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Feeling sick makes us less social online too
Mar 25, 2013 17:02
When it comes to posting on social media sites, there are few areas of our lives that are off limits. We post about eating,...
Soldiers and families can suffer negative effects from modern communication technologies
Mar 18, 2013 17:20
As recently as the Vietnam and Korean wars, soldiers’ families commonly had to wait months to receive word from family...
Video game ‘exercise’ for an hour a day may enhance certain cognitive skills
Mar 15, 2013 20:00
Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes...
New research discovers the emergence of Twitter ‘tribes’
Mar 14, 2013 18:31
A project led by scientists from Royal Holloway University in collaboration with Princeton University, has found evidence...
Teen sexting, the gender gap
Mar 14, 2013 18:19
Sexting involves sending sexually explicit messages and/or photographs, primarily between mobile phones using the SMS system...
Playing action videogames improves visual search
Mar 14, 2013 18:15
Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that playing shooting or driving videogames, even for a relatively short...
Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits of millions
Mar 12, 2013 17:21
New research, published today in the journal PNAS, shows that surprisingly accurate estimates of Facebook users’ race,...
Denied the chance to cheat or steal, people turn to violent video games
Mar 11, 2013 19:15
A new study suggests that people get frustrated when they are offered the opportunity to cheat or steal and that chance is...
Some biologists shun new media
Mar 8, 2013 20:52
Although biologists think that “new media” such as blogs and online social networks have an important influence...
Seniors who play video games report better sense of emotional well-being
Mar 5, 2013 17:50
New research from North Carolina State University finds that older adults who play video games report higher levels of emotional...
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