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Understanding false memory - Illinois State University News

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 09:39

Illinois State University News

Understanding false memory
Illinois State University News
Professor of Psychology Dawn McBride has conducted years of research on why the memory works the way it does and the causes of false memory. She began researching the Deese–Roediger–McDermott (DRM) paradigm, which is used to study ... Without looking ...

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Cotter student designs brain tumor-modeling program for neurosurgeons - Winona Daily News

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 07:31

Winona Daily News

Cotter student designs brain tumor-modeling program for neurosurgeons
Winona Daily News
Lee spent months preparing for a two-week internship at a private research firm in Chicago, where he developed a high-tech computer program designed to assist neurosurgeons and save lives. Lee's program took him two weeks of 12-hour workdays to create ...

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2015-2016 Lake County Leadership Team - Chicago Daily Herald

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 05:25

Chicago Daily Herald

2015-2016 Lake County Leadership Team
Chicago Daily Herald
Community service: Art class teacher for four years at Volo Bog Youth Art Guild; research intern at bird division of the Field Museum for two years; host for school's Veterans Day breakfast; logistics head for school's cancer fundraiser challenge, Hunt ...

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Honorable mentions: Northwest Suburban Leadership Team, 2015-2016 - Chicago Daily Herald

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 05:25

Chicago Daily Herald

Honorable mentions: Northwest Suburban Leadership Team, 2015-2016
Chicago Daily Herald
Community service: Worked as a research assistant for the Hospitalist Project at the University of Chicago; helped perform laboratory research in cancer pharmacogenomics at the University of Chicago; volunteered in Women and Infant Services at Alexian ...

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Redefining the Relationship of Man and Machine - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 02:09

Redefining the Relationship of Man and Machine
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
The spectrum of rapid recent advances runs the gamut from the kind of simple algorithmic intelligence it takes to win against a chess master, to the advent of thinking machines and IBM's neuromorphic chips (i.e. chips that attempt to mirror our own ...

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South Eugene High students to argue in debate championships - The Register-Guard

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 01:51

The Register-Guard

South Eugene High students to argue in debate championships
The Register-Guard
“You get up at like 6 a.m., then research and debate all day. It's hard, but I like it because it's like a verbal game of chess that's based on persuasion.” Lininger and Saenger say they research their policy topic for about two hours per night and use ...

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DC community calendar, January 14-21, 2016 - Washington Post

Thu, 01/14/2016 - 00:25

DC community calendar, January 14-21, 2016
Washington Post
202-727-1288. Chess for kids Master chess instructor guides you from learning the basics to advancing your level of skill. Thursdays at 5 p.m. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. ... Lunchtime conservatory tour Guided tour of a jungle, desert ...

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A bloody fable - Arkansas Times

Wed, 01/13/2016 - 21:27

Arkansas Times

A bloody fable
Arkansas Times
A 1982 John Carpenter movie (adapted from a 1951 Howard Hawks movie), "The Thing" is about an isolated Antarctic research station terrorized by an extraterrestrial that can take the form of any living creature it touches. Naturally the men begin to ...

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So You Want to Be a Dean? - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

Wed, 01/13/2016 - 20:11

Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

So You Want to Be a Dean?
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
I am done. After six years of founding and leading the School of Education and Social Policy at Merrimack College, I have returned to the faculty. In those six years I hired 17 faculty members, started seven academic programs, and worked with two ...

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So You Want to Be a Dean? - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

Wed, 01/13/2016 - 20:11

Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

So You Want to Be a Dean?
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
I am done. After six years of founding and leading the School of Education and Social Policy at Merrimack College, I have returned to the faculty. In those six years I hired 17 faculty members, started seven academic programs, and worked with two ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Wed, 01/13/2016 - 19:10

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Players of all ages are welcome, from beginners to experts. Chess boards and pieces are provided. Information: 909-798-7572.

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Things to do in and around Greenwich - Greenwich Time

Wed, 01/13/2016 - 15:38

Greenwich Time

Things to do in and around Greenwich
Greenwich Time
Sessions will include digital safety, file management and collaboration with Google Apps, research and personalized technology tools. Other sessions will take place on Jan. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Central Middle School, 9 Indian Rock Lane; Jan. 2 from 7 ...

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Intelligence Isn't Black and White. There Are Actually 8 Different Kinds. - Big Think

Wed, 01/13/2016 - 11:15

Big Think

Intelligence Isn't Black and White. There Are Actually 8 Different Kinds.
Big Think
New research demonstrates for the first time the domestic canine's ability to discern between positive and negative emotions in humans. 29 minutes ago; Share. Pinnochio .... A chess player would have spatial intelligence. A surgeon would have spatial ...

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Retirement Moves To Make This Year - The National Memo (blog)

Wed, 01/13/2016 - 10:33

The National Memo (blog)

Retirement Moves To Make This Year
The National Memo (blog)
Quinn also advocates a combination of immediate, fixed annuities within a fixed income strategy and a rising amount of stock index funds as retirees age (up to a ceiling that suits your risk tolerance), reflecting some new research showing that ...

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BlackRock makes major organisational changes - Funds Europe Magazine

Wed, 01/13/2016 - 06:34

Funds Europe Magazine

BlackRock makes major organisational changes
Funds Europe Magazine
Chess board BlackRock is combining its active equities strategies as part of far reaching changes to its global investments platform. The aim is to build more connectivity across regions, asset classes and strategies, and other plans include investing ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Tue, 01/12/2016 - 19:23

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Players of all ages are welcome, from beginners to experts. Chess boards and pieces are provided. Information: 909-798-7572.

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In 'Chess Capital' of St. Louis, Game Takes Root in Poor Districts - Education Week (subscription)

Tue, 01/12/2016 - 17:20

Education Week (subscription)

In 'Chess Capital' of St. Louis, Game Takes Root in Poor Districts
Education Week (subscription)
Those who promote chess in schools say the game helps students with critical-thinking, complex problem-solving, and spatial skills. In a 2014 review of research on chess' educational benefits, William M. Bart, an education psychology professor at the ...

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'Keep open mind to understand science' - Times of India

Tue, 01/12/2016 - 16:08

'Keep open mind to understand science'
Times of India
Satish Wate, former director of NEERI, told students to keep their minds open when taking up science for higher education and research. "Science is like a game of chess. You cannot predict the moves that you will use during the game. It is while ...

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6 named Schwarzman fellows - Harvard Gazette

Tue, 01/12/2016 - 15:41

Harvard Gazette

6 named Schwarzman fellows
Harvard Gazette
Jeffrey helped draft the College's first honor code, serves on the Honor Council, and is a research assistant to former ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, who directs the Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School. Now studying sociology and ...

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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: Online collections perfect for winter storms - Wicked Local Weymouth

Tue, 01/12/2016 - 14:38

Wicked Local Weymouth

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: Online collections perfect for winter storms
Wicked Local Weymouth
... for language instruction, LearningExpress Library for test prep, Morning Star Investment Research Center, National Geographic Virtual Library, The Boston Globe from 1872-1983, and Lynda.com—;the leader in online learning—coming in December ...

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