Weird memory drain: Chewing gum
25 May 2012, 9:37 am
By Sara CannMen's Health Chomping on gum all day long won't just annoy your cube mate--it'll muck up your memory, too. Researchers at Cardiff University in the U.K. found that people who chewed gum had a harder time memorizing lists of letters and numbers than those who didn …

Boost your memory: Spit out the gum
25 May 2012, 8:46 am
Chomping on gum all day long won't just annoy your cube mate--it'll muck up your memory, too. Researchers at Cardiff University in the U.K.

Weird memory booster: Chew some gum
25 May 2012, 12:07 am
By Sara CannMen's Health Chomping on gum all day long won't just annoy your cube mate--it'll muck up your memory, too. Researchers at Cardiff University in the U.K. found that people who chewed gum had a harder time memorizing lists of letters and numbers than those who d …

More Here Than Color Theory
24 May 2012, 10:41 pm
I acknowledge that there is a lot about the color wheel and mixing colors that I don't know. But one thing I do know is that there's more to art than color schemes and memorizing a color mixing chart. Andrew by Fred Hatt, drawing with aquarelle crayons, 35 x 25. For example, artist Fred Hatt works with colored line almost as if it is the narrative in and of itself in his figure drawings . He ...

First time National Geographic Bee contender from Texas wins competition in Washington
24 May 2012, 2:50 pm
WASHINGTON - A first-time contender from Texas won the annual National Geographic Bee Thursday in Washington, claiming the top prize in a contest that started with local competitions among about 4 million students around the country.

memorizing The Notes And Playing Blind (Literally) In Egypt
20 May 2012, 7:38 pm
"The women in Cairo's Egyptian Blind Girls Chamber Orchestra first learn the songs by reading sheet music in braille. Since it is impossible to read braille and play an instrument at the same time, the musicians must memorize every note of every song.

Orlando Bloom’s “The Good Doctor” debuts first trailer
15 May 2012, 9:36 am
I thought Orlando Bloom was really busy being a dad and he no longer has a passion for memorizing scripts and saying them in a dead monotone voice in front of a camera. But hey, Legolas has a new movie coming out and it looks pretty good! Post from: Daily Contributor Orlando Bloom’s “The Good Doctor” debuts first trailer

Create an avatar and speak Japanese with NTT DoCoMo
10 May 2012, 12:07 am
memorizing the Gettysburg Address for school? Do it with an avatar of Abraham Lincoln. (Credit: Kent German/CNET) NEW ORLEANS--After you've covered the big news and handled the new phones, it's always fun to walk the CTIA show floor and seek out the weird and wonderful. There's usually plenty of sights to behold and you always can count on NTT DoCoMo to lead the way. Related stories Hands on ...

Clemson considers required class to get students beyond memorizing facts
8 May 2012, 7:52 pm
A fundamental change to the undergraduate curriculum could be coming to Clemson University.

Point / Counterpoint: More efficient learning with increased use of technology in education
2 May 2012, 11:09 pm
It’s already starting to happen. Anyone who has a smartphone can tell you so. Information is constantly at our fingertips and that’s a good thing.

Diablo III's Real Money Auction House delayed again - DESTRUCTOID
25 May 2012, 7:57 am
This not only encourages groups of four to consistently work together and change their tactics on the fly (as opposed to memorizing just four total boss fights), but it also dissuades you from constantly grinding the same few bosses for months on end like ...

Go on-location with “John Carter” in this exclusive DVD/Blu-ray featurette - IFC
24 May 2012, 1:42 pm
“John Carter” may not have had quite the box office response its filmmakers were hoping for, but that isn’t to say it’s not a bombastic sci-fi flick with some downright memorizing scenes. One of those key sequences involved John Carter ...

Feds: Sex trafficking ring used Backpage.com ads - Worldnews.com
24 May 2012, 11:33 am
However, where she has the physical skills, she doesn't have as much success in memorizing all the books she needs to learn. Fortunately for her, she's in the same room with Janis Zuckerman (Mary Gross), a woman who is as smart as they come ...

14-year-old Texan beats Utahn in National Geographic Bee - ksl.com
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
The answer: Seoul. Obama said studying geography is "about more than just memorizing places on a map. "It's about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exist across continents, and, in the end, it's about ...

Kinect Accelerator company profiles: Freak'n Genius, GestSure Technologies, Kimetric and Styku - engadget
22 May 2012, 6:52 pm
Currently, doctors must prep for surgery by examining and memorizing the results of patient MRI and CT scans because they can't be used in the OR. Should a surgeon need to reference such results in the midst of a surgery, he has to either ...

Stream Garbage's 'Live in NYC' Performance On MTV Hive Tonight! - MTV
22 May 2012, 3:39 pm
We spent the majority of our youth memorizing every single one of Garbage's song lyrics, so we pretty much freaked our collective ish over the fact that Garbage's new album, Not Your Kind Of People, has finally been released -- all new Garbage ...

15 recent technologies children won't know - Deseret News
22 May 2012, 1:37 pm
Remember when memorizing home phone numbers was important, and movie theaters was the place to go with family and friends? Yahoo collected 15 devices or concepts that will now be deemed as old-fashioned for newborns.

Clovis East teacher legendary in meat judging world - Fresno Bee
20 May 2012, 7:23 pm
Students compete by grading meat carcasses based on their quality -- such as choice or prime -- and memorizing hundreds of facts about meat. They also have to be able to identify more than 130 different cuts of meat, from a porterhouse steak to ...

As China's Role in the World Changes, So Does Mandarin's Role in China - Atlantic Online
16 May 2012, 5:59 am
They're telling the truth, which they have lived themselves through years of hunching over their desks in school, scribbling thousands of characters and memorizing Chengyu, special four-character Chinese aphorisms that gives one's speech a cultivated air.

Denis O’Hare is Still Running His Lines from ‘An Illiad’ - BackStage.com
10 May 2012, 10:53 am
O’Hare chatted with Back Stage before the show about memorizing and writing his own material. What do you like about working Off-Broadway? Denise O'Hare: I love the fact that the material is edgier. And I love the fact that the audiences tend ...