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New Study: Languages and Genes Evolve Together Posted: 06 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST Common sense dictates that as human groups go on to occupy disparate geographical areas, both their genes and The post New Study: Languages and Genes Evolve Together has been published on Technology Org.

Most People Find Neuroscience More Objective than Psychology, Study Finds Posted: 06 Feb 2015 06:00 AM PST With the word “brain” becoming a substitute for “mind” in both science reporting and popular culture, people are The post Most People Find Neuroscience More Objective than Psychology, Study Finds has been published onTechnology Org.

Illinois trailing other states in girls studying science, math Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:14 AM PST A new study found Illinois educators and lawmakers have homework to do to figure out why fewer girls The post Illinois trailing other states in girls studying science, math has been published on Technology Org.

Boarding schools only boost the academic performance of strong students Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:06 AM PST Sending disadvantaged children to boarding school does not automatically lead to an improvement in their academic performance, an The post Boarding schools only boost the academic performance of strong students has been published onTechnology Org.

Increasing individualism in US linked with rise of white-collar jobs Posted: 06 Feb 2015 01:08 AM PST Rising individualism in the United States over the last 150 years is mainly associated with a societal shift The post Increasing individualism in US linked with rise of white-collar jobs has been published on Technology Org.

New study shows publicly funded research spurs private drug development Posted: 06 Feb 2015 12:45 AM PST Public funding of biomedical research totals more than $30 billion annually. Does it pay off? A new study The post New study shows publicly funded research spurs private drug development has been published onTechnology Org.

Learning with all the senses: Movements and images facilitate vocabulary learning Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:40 PM PST “Atesi” – what sounds like a word from the Elven language of Lord of the Rings is actually The post Learning with all the senses: Movements and images facilitate vocabulary learning has been published onTechnology Org.

Novel method projects growth potential of new firms Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:05 PM PST New businesses spring up all the time in the U.S. But which ones have the greatest ability to The post Novel method projects growth potential of new firms has been published on Technology Org.