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Mobile games used for psychology experiments

By Guest PostJuly 30, 2014Technologychristiane bertram, earths inner temperature, embargo against cuba, emily sarafian, friedliche revolution, genetic, glenn gaetani, marine vitamins, neuroscience, neuroscientists, oceanic upper mantle, oral history, rigid tectonic plates, zeitzeugen im geschichtsunterricht

Initial findings from one of the largest cognitive science experiments ever conducted have shown that mobile games can be used to reliably address psychology questions, paving the way to a better understanding of how cognitive function differs across populations.

With its first comprehensive set of results published today, the Great Brain Experiment, a free mobile app run by neuroscientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL, uses ‘gamified’ neuroscience experiments to address scientific questions on a scale that would not be possible using traditional approaches. The app investigates memory, impulsivity, risk-taking and happiness. By playing the games, anyone can anonymously compare their abilities to the wider population and contribute to real scientific research. More than 60,000 people have taken part so far. (more…)

Kohlekraft statt Gesundheit

By Guest PostJuly 29, 2014EnvironmentCO2, conor kelly, cuban cigar, die politik, gesundheit, interreligioeser religionspaedagogik, islamische theologie, karen chalk, kohlestrom, krista conner, ohne metalle, pierre deymier, project beekeeper, solar photovoltaic panels

Der Chemiekonzern Dow Chemical will in Stade ein neues Kohlekraftwerk bauen – ein Rückwärtsgang für die Energiewende. Und der Stadtrat stimmt zu.

Dow brauche „billige Energie“ lautet die Begründung für den Neubau des klimaschädlichen Kraftwerksdinosaurier. Für die Folgekosten, verursacht durch den kommenden Klimawandel, haftet die Gesellschaft. Gestern entschied der Stader Stadtrat nun zu Gunsten von Dow und gegen den Klimaschutz und genehmigte den Bebauungsplan. „Ein schwarzer Tag für die Energiewende und für die Gesundheit der Menschen,“ sagt Holger Becker, Sprecher von Greenpeace Hamburg. (more…)

Ancient shark teeth give clues to future of Arctic climate change

By Guest PostJuly 29, 2014Sciencearctic waters, crocodiles, deltaic estuary, eocene epoch, ernst seidl, future, global warming, greenhouse effect, hoehlen, hongqing wang, isotopes, jaelyn eberle, knochenfloete, mississippi river diversions, oxygen atom, rebuilding wetlands, schwaebischen alb, subatomic variations, testosterone therapy, testosterone treatment, thomas gill, ttrials, university of chicago, zekirija sejdini

A new study of sharks that lived in warm Arctic waters millions of years ago suggests that some shark species could handle the falling Arctic salinity that may come with rising temperatures.

The Arctic today is best known for its tundra and polar bear population, but roughly 38 to 53 million years ago during the Eocene epoch, the Arctic was like a huge temperate forest with brackish water, home to a variety of animal life, including ancestors of tapirs, hippo-like creatures, crocodiles and giant tortoises. Much of what is known about the region during this period comes from well-documented terrestrial deposits. Marine records have been harder to come by. (more…)

Klein, blau und süß

By Guest PostJuly 28, 2014Healthandrew grieshop, chitetezo mbaula, clay stoves, curvature effect, jonathan aurnou, jupiters jets, jupiters winds, kevin mortimer, musikinstrument, roshan wathore

Von Juli bis September ist Heidelbeer-Saison

Im Juli beginnt die Heidelbeersaison. Überall sind die kleinen blauen Früchte, denen so viel Gutes nachgesagt wird, zu kaufen.

Entzündungshemmende Vitaminbomben sollen sie sein. Schon die alten Griechen und Römer verwendeten Heidelbeeren als Heilmittel gegen Darmerkrankungen. Im Mittelalter entdeckte Hildegard von Bingen den Wert der blauen Waldfrüchte als Heilpflanze wieder. Sie nutzte getrocknete Heidelbeeren als Kompresse zur Wundheilung. (more…)

Research in the news: A 520 million-year-old food plan

By Guest PostJuly 28, 2014Natureancestors of spiders, chelicerate larva, chelicerates

Anyone who’s read a children’s menu at a restaurant knows that kids and adults tend to like different foods. New research suggests at least one animal species had the same arrangement half a billion years ago. (more…)

Fleisch: Weniger ist mehr

By Guest PostJuly 28, 2014Environmentatoms in nanoparticle, colin ophus, fleisch, gentechnik, handel, iron platinum nanoparticles, klimawandel, mcdonald, nanoparticle reconstruction, objects orbiting earth, physikalische diffusionsmodelle, space explosion, sprache, titan supercomputer, umweltproblem, wechseln

Vor allem Lebensmittelproduzenten, Handel und Gastronomie sind gefragt Verantwortung zu übernehmen. Sie entscheiden über Haltung und Futterqualität der Tiere.

Die Massentierhaltung ist mitverantwortlich für die größten Umweltprobleme unserer Zeit wie Klimawandel, Verlust von Wäldern, Schwund der Arten sowie Verschmutzung von Luft, Böden und Gewässern. Ein hoher Fleischkonsum verschärft zudem das Hungerproblem, denn in der industriellen Fleischerzeugung landen riesige Mengen wertvoller Nahrungspflanzen wie Getreide und Soja im Futtertrog. Trotz all dieser Probleme wächst der Appetit auf Fleisch weiter. (more…)

Commentary by Jo-Anne Hart: Will we have ISIS to thank for peace with Iran?

By Guest PostJuly 28, 2014Politics20th century, brown university, chinesische investoren, christian dreger, eu binnenmarkt, hidden champions, how dangerous, international studies, Iraq, isis, malcolm tully, margaret grey, prevent obesity, simple steps, space debris, strategie, syria, united states, watson customer engagement, watson institute

If there is any good news in the ISIS developments in Iraq, it is that the United States and Iran both want to see ISIS stopped and Iraq’s government stabilized. It’s possible, writes Jo-Anne Hart, that addressing the ISIS issue could lead to confidence-building between the United States and Iran. Hart is an adjunct professor of international studies at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies.

While the recent military advance of ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) in northern Iraq has stirred sudden concern — if not panic — in public commentaries in the United States, it is important to keep in mind several key points. (more…)

UCLA researchers create nanoscale structure for computer chips that could yield higher-performance memory

By Guest PostJuly 27, 2014Sciencemagnetic memory, memory chips, nanoscale structure, spin based electronics, spintronics

Researchers at UCLA have created a nanoscale magnetic component for computer memory chips that could significantly improve their energy efficiency and scalability. (more…)

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