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Is Google Ruining Your Memory?
Wired: By now, you’ve probably heard about this smart study showing that Google is making you stupid, led by Betsy Sparrow at Columbia. The scientists demonstrated that the availability of the internet is changing the nature
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Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds
The New York Times: The widespread use of search engines and online databases has affected the way people remember information, researchers are reporting. The scientists, led by Betsy Sparrow, an assistant professor of psychology at
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Baboon Study Shows Benefits for Nice Guys, Who Finish 2nd
The New York Times: At last, good news for the beta male. From the wild to Wall Street, as everyone knows, the alpha male runs the show, enjoying power over other males and, as a
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Speed limit on babies’ vision
UC Davis News & Information: Babies have far less ability to recognize rapidly changing images than adults, according to research from the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain. The results show that while infants
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Goalkeepers ‘dive right on high pressure penos’
Yahoo UK & Ireland: A group of Dutch scientists have studied penalty shoot-outs and have come up with some interesting findings. According to the boffins, goalkeepers tend to instinctively dive to the right in high
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Online search engines may be affecting memory, studies say
Washington Post: Search engines may be changing the way our brains remember information, according to research released Thursday. In a series of experiments, Columbia University psychologist Betsy Sparrow and her colleagues produced evidence that people
