Sleeping, our brains make beautiful waves
Scientists in Mass. have found a new way to analyze brain waves to determine what stage of sleep we're in during the night. Pretty.
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Gamers get less depressed if they have friends
If teens have strong friendships, they tend not to get as depressed as their lonely peers if they play video games for hours every day.
Surf the net in class, get lower final exam scores
Students who used a laptop during class lectures, for non-academic use, like surfing, tend to get lower scores on the final exam in the course.
Congrats, brother, on your new STEMpathy job
New jobs, a large number of them, involve both STEM skills and knowledge as well as interpersonal skills, like communication and management skills.
Sports injury app has good detection rates
A new app developed for student-athletes who are possibly injured has a very rate of detecting injury based on self-reported information.
President meets with kid science advisors
11 students met with the president and other federal science folks as part of the first-ever kid science advisory team, selected because of their ideas on science.
Nobel in chemistry for world’s smallest machines
A Northwestern U. professor is among 3 scientists working in the field of nanotechnology to win this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Md. & Japan in maglev train partnership
A maglev train is being considered between Baltimore and Washington, but as with any design project, benefits and costs must be weighed.
Facebook platform lets students set the pace
A partnership between Facebook and a charter school network in Silicon Valley has produced a Web platform that puts students in control.
Our brain keeps playing simulations, so we survive
A special area of our brain is constantly running "simulations" about what's happening in the world, like some big gaming computer.