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Boston Marathon Bombing Tragedy: PTSD Triggers from Watching the News

April 18, 2013 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

Boston Marathon bombing required a biohazard team for cleanup - a traumatic situation indeed. Image by Ashstar01

Could the Boston Marathon bombing tragedy trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) – even if you’re just watching the news reports on television?

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Filed Under: Cognitive Science, Headlines Tagged With: Bomb, Boston marathon, external trigger, flashback, internal trigger, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, re-experiencing

Roland Barthes: “From Work to Text” Explained

April 17, 2013 by Lesley Lanir Leave a Comment

Passive consumption or active reading. Image - Marcus Quigmire.

Are you passively consuming the written word, or do you read actively? Roland Barthes theorized the differences in these linguistic approaches.

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Filed Under: Linguistics

Gender Roles and Spatial Ability: Can Training Reduce the Gap Between the Genders?

April 9, 2013 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

What would this look like if you folded it on the dotted lines? Your ability to solve spatial puzzles such as this may correlate with potential math and science skills. Image by Decoded Science

Research shows boys and girls develop spatial abilities differently, widening the math and science gender gap. Can training improve these skills in girls?

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Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: feminine, gender role, intelligence, masculine, mental rotation, meta-analysis, spatial ability

Children and Television: Viewing Linked to Slightly More Antisocial Behavior

April 4, 2013 by Gina Putt Leave a Comment

Does television make kids antisocial? Image by j-dub1980(THANK YOU FOR 50k+ Views)'s

A new study shows a measurable link between antisocial behavior and screen time in young children: TV and computer time may cause the attention problems observed by the researchers.

Filed Under: Headlines, Sociology Tagged With: antisocial, children, conduct, electronic games, SDQ, television, video games

Pictish Carved Symbol Stones Reveal Iron Age Written Language

April 1, 2013 by Val Williamson, PhD Leave a Comment

Detail of Hilton of Cadboll Pictish stone: National Museum of Scotland

Are Pictish carved symbols a language, heraldic symbols, or just pictures for decoration? A recent study evaluates the images with math to find the answer.

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Filed Under: Anthropology Tagged With: Chinese ideograms, Egyptian hieroglyphics, mathematics, petroglyph, Pictish carved stones, Pictish carved symbols, Pictish symbol stones, Pictish symbols, Picts, Shannon entropy, translate Pictish language

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Boston Marathon Bombing Tragedy: PTSD Triggers from Watching the News

Roland Barthes: “From Work to Text” Explained

Gender Roles and Spatial Ability: Can Training Reduce the Gap Between the Genders?

Children and Television: Viewing Linked to Slightly More Antisocial Behavior

Pictish Carved Symbol Stones Reveal Iron Age Written Language

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