Do baby-faced opponents have a better chance of gaining your trust? By subtly altering fictional…
Month: January 2012
Cancer sequencing initiative discovers mutations tied to aggressive childhood brain tumors
A cancer sequencing initiative has discovered mutations tied to aggressive childhood brain tumors. Early evidence…
Body clock receptor linked to diabetes in new genetic study
Scientists have found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and…
Astronomers solve mystery of vanishing electrons in Earth’s outer radiation belt
Researchers have explained the puzzling disappearing act of energetic electrons in Earth’s outer radiation belt…
School bans fuzzy boots used to hide cell phones (Reuters)
Reuters – Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never…
Super Bowl advertisers seek buzz on social media (Reuters)
Reuters – In the age of Twitter and Facebook, many Super Bowl viewers will use…
Teens migrating to Twitter sometimes for privacy (AP)
AP – Teens don’t tweet, will never tweet – too public, too many older users….
Amazon Kindle Fire’s Apple-like blitz scorches Samsung (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Amazon’s Kindle Fire fourth quarter sales threw Samsung Galaxy into a pyre, as…
Romney widens lead over Gingrich in Florida: poll (Reuters)
Reuters – White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to…
Can online activists eliminate politicians that don’t understand the Internet? (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – On the heels of the failed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect…