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Do music lessons help with children's other classes?
Education & Development

Do music lessons help with children's other classes?

...intelligence or learning. But these experiments have seen rather mixed results, and have been unable to conclusively say whether playing an instrument or engaging with music really can make a difference to a child’s education. So with this in mind, we recently carried out a review of the scientific literature on the use of music with children. And the results were...
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Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...intelligence in public life, including in debates, I have long observed that mainstream media commentators don’t give sufficient credit to the role of emotions in shaping public perceptions. Understanding the impact of emotions in politics is key for making an accurate prediction of how debates will impact voting. Pundits vs. the public Pundits tend to focus on the...
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Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...intelligence, high quality training and the best technology that money can buy while the other relies on his innate unattainable superpowers. With the ever developing areas of technology and science could future advancements mean we are not so far away from creating our own superheroes, or do they already exist? In answering this question, we can look towards the popular...
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Ever Wondered About... Eggs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Eggs?

...artificial diet fed to hens reared intensively, may not contain plant pigments. Besides, natural pigments are not very stable, so artificial agents to colour the yolks may need to be added. It’s said that maggots, coloured red for freshwater fishing, have been fed to hens (which love them – and maggots are very nutritious) and then the hens have laid eggs with crimson...
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Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy
Society, Politics & Law

Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy

...artificial from human because as robots become more realistic, we will also become more sensitive and will always be able to tell that something is not right. However, we’re certainly not there yet, and we could eventually find that the uncanny valley effect was an artefact of this particular period in the history of artificial humans, when representations were clearly...
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What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?

...Intelligence Community,” Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listed Cyber and Technology as the first major area of concern – before terrorism, proliferation or counterintelligence among others – and specifically called out concerns around the rapidly expanding “internet of things.” He said “…security industry analysts have demonstrated that many...
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Should animals have legal standing?
Society, Politics & Law

Should animals have legal standing?

...intelligent animals. Is it time for this to change? ...What is a ‘person’ in law? The concept of a legal ‘person’ goes back to ancient Roman law. Only entities recognised by the law as a ‘person’ are considered legal actors. In other words, only a ‘person’ can sue or be sued, enter into contracts or own property. All living human beings are recognised by...
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Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?
Science, Maths & Technology

Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?

...Artificial perspective view of the streaks] Artificial perspective view of the streaks. What is most noteworthy about the new research is that it is the first determination of the composition of the streaks. They used an instrument called CRISM (Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars) on board the orbiter to analyse the light reflected off the surface of...
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