Tag: youtube
‘Ivory Tower’ bucking social media
University scholars are largely resisting the use of social media to circulate their scientific findings and engage their tech-savvy students, a Michigan State University...
Beauty Not Disease Motivates Teens to Wear Sunscreen
After offering information about UV light and sun-protective behaviors, the two health-ed videos diverge: one describes the increased skin cancer risk of UV exposure...
Living on Islands Makes Animals Tamer
Most of us have seen pictures and probably YouTube videos of “tame” animals on the Galapagos Islands, the biological paradise that was Charles Darwin’s major source of...
SlipChip Counts Molecules with Chemistry and a Cell Phone
In developing nations, rural areas, and even one's own home, limited access to expensive equipment and trained medical professionals can impede the diagnosis and...
U.S. Media Consumption to Rise to 15.5 Hours a Day –...
A new study by a researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, says that by 2015,...
Study: Google Search Serves Users From 600% More Locations than A...
Over the past 10 months, Google search has dramatically increased the number of sites around the world from which it serves client queries, repurposing...
Depression may increase your risk of Parkinson’s
MINNEAPOLIS -- People who are depressed may have triple the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the October 2,...
Youth more likely to be bullied at schools with anti-bullying programs
Anti-bullying initiatives have become standard at schools across the country, but a new UT Arlington study finds that students attending those schools may be...
Perfecting digital imaging
Computer graphics and digital video lag behind reality; despite advances, the best software and video cameras still cannot seem to get computer-generated images and...
Academics earn street cred with TED Talks but no points from...
TED Talks, the most popular conference and events website in the world with over 1 billion informational videos viewed, provides academics with increased popular...
