This study found there is a moderate, yet significant, correlation between handedness and mathematical skill, report researchers.
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A link between handedness and mathematical skills exists, but is more complex than is thought according to a...
Following social norms can sometimes be costly for individuals if norms require sacrifice for the good of the group. A new study sheds light on the power of norms and the origins of cooperation.
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How you...
Musicians are monitored to determine how they anticipate one another's moves.
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Researchers at McMaster are one step closer to solving one of the mysteries of social interaction: how musicians communicate during a performance and anticipate one another's moves...
A preschooler is exposed to light at night as part of a CU Boulder study measuring the impact of screens on sleep.
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With their brains, sleep patterns, and eyes still developing, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to...
Later start times could help Canadian teens’ grades and health, research indicates.Credit: Image courtesy of McGill University
Later start times could help Canadian teens' grades and health, research indicates
Delaying school start times could help Canadian teenagers sleep better -- giving...
Easy as 1, 2, 3! Such claims have touted the ease of use of a new gadget, although a closer look would reveal that it would take dozens of steps to make it work. Just ask School of Psychology...
Scientists at the University of Sussex have developed a piece of hardware to demonstrate how our brains function, as part of a growing range of equipment which uses DIY and 3-D printable models to open up access to science...
The changing economy has been hard on all workers with less than a high school education, but especially devastating for black men, say authors of a new report.
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After years of progress, the median earnings...
Hai-Bo Yu is an assistant professor of theoretical particle physics and astrophysics at UC Riverside.
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Identical twins are similar to each other in many ways, but they have different experiences, friends, and lifestyles.
This...
County-level annual damages in the median scenario for the climate from 2080 to 2099 under a business-as-usual emissions trajectory. Negative damages indicate economic benefits.
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Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer...
Telling someone else about what you've learned is a really effective way for students to study instead of just re-reading the textbook or class notes. Image Credit:Flickr/masaisrael
Students who get information, then re-tell it to someone immediately, recall it better...
