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"We conceptualized wisdom as a set of reasoning strategies that may be applicable and beneficial across a large number of social conflicts. In other words, we defined wisdom not through the availability of static knowledge about a particular conflict and its solution but rather through the use of dynamic reasoning strategies that can be applied in various domains."
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Engineers combine layers of flexible electronics and pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a safer way to check the condition of a patient's heart.
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Chris Hadfield has returned from the International Space Station, bringing with him hopes that the strong new links he forged with earthlings - including more than 887,000 Twitter followers - will help ensure a stronger future for Canada in space.
Two years in the making, he made it all feel natural and off the cuff.
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The world’s first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. This novel device can detect brainwave and control the movement of paralyzed limbs.
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U.S. defense contractors spend a lot of resources developing robots that help the Pentagon’s various services keep an eye on their enemies, but San
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Vimeo is the home for high-quality videos and the people who love them.
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Main Point: Researchers have found that the immune system of the women declines more slowly than men and this could be one of the reasons for the longer life of women - at least in Japan.
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Experimenters guide heat around a two-dimensional object without leaving a trace.
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Bees could build flat honeycombs from just three shapes: squares, triangles or hexagons. But for some reason, bees choose hexagons. Always "perfect" hexagons. Why?
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Newcastle University neuroscientist Dr. Gabriele Jordan, recently announced that she has identified a woman who is a "tetrachromat," that is, a woman with the ability to see much greater color depth than the ordinary person.
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Main Point: Researchers have found that blood of youngsters can rejuvenate the heart of the old ones - at least in mice. Published in: Cell Study Further: Previously, researchers found that the blo...
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At our May 13, 2013 Science at the Theater event, seven Berkeley Lab scientists presented seven BIG ideas in eight minutes each (give or take a few minutes). Watch this fast-paced video going to learn about the game-changing concepts our scientists work on every day.
Here are the speakers and topics:
Mina Bissell: The mysteries behind cancer
Bill Jagust: Early detection of Alzheimer's: is it possible?
David Schlegel: The cosmic search for dark energy
Greg Bell: Accelerating science with (very, very) big data
Blake Simmons: Replacing a barrel of oil with plants and microbes
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay: Microbes to the rescue
Ron Zuckermann: Mimicking nature to create better materials
More info: http://www.lbl.gov/LBL-PID/fobl/
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For the first time, scientists have captured 3-D images of caterpillars caught in the process of morphing into butterflies.
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Recent research discovered that an individual can indeed successfully try to be happier, especially when cheery music aids the process. This research points to ways that people can actively improve their moods and corroborates earlier research.
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Biologist Deborah M. Gordon's decades-long study of collective behavior in harvester ant colonies has provided a rare real-time look at natural selection at work.
In ancient Greece, the city-states that waited until their own harvest was in before attacking and destroying a rival community's crops often experienced better long-term success.It turns out that ant colonies that show similar selectivity when gathering food yield a similar result.
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Scientists don’t claim to know how people determine right from wrong. However, they can study how the brain responds when an individual judges another’s actions.
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Researchers are testing a helmet-like device that uses wireless signals to instantly diagnose brain swelling and bleeding.
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Making a decision by yourself can be hard, and this is why we created Ahoona.
Ahoona connects you with your friends and the world to get input on your decisions. But it is people, not data, that make a decision!
With Ahoona, you can see the reasoning other people have used to make a decision, get tips on important information, and use advanced tools to determine the best decision for you.
Ahoona was created by leading experts in the field of decision analysis. It was designed to capture all elements of decision quality into the analysis to help you make the best decision.
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Showcasing University at Buffalo research and academic accomplishments, UB's News Center provides faculty experts, the latest news, video and photos.
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In the mid-2000s, David Markovitz, a scientist at the University of Michigan, and his colleagues took a look at the blood of people infected with HIV. Human immunodeficiency viruses kill their host...
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Today we announced Hangouts, a big improvement to Google’s real-time communication services. Instead of different versions of chat, video chat and calling across Google products, Hangouts gives you one consistent way to connect with the people you care about.
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Amaze your friends with these surprising quirks of numbers. (9 More Of The Most Controversial Facts In Mathematics. http://t.co/HUF966ROyX)
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When people create and modify their virtual reality avatars, the hardships faced by their alter egos can influence how they perceive virtual environments, according to researchers.
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