Large human brain evolved as a result of "sizing each other up"
Experts suggest that complex decisions of whether to help someone or not could have led to the disproportionately large human brain. A team led by computer scientists at Cardiff University suggest that...
View ArticleThe reasons why the level of poverty in European countries changes are...
A researcher in the BRIDGE research group has analysed poverty levels in 25 countries by linking together economic and mathematical rationales Oihana Aristondo, a researcher at the UPV/EHU-University...
View ArticleDaughters ignored as leaders of the family business
Who should take over the business after dad? Sons are still preferred to girls in family businesses. The patriarchy rules in the family business arena, despite numerous examples proving that women are...
View ArticleSchizophrenia Emerged After Humans Diverged From Neanderthals
Schizophrenia poses an evolutionary enigma. The disorder has existed throughout recorded human history and persists despite its severe effects on thought and behavior, and its reduced rates of...
View ArticleExpert comment: Has the Olympic Games caught up with the modern world?
John Williams from the University of Leicester discusses how the Olympics still has a way to go before all athletes are treated equally
View ArticleA ready-made customer base for new products - Crowdsourcing provides...
According to a new study from the University of Vaasa, organizations should be more customer focused in innovation production. The study indicates that crowdsourcing makes the organization’s innovation...
View ArticleIncentive Payments Increased Quit Rates among Low-Income Smokers in Switzerland
Paying smokers to quit with payments that increased with the length of abstinence led one third of participants in a study to stop smoking for six months, according to research published today in the...
View ArticleCrea estudiante programa que mejora terapia de Alzheimer en pacientes extra...
El desarrollo se utiliza por medio de un teléfono inteligente y estimula al paciente para un eficaz tratamiento médico
View ArticleCognitive offloading: How the Internet is increasingly taking over human memory
Our increasing reliance on the Internet and the ease of access to the vast resource available online is affecting our thought processes for problem solving, recall and learning. In a new article...
View ArticleBoys more accurate at spotting offside, but not because they understand it...
Boys and girls are equally capable of understanding the offside rule in football, but it is boys’ everyday experience of the game that makes them better at identifying players in offside positions,...
View ArticleShadow Chancellor to speak at University of Greenwich conference
16/09/2016 — 17/09/2016, John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor, is just one of many high-profile speakers confirmed to attend a University of Greenwich conference next month.
View ArticleWorld-leading psychology union names Greenwich academic first woman president
Professor Pam Maras, pictured, Director of Research & Enterprise at Greenwich, will become the first woman to be elected president of the International Union of Psychological Science.
View ArticleUn chercheur de McGill explore le cerveau musical de Sting
Des techniques pourraient permettre de cartographier l’organisation des pensées Qu’ont en commun Girl, grand succès des années 1960 des Beatles, et Libertango, tango évocateur d’Astor Piazzolla? De...
View ArticleChange, trust and incentives: New book by business expert
""Managing and adapting to change in the workplace is the theme of a new book by University of Greenwich lecturer Nic Vine.
View ArticleWhat Are the Health Risks of Having a Different "Facebook Self?"
People may express their true self more easily on Facebook than in person, and the more one's "Facebook self" differs from their true self, the greater their stress level and the less socially...
View ArticleNew book edited by Dr Chris Gifford analyses British Euroscepticism
""Dr Chris Gifford is Head of the University’s Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences. His research specialities have included UK attitudes towards Europe and previous books have included The...
View ArticleJNeurosci: Highlights From the August 17 Issue
""Check out these newsworthy studies from the August 17, 2016, issue of JNeurosci: Genetic Reprogramming of Supporting Cells in Cochlea Generates New Hair Cells Changes in Amygdala Activity Can Both...
View ArticleMany underestimate financial loss due to poor arithmetic
Anyone who has lost out on an investment in recent weeks - from pension funds and stocks to the housing rental market and currency exchange - may have lost more than they realise, according to new...
View ArticleFace changing technology showing sun damage and premature ageing is most...
In a new study published today in the journal Cogent Psychology, researchers from the University of Surrey examined the way sun safe messages are conveyed to young women, and found that visual...
View ArticleDormir permet de mémoriser
A quelques jours de la rentrée des classes, des chercheurs de l’Université libre de Bruxelles mettent en évidence le rôle du sommeil dans l’apprentissage, chez les enfants : les chercheurs de l’ULB...
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