Posts Tagged ‘information technology’
Society & Culture - Nov 23, 2009 17:20 - 4 Comments
Learning powered by search engines
PENN STATE (US)—Using Internet search engines is no longer just a daily convenience, but has evolved to become part of the learning process as well, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 10, 2009 16:25 - 0 Comments
Contracts with wiggle room build trust
“Attempting to specify all potential changes and change processes through complex clauses in the contract only serves to tie the hands of the two parties,” says Rajiv Kishore. “This may reduce the trust of the two parties in each other.”
Society & Culture - Oct 15, 2009 16:59 - 0 Comments
Giving away privacy by sharing online?
DUKE (US)—Millions of Internet users have been enjoying the fun—and free—services provided by advertiser-supported online social networks like Facebook. But are those users risking their privacy? (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 31, 2009 13:12 - 1 Comment
Pay attention, multitaskers!
“When [multitaskers are] in situations where there are multiple sources of information coming from the external world or emerging out of memory, they’re not able to filter out what’s not relevant to their current goal,” says psychologist Anthony Wagner. “That failure to filter means they’re slowed down by that irrelevant information.”
Health & Medicine - Aug 24, 2009 4:00 - 2 Comments
Hackers looking at your health records?
“”We regulate drugs, transportation, communication, food, and many other goods and services,” says law professor Sharona Hoffman. “A safe and effective transition to computerized medical records cannot be achieved without federal regulation.”
Society & Culture - Aug 12, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
Baby brainpower fuels adult success
The Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence, developed more than 20 years ago, measures the response infants have to pictures of novel objects.
