need to know to form an impression of you – no words...
Players get more pleasure from motion-based video games
Mar 7, 2012 17:47
The newest motion-based video games — which are more interactive than standard video game systems with gamepads — are...
New computers respond to students’ emotions and boredom
Mar 2, 2012 18:58
Emotion-sensing computer software that models and responds to students’ cognitive and emotional states – including...
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