Despite its continual bad press for privacy concerns and alleged ability to influence real-world politics, Facebook remains the most popular social network worldwide. Users just can’t seem to let go of Facebook, even though, according to a huge recent study by Stanford University, it’s also having a detrimental impact on our health. It’s long been… Continuar lendo Just How Bad Is Facebook For Us?
New 3-D imaging technique can reveal, much more quickly than other methods, how neurons connect throughout the brain. Researchers have developed a new way to image the brain with unprecedented resolution and speed. Using this approach, they can locate individual neurons, trace connections between them, and visualize organelles inside neurons, over large volumes of brain… Continuar lendo Mapping the brain at high resolution.
A robot engages in dialogic reading with preschoolers. The robot’s active reading was expressive; the robot’s voice included a wide range of intonation and emotion (Expressive). The robot narrated a story from a picture book, using active reading techniques and including a set of target vocabulary words in the narration. Children reported liking and learning from… Continuar lendo Young Children’s Learning and Retention of a Social Robot’s Narrative.