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Stanford Survey Rates iPhone Addiction: 44% of Students Obsessed

A Stanford University survey of 200 iPhone-using students found the Apple smartphone can be rather addictive for both recent adoptees and long-time users. Of those surveyed, 70% had their iPhone for less than a...

created by Jacob Zinn | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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BPB1

"Torture Gate" Requires Pres. Obama To Fairly Apply Rule of Law

Dr. Condoleeza Rice recently discussed America's right to Torture Prisoners of War with a group of bold Stanford University students.While its true those students did ask some challenging questions, I must...

opinion by BPB1 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Edmund Jenks

MRI Breakthrough - Volume Resolution 100 Million X's Finer

" NanoMRI, close-up view graphic - Image Credit: IBMMRI Breakthrough - Volume Resolution 100 Million Times FinerNearly 60 years after IBM played a major role in developing the heart lung machine, scientists and...

created by Edmund Jenks | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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alaaron

Google, IBM sponsor parallel computing courses at universities

"IT companies are becoming more active in making sure that there will be enough engineers that will be able to handle emerging technologies such as parallel computing. Following examples such as the one set by...

created by pgaliba | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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mtippett

Richard Rorty, Philosopher, Dies at 75

Richard Rorty, modern champion of the Pragmatic school of philosophy has died. Pragmatism argues that language and 'truth' exist as instruments of human design. Truth is not objective nor is it...

created by mtippett | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Google Book Search service to digitize books

"Google, in cooperation with the University of Texas, Austin, along with other partners, will soon introduce its Google Book Search service, allowing “internet surfers to view, browse and read the university’s public domain books, including books in the...