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Avatars could actually be helpful in learning skills

Avatars could actually be helpful in learning skills

One of the most common knocks against the virtual worlds and the avatars we use to negotiate our way though them is that they cause us, and especially young people, to disengage from real life. Well it turns ... continue
Realistic female robot created to feel pain

Realistic female robot created to feel pain

Did you know that dentists have the highest suicide rate of all professions? Apparently it has something to do with the fact that people hate going to them even more than going to see a lawyer. From childhood ... continue
Education: The one resource we can’t afford to screw up – but are.

Education: The one resource we can’t afford to screw up – but are.

We live in a society that likes to think that its most important resources are the physical ones like gold, diamonds, oil, or just about anything that can be translated to a dollar amount. However when it ... continue
Disney Offers Refunds For Baby Einstein Product Over Concerns Of Efficacy

Disney Offers Refunds For Baby Einstein Product Over Concerns Of Efficacy

If you bought a Baby Einstein DVD between June 5th 2004 and Sept. 4th 2009 you can not receive a full $15.99 refund from Disney for your purchase. The Einstein DVD's claimed they could make your 3 ... continue
An Ode to Childhood Lost

An Ode to Childhood Lost

The future of intelligent children’s television programming just became significantly darker, and it truly saddens me - “Reading Rainbow”, a staple of both PBS and bright children nationwide, has been canceled after a wonderful run of 26 ... continue
Gee tell us something we didn’t know

Gee tell us something we didn’t know

I caught this one via Allen Stern’s post at CenterNetworks, but did you know that 35% of teens admit to cheating using their cell phones and that 23% don’t consider it cheating. This comes ... continue