Professor Robin Dunbar is best known for his work related to how many stable social relationships the human brain can manage. In earlier research, he argued that the??optimal??number of??active??relationships is 150 ? now famously known as the ?Dunbar Number.? Dunbar is once again delving into the brain?s social capacity, but this time he?s focused on ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 04:25

We?re down to the Final Four in our Tax Madness! faded back out of the spotlight after being overshadowed by who raised concerns about the economy?s ability to sustain gains. Bernanke faced a tough challenge with Romney, eventually losing out to the presidential candidate. Of the GOP presidential nominees, only Romney remains in the running. ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 04:23

Much has been made of fans ?demanding? a new ending to BioWare?s Mass Effect 3. The line we?ve seen drawn in the sand by industry and media types in the gaming sphere is that a new ending would threaten the ?artistic integrity? of the work, its creators, and the gaming industry itself. Alyssa Rosenberg makes ...

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 17:57

Private schools in New York are adopting data-mining techniques to determine how charitable parents can afford to be.

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 17:57

This morning, Deutsche Bank downgraded shares of Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) from buy to hold citing [...]

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 17:57

Optical networking shares are trading higher Tuesday following the announcement late yesterday that Oclaro will acquire Opnext in a stock swap. Under terms of the deal, each Opnext share will be converted to 0.42 shares of Oclaro; Opnext holders will own 42% of the combined company,. While Oclaro shares are trading lower this morning other ...

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 17:57

You have to hand it to Toyota for the way it has handled the contradictory realities that make reputation management so challenging. Reputation is something that is both fragile yet resilient. The ability to spring back when it's damaged takes a keen understanding of the factors and attitudes that shape a reputation to begin with. ...

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 17:57

Early doubts about whether people want ads plastered on their tiny mobile phone screens are starting to fade, especially as mobile ad revenues start to take off.??Now, a new study to be released Monday morning by ad management software and services firm??Marin Software indicates that search ads, at least, are working even better on tablets ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 06:55

There are two sides to every debate. I?ve already started with??Three Reasons The Supreme Court Should Overturn ObamaCare?s Individual Mandate. Here are three arguments on the other side. ObamaCare Is Not Really Illegal It?s a stretch to say that ObamaCare is breaking new ground in terms of using the federal government to mandate certain behaviors. ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 08:25

New research provides a model for how some black holes become supermassive - that is, billions of times more massive than the Sun.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 08:25