Don’t Like Your History? Change It!
2012-02-21
At the same time our soldiers keep on fighting in Afghanistan, that country is rewriting its history books to LEAVE OUT its many wars.
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Good News About Gum
2012-02-01
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Until we have instant learning, we’ll still have to study for tests. Have an important final exam coming up? You’ll do better if you chew gum! Psychologists conducted a study that showed that students who chewed gum for five minutes before taking a test did better on the test than non-gum-chewing students.
"Mastication-induced arousal" is credited for the boost, which lasted for about the first 20 minutes or so of testing. A "battery of cognitive tasks" was given to the study participants, who chewed gum either prior to or throughout testing. Their performance was then compared with subjects who did not chew gum.
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Why You Need to Get Smart
2011-12-27
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Besides being elected President, what’s the REAL "Fountain of Youth"–the secret to a long life? Get educated! Researchers have concluded that this is why death rates for less educated middle aged adults are MUCH higher than for their more educated peers. While the causes of death have changed, rates have not.
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Should Kids Go to School All the Time?
2007-04-26
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Researchers are trying to figure out why low-income children lag behind their more privileged classmates in high school graduation rates and college attendance. Some of them think that the difference in children’s future academic success can be explained, in part, by their experiences during their summer vacations.
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