Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Carpe Nocturna: night people are smarter!
Morningness-eveningness and intelligence: early to bed, early to rise will likely make you anything but wise!
Roberts RD, Kyllonen PC.
Source
Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, Australia.
Abstract
Research examining various psychological correlates of circadian type (also known as diurnal preference) has been, over the years, quite expansive. A notable omission within this research program would appear a systematic exploration of the relation between intelligence and morningness-eveningness. The present study redressed this imbalance. 420 participants performed two self-report inventories assessing circadian type, as well as measures of intelligence from two psychometric batteries: CAM-IV and the ASVAB. The results indicate that, contrary to conventional folk wisdom, evening-types are more likely to have higher intelligence scores. This result is discussed in relation to current theories concerning the nature of human cognitive abilities.
Here's the abstract and link via US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, pubmed.gov
Roberts RD, Kyllonen PC.
Source
Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, Australia.
Abstract
Research examining various psychological correlates of circadian type (also known as diurnal preference) has been, over the years, quite expansive. A notable omission within this research program would appear a systematic exploration of the relation between intelligence and morningness-eveningness. The present study redressed this imbalance. 420 participants performed two self-report inventories assessing circadian type, as well as measures of intelligence from two psychometric batteries: CAM-IV and the ASVAB. The results indicate that, contrary to conventional folk wisdom, evening-types are more likely to have higher intelligence scores. This result is discussed in relation to current theories concerning the nature of human cognitive abilities.
Here's the abstract and link via US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, pubmed.gov
Robot Prison Guards: they're so cute!
Never has impersonal, automated evil been so cute!!
South Korea is about to implement an army of robot prison guards.
Don't worry. Nothing can go wrong.... go wrong ...go wrong ...go wrong.....
Click here for the full story via the BBC News Service
South Korea is about to implement an army of robot prison guards.
Don't worry. Nothing can go wrong.... go wrong ...go wrong ...go wrong.....
Click here for the full story via the BBC News Service
Friday, November 25, 2011
Paradise Circus
It's unfortunate that when we feel a storm
We can roll ourselves over 'cause we're uncomfortable
Oh, well, the devil makes us sin
But we like it when we're spinning in his grip
Love is like a sin, my love
For the ones that feel it the most
Look at her with her eyes like a flame
She will love you like a fly and never love you again
We can roll ourselves over 'cause we're uncomfortable
Oh, well, the devil makes us sin
But we like it when we're spinning in his grip
Love is like a sin, my love
For the ones that feel it the most
Look at her with her eyes like a flame
She will love you like a fly and never love you again
Thursday, November 24, 2011
read e-mail on digitally enhanced contact lenses
"Researchers at the University of Washington and Finland's Aalto University have developed a prototype of a contact lens that would project digital images onto the retinas of its wearer. And, for the first time, they actually tested the lenses on live creatures - in this case, rabbits that underwent anesthesia. That may seem like it's out of left field, but researchers for years have been working on the idea that we should somehow overlay digital information on top of the real world. Lots of smartphone apps, including Wikitude, Spyglass and Golfscape – as well as some prototypes for "Terminator" glasses - are trying to do this."
full story here
full story here
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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