Wednesday, November 23, 2011

How it works

How it works


How Innovation Works Is Surfing the Internet Wave in China

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:06 AM PST

In part two of my interview with Innovation Works CEO Kai-Fu Lee at September's World Economic Forum conference in Dalian, China, I ask him about the growing enthusiasm for what the Internet and technology can do as enabling tools for China's development. Lee observes that as software reaches mobile phones, it is spreading at an ...

How the brain works with feelings

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:54 AM PST

(Medical Xpress) -- People who claim to recognize a burned imprint of Jesus on a piece of toast are channeling what Northeastern University Distinguished Professor of Psychology Lisa Feldman Barrett calls a self-interested perception of the world.

How Many Professors Does It Take to Change Italy's Economy?

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:05 AM PST

Prime Minister Mario Monti's new government contains no less than 18 professors. It's one of the most professional cabinets in recent Italian history and the European Union has lauded Monti's leadership and initial government formation steps, but the hard work -- implementing deficit-cutting measures -- remains ahead.

How orders of protection work

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 03:28 PM PST

Orders of protection are rulings by the court for one person to leave another alone. In many instances it works, but in some cases, it doesn't prevent a victim from being harmed in some way. Iris St. Meran has more.

Eleventh Hour: VX Gas And How to Survive it | Science Not Fiction

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 08:06 PM PST

Terrorism pops up all over science fiction, and last night's episode of Eleventh Hour was no exception with terrorism featuring VX gas. The plot focused on a group of white converts to Islam (thank you, Hollywood, for reinforcing that stereotype. We're all painfully aware of the dangers of lunatic jihadists, but let's not become so [...]

End to Medicare 'As We Know It' Already in Works

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:40 AM PST

Even before the Super Committee convened – and failed to find a formula for reforming entitlements -- Democrats wielded a familiar refrain to reject any Republican effort to save Medicare by offering competition.

Grant sends low-income kids on educational field trips

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:41 PM PST

Six-year-old Christopher Gonzalez recently learned how solar energy works. Normally, that would be an unremarkable event for anyone except Christopher and his parents.

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