Research – Page 2 – Insight Sciences

University of Cambridge: Institute of Biotechnology – Masters in Bioscience Entrepreneurship

August 27, 2009 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

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University of Cambridge: Institute of Biotechnology – Masters in Bioscience Entrepreneurship.

University of Cambridge (thinkpsychology.wordpress.com)
EvoEnergy Installs Solar PV at the University of Cambridge (evoenergy.co.uk)
Research raises doubts about whether modern humans and Neanderthals interbred (eurekalert.org)
New Research Group Begins Investigating Materials Physics at CIC nanoGUNE Research Center (azonano.com)
Surprisingly Sophisticated Palaeolithic Pottery Found in Europe (theepochtimes.com)
The sensation of cold is shut down by inflammation (medicalxpress.com)
Green light for Cambridge’s £1bn development (timeshighereducation.co.uk)
Brazil’s Coastal Rainforest Suffers Widespread Species Extinction (voanews.com)

The social networks of happiness

November 12, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

Happiness Map — Happiness Map (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

One person’s happiness goes a long way, study finds – The Boston Globe.

using social networking to study the dissemination of emotional health

You May Have To Choose Between A Happy Life And A Meaningful Life (businessinsider.com)
An Introvert’s Guide to Happiness (everydayhealth.com)
Some Things That Will Make You Happy… (ejaife.wordpress.com)
Are Your Thoughts Making You Old? (huffingtonpost.com)
The Best Kept Secret to Happiness (psychologytoday.com)

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

November 11, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Regenerative Economy

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Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Home Page.

This is a great new site for publishing social science findings. It uses Web 2.0 to allow ranking of the best articles.

What’s Soft about Social Science? (everydaysociologyblog.com)
New Professional Network Brings Chinese Scientists and Researchers into International Community (prweb.com)

Trevor F. Smith: cognitive techniques for speed reading

November 9, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

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Trevor F. Smith.

this interesting speed reader java program uses cognitive processes and serial display to help you read much faster.

New Insights Into Cognitive Control From Psychological Science (psychologicalscience.org)
More than just ‘zoning out’ — Exploring the cognitive processes behind mind wandering (eurekalert.org)
Exercise makes middle-aged people smarter (sciencedaily.com)
Language use is simpler than previously thought, study suggests (sciencedaily.com)
How mobile tech can influence our brain (cnn.com)
Metacognition – EduTech Wiki (almanac2010.wordpress.com)