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http://www.slate.com/id/2149675/fr/rss/

I took that 9/11 photo Frank Rich wrote about. - Thomas ... websnapr

Using the language of the corporation can get in the way of communication.
>30 days ago by ericeggertso, 1 User, more info save
http://www.robcottingham.ca/20061017/how-to-support-the-troops-and-not-necessarily-the-war/

How to support the troops and not necessarily the war - ... websnapr

Apple forgets to apologize after shipping iPods with a virus.
>30 days ago by ericeggertso, 1 User, more info save
http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/02/14/26-reasons-what-you-think-is-right-is-wrong/

26 Reasons What You Think is Right is Wrong websnapr

"A cognitive bias is something that our minds commonly do to distort our own view of reality. Here are the 26 most studied and widely accepted cognitive biases."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 10 Users, more info save
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11785&feedid=online-news_rss20

Can culture dictate the way we see? websnapr

"Researchers found that the brains of older East Asian people respond less strongly to changes in the foreground of images than those of their Western counterparts."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11759&feedid=online-news_rss20

Russian speakers get the blues websnapr

"This is the first time that evidence has been offered to show cross-linguistic differences in colour perception in an objective task..." Interesting implications.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.physorg.com/news91170871.html

Sense and sensibility in short-term memory websnapr

"The first of its kind, the study opens the door to the tantalizing possibility that, according to Visscher, "'the brain, in this case at least, is relatively uninventive: it may use fairly
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_shostak_science_070215.html

When Did Science Become the Enemy? websnapr

"The fact that you’re confronting this column on a web site devoted to space science and astronomy makes you roughly as rare as technetium."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070130104743.htm

How Listeners Perceive Verbs websnapr

"The verb forms the heart of a sentence. Although a lot of research has been done into the role that verbs play during the transfer of information, less is known about exactly how and when the li
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/940

Bad moods assist attention websnapr

"If attention is like a spotlight, then a good mood will widen that spotlight, while a negative mood will focus it very tightly..."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.spacetimetravel.org/tuebingen/tue0.html

Through the city at nearly the speed of light websnapr

"Driving at nearly the speed of light? Impossible in real life, but feasible in a computer simulation: A tour through the city centre of Tübingen illustrates what we should see when moving at suc
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10445&feedid=online-news_rss20

Climate change special: State of denial websnapr

"If the acrimony were to become so intense that American scientists were forced to stop helping in the preparation of IPCC reports, it could seriously dent the organisation and rob the world of s
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/11/perceived_risk_1.html

Perceived Risk vs. Actual Risk websnapr

"We over-react to things that offend our morals - When people feel insulted or disgusted, they generally do something about it, such as whacking each other over the head, or voting. Moral emotion
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/04/us/04monitor.html?ex=1317614400&en=f56ed0a299bbe0f2&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Software Being Developed to Monitor Opinions of U.S. websnapr

"A consortium of major universities ... is developing software that would let the government monitor negative opinions of the United States or its leaders in newspapers and other publications ove
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.spacehijackers.org/html/ideas/archipsy/tricks.html

Architecural Tricks To Control Users websnapr

"Ever wandered into a shop looking to buy a few things on your list, only to find yourself coming out with twice as much? [...] The retail industry spends hard time and money into creating all so
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info save
http://www.tenthdimension.com/flash.php

Imagining the Tenth Dimension websnapr

Visual guide to grokking multiple dimensions; a bit of a head twist. But worth it, despite the unfeasably long load times for the flash segments. Set aside a half hour; you have been warned. Via Metaf
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.uni-regensburg.de/fakultaeten/phil_fak_ii/psychologie/psy_ii/beautycheck/english/index.htm

Beautycheck websnapr

people are so shallow and so am i
>30 days ago by metaeuphoria, 1 User, more info save
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