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- City birds are smarter than country birds
- Seeing isn't required to gesture like a native speaker
- Morphing metal shapes future of soft robotics
- Narcissistic artists sell more art, for more money
| City birds are smarter than country birds Posted: 21 Mar 2016 12:40 PM PDT Birds living in urban environments are smarter than birds from rural environments. But, why do city birds have the edge over their country friends? They adapted to their urban environments enabling them to exploit new resources more favorably then their rural counterparts. |
| Seeing isn't required to gesture like a native speaker Posted: 21 Mar 2016 10:55 AM PDT People the world over gesture when they talk, and they tend to gesture in certain ways depending on the language they speak. Findings from a new study including blind and sighted participants suggest that these gestural variations do not emerge from watching other speakers make the gestures, but from learning the language itself. |
| Morphing metal shapes future of soft robotics Posted: 21 Mar 2016 08:03 AM PDT Engineers have created a hybrid material featuring stiff metal and soft, porous rubber foam that combines the best properties of both -- stiffness when it's called for, and elasticity when a change of shape is required. The material also has the ability to self-heal following damage. |
| Narcissistic artists sell more art, for more money Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:14 AM PDT The pricing of artwork is often left up to the experts, but are they being swayed by unconscious signals the artists may be giving in the presentation of their work? A new study finds narcissism is positively associated with market performance of artworks, and contradicts previous research that concludes narcissism is short term and transient. |
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