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Mindfulness Meditation Effective at Improving Moderate Sleep Disturbance Posted: 17 Feb 2015 05:16 AM PST Adding to the growing body of recent work on different types of meditation, a new study, conducted by The post Mindfulness Meditation Effective at Improving Moderate Sleep Disturbance has been published onTechnology Org.

Debt anxiety among students differs across international boundaries Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:46 AM PST To what extent do international boundaries impact on anxiety around debt amongst students? Do national attitudes about repaying The post Debt anxiety among students differs across international boundaries has been published on Technology Org.

High school study in maths declining among prospective teachers Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:23 AM PST Maths and science participation among New South Wales HSC students has declined starkly over the past decade, which The post High school study in maths declining among prospective teachers has been published on Technology Org.

How to avoid a bad hire Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:22 AM PST Bad hiring decisions cost employers millions of dollars, damage workplace morale, reduce productivity and account for more than The post How to avoid a bad hire has been published on Technology Org.

Online courts could increase access to justice and reduce costs by 2017 Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:30 AM PST The future of civil law courts is likely to be online according to a new report. The study The post Online courts could increase access to justice and reduce costs by 2017 has been published onTechnology Org.

Energy-efficient rental housing can save residents more than $600 per year Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:28 AM PST Residents of energy efficient apartments save an average of $54 a month, or $648 annually, on their electricity The post Energy-efficient rental housing can save residents more than $600 per year has been published onTechnology Org.

Game Theory Casts Doubt on Cooperation Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:01 AM PST The best-regarded solutions to the famous Prisoner’s Dilemma – a canonical game theory thought-experiment where players must decide The post Game Theory Casts Doubt on Cooperation has been published on Technology Org.

Would you like greens with that? Posted: 16 Feb 2015 09:34 PM PST What if the greens you need for tonight’s dinner were grown on the roof of the office where The post Would you like greens with that? has been published on Technology Org.

Physical Attractiveness Comes at a Price, Psychologists Say Posted: 16 Feb 2015 09:08 PM PST To those who have not been blessed with an attractive body or a symmetrical face, the age-old disagreements The post Physical Attractiveness Comes at a Price, Psychologists Say has been published on Technology Org.

Desynchronized body timers may lead to abnormal “ups” and “downs” in psychiatric disorders Posted: 16 Feb 2015 08:13 PM PST Most living beings, such as ourselves, respond well to routine – we usually sleep and wake in regular The post Desynchronized body timers may lead to abnormal “ups” and “downs” in psychiatric disorders has been published on Technology Org.

Walter Piegorsch: UA’s Wizard of Odds Does the Math Posted: 16 Feb 2015 04:15 AM PST The BIO5 statistics expert has co-authored a one-stop shop for everything related to calculating uncertainty and probability, offering The post Walter Piegorsch: UA’s Wizard of Odds Does the Math has been published on Technology Org.

Some bilinguals use emoticons more when chatting in non-native language Posted: 16 Feb 2015 03:56 AM PST Sometimes, a smile can say everything. But has — the emoticon version of a happy grin — crossed The post Some bilinguals use emoticons more when chatting in non-native language has been published onTechnology Org.

Study: Identifying population of mentally ill ‘frequent fliers’ first step to reducing police contact Posted: 16 Feb 2015 03:40 AM PST Identifying the population of people with mental illness who have frequent contact with police could help law enforcement The post Study: Identifying population of mentally ill ‘frequent fliers’ first step to reducing police contact has been published on Technology Org.