Saturday, January 21, 2006

learning College Students Lack Literacy. [Slashdot] 10:53:17 PM    comment

stress Work stress leads to heart disease, diabetes. Stress at work is an important risk factor for the development of heart disease and diabetes, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. Stress at work has been linked with heart disease, but the biological processes were unclear. This study provides new evidence for the biological plausibility of the link between work stress and heart disease. [Science Blog -] 11:25:42 AM    comment

decision making How do you detect change?. This week’s study is a simple test. You’ll first be directed to a Quicktime movie of a painting. The painting will flash repeatedly, changing slighly between flashes. You have 9 seconds to identify the change; then your browser will automatically redirect to a survey, with (as usual) 5 questions to answer (most important, of course: what changes in the picture?). The whole thing should take less than a minute to do, so why not give it a whirl? Make sure you’re ready to look closely at a flashing picture before you click on the link to start! Click here to begin To view the rest of this article, visit the new Cognitive Daily site at ScienceBlogs.com. [Cognitive Daily] 10:25:56 AM    comment