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Internet searches stimulate brain more than books
As someone who uses the internet a LOT I'm not sure whether I should be pleased by this finding, or saddened at the seemingly inevitable fate of the humble book:"Searching the Internet may stimulate and help improve brain function more than reading a book. Researchers at the...
Your Papers, Sir: Expanded Border Search Powers for USA
Apparently having never heard of email, the Department of Homeland Security has quietly expanded its search-and siezure mandate from electronic devices to paper documents. Basically, any visitor to the USA is now subject to having his or her books/notebooks/work material... 506 views | 27 recommendations | 7 comments
Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children
"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children
"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....Cleverest crows opt for two tools
"The crows used two tools to get to their treats New Caledonian crow (University of Auckland) Crows have shown that two tools are better than one when it comes to problem solving, scientists say. A University of Auckland study has revealed that New Caledonian crows can use... Crows are as intelligent as apes
The researchers devised some very difficult tasks for the crows. It's remarkable that these creatures found and executed the right sequence of steps to solve the problems facing them. This is the...
created by Tom van B | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
1669 views | 58 recommendations | 6 comments
1669 views | 58 recommendations | 6 comments
Heavy Marijuana Use Doesn't Damage Brain
"Grant's analysis, published in the July issue of the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, comes as many states consider laws allowing marijuana to be used to treat certain medical conditions....Turkey Lifts YouTube Ban
Turkey had overreacted and banned access to YouTube after a video appeared that made fun of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of Turkey; "insulting Turkishness" is actually a crime in Turkey. The rationale for this particular policy reversal may well be tied with Turkey's...Another response to Professor Kaveny
Gregory Sisk, professor of law at St Thomas University, responds also to Cathleen Kaveny's thèse distinguishing the 'practical reasoning' and the 'prophetic' forms of discourse about the place of morality in U.S. politics and her preference, in current circumstances, for...
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