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Virtual legal service fills gap
Yale Holder, the founder of myCELLmyTERMS.com had enough of large legal bills, after his law firm sent him an invoice for $10,000 in August. His company, in the startup stage, was being billed for every little call. "I thought, we can't survive...
 
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The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making http://bit.ly/831L2U (via @pomtidom)
 
Valkiria
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Eidetic memory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eidetic memory, or photographic memory, is the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with extreme accuracy and in abundant volume. The word eidetic means related to extraordinarily detailed and vivid recall of visual images, and comes...
 
Jay Dugger
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10 Classics from Cognitive Science
The editorial board of Cognitive Science has identified several classic articles that appeared in our journal over the last couple of decades. With the permission of the Cognitive Science Society, the full text for these articles is available here. ...
 
wordsmith
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Computer Brain: It’s Better than Cats
The reason for the brain gap between humans and machines is the architecture of the machine hardware, operations system and...
 
Bronwyn R
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RT @JaniceTomich @artizencoaching: New study in journal Brain&Cognition suggests simple eye exercise may boost creativity http://is.gd/4SUpp
 
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Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which "people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it". The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory...
 
Guillaume Dumas
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La capacité prédictive de nos systèmes socio-techniques va-t-elle tuer notre libre arbitre ?
L’informavore caractérise l’organisme qui consomme de l’information pour vivre, explique le journaliste et éditorialiste Frank Schirrmacher, coéditeur du premier quotidien national allemand le Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung dans une passionnante...
 
Guillaume Dumas
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La capacité prédictive de nos systèmes socio-techniques va-t-elle tuer notre libre arbitre ?
L’informavore caractérise l’organisme qui consomme de l’information pour vivre, explique le journaliste et...
 
Guillaume Dumas
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La capacité prédictive de nos systèmes socio-techniques va-t-elle tuer notre libre arbitre ?
L’informavore caractérise l’organisme qui consomme de l’information pour vivre, explique le journaliste et...
 
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Cognitive Load Theory: Failure? « EdTechDev
Explanation of cognitive load theory and the problems with it, both conceptual and methodological. Lots of sources to dig into deeper if you want more research on this issue. Annotated link...
 
DoZ
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Stem cells help brain heal after radiation
Scientists at the University of California have found a potential new use for human embryonic stem cells: helping cancer...
 
bobbysroom
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What is CBT?
I recently watched a video on how to be a better fighter last night. Actually it was more like early this morning, I had one of...
 
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Why Do We Dream? Five Modern Theories.
Freud said that whether we intend it or not, we're all poets. That's because on most nights, we dream. And dreams are lot like poetry, in that in both things, we express our internal life in similar ways. We use images more than words; we combine...
 
Hanna Wiszniewska
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Why Do We Dream? Five Modern Theories.
Freud said that whether we intend it or not, we're all poets. That's because on most nights, we dream. And dreams are lot like poetry, in that in both things, we express our internal life in similar ways. We use images more than words; we combine...
 
apotheon
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The Tolerationist Manifesto
This morning, I drove the SigO to work — a departure from our usual routine. Normally, she drives herself, and when...
19 days ago SOB | Topics: Cognition, Liberty
 
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BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Horizon, 2009-2010, The Secret You
With the help of a hammer-wielding scientist, Jennifer Aniston and a general anaesthetic, Professor Marcus du Sautoy goes in search of answers to one of science's greatest mysteries: how do we know who we are? While the thoughts that make us feel as...
 
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0411 - La science au casino
Un étudiant de l'université de Dundee a mis au point un système informatique qui est capable de rendre le jeu du Black Jack...
22 days ago Imaginascience | Topics: Cognition
 
Chad Michael Lawson
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Science proves those ’searching’ for info on the web remember stuff *better* than those just surfing
Pretty neat little study that concludes what a lot of advanced internet marketers already know. Either way, it’s always...
 
TechnoGadge
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Internet Search affects your Cognition and Emotion
In a recent study, University of Missouri researchers found that Internet users are better able to understand, remember and...
25 days ago TechnoGadge | Topics: Internet, Science, Software, Cognition
 
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Good Dog, Smart Dog
 After reading this article, I have a new found appreciation for my little man.  I have always known that he was...
 
apotheon
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Think Security
A few days back, I quietly launched a new security Weblog I've decided to call Think Security, for lack of a better name. The...
27 days ago SOB | Topics: Cognition, Geek, Metalog, Profession
 
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@donnyosmond @bsilva I'm a fan. Hope you and Kym win BIG at the dance! All of us at Coaching Cognition are cheering for you!
 
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Notes & Neurons
As Janet Reid said, "The elegant simplicity of genius." Jeff M. Miller \ Consuming Worship email \...
31 days ago Consuming Worship | Topics: Geeky, Music, Musings, cognition
 
The Admiral
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Congitive Overload
I love SlideShare! You can find some pretty exciting presentations on there :-)Here is a primer on cognitive overload:Chris...
 
jeremy.lyon35
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Old dogs and new tricks: web use good for the elderly brain
Younger readers (or those with spousal units prone to nagging about excessive time spent in front of a computer) may wish to...
38 days ago Futurismic | Topics: Blog, brain, cognition, exercise
 
metavalent
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Cognitive Liberty and Right to One’s Own Mind
More extraordinarily high-signal outputs from the seemingly inexhaustible cognition engine behind Sentient...
 
wvsasha
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Gooooooooooooooooogle
It seems that every time I turn around Google has added yet another tool to help educators. Ok – I know they aren’t...
 
jeremy.lyon35
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Smarter than the new Apple mouse
Steve Jobs and company may have radically re-engineered the mouse, but a team of researchers from the States and China have...
40 days ago Futurismic | Topics: Blog, animal, cognition, genes
 
AlvaroF
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Save the Date: SharpBrains Summit, Technology for Cognitive Health and Performance
SharpBrains Summit: a virtual conference to take place January 18-20th, 2010. Over 25 leading speakers and a professional...
 
dendrite
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Save the Date: SharpBrains Summit, Technology for Cognitive Health and Performance
SharpBrains Summit: a virtual conference to take place January 18-20th, 2010. Over 25 leading speakers and a professional...
 
Pam
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The Psychology of Website Design – PowerPoint Overview
This slide show was originally created for a presentation in 2006 but was updated for a group of student web site developers at...
 
Keshav
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visuospatial skills decline three years before Alzheimer's
HealthDay reported that, according to a study published in the Oct. issue of the Archives of Neurology, the ability to...
 
Kumar Gaurav
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Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
In the mid 1950s, Dr. Bedford reported on a number of older adults who exhibited cognitive problems (memory or planning or...
53 days ago Music Songs | Topics: Health, cognition, cognitive..., memory