by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California – Riverside Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Will you read this news release now or decide to read it later? “Precrastination,” defined as the tendency to expend extra effort to get things done as soon as possible, could explain what you will do. We have all probably precrastinated, that is,...
by Georgetown University Georgetown students gather around a computer during a Biology lab. Credit: Georgetown University The traditional tests and grades that educators have long used may measure learning less accurately than scans of the brain, according to a new study published in Science Advances. The paper, authored by a team of researchers from seven universities and...
by Patricia Riddell, The Conversation Catastrophising can lead to undue stress and anxiety. Credit: Rawpixel.com/ Shutterstock Imagine you have an interview for a new job tomorrow. Some people might think about what kind of questions they will be asked so that they can prepare, or imagine the interview going well. For others, the thought of an...
Stanford scientists have developed a brain implant that allows a man with paralyzed hands to “type” up to 90 words per minute, just by thinking of the words. The researchers published their findings in Nature back in May and presented them at WE Summit, a science teleconference hosted by Tencent, on Saturday, according to the South China Morning Post. Older implant...
