scienceに関するcloudgrabberのブックマーク (3)

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    OpinionLeadersLetters to the editorBy InvitationCurrent topicsUS elections 2024War in UkraineIsrael and HamasThe World Ahead 2024Climate changeCoronavirusThe world economyThe Economist explainsArtificial intelligenceCurrent topicsUS elections 2024War in UkraineIsrael and HamasThe World Ahead 2024Climate changeCoronavirusThe world economyThe Economist explainsArtificial intelligenceWorldThe world t

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    cloudgrabber
    cloudgrabber 2009/04/26
     "No one yet knows how to measure the impact of a blog post or the sharing of a good idea with another researcher in some collaborative web-based workspace..... Essentially, this would involve establishing a market for great ideas, just as a site such as eBay does for coveted objects."
  • Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep

    Scientists are reporting that a nasal spray of a key brain hormone cures sleepiness in sleep-deprived monkeys. With no apparent side effects, the hormone might be a promising sleep-replacement drug. A nasal spray of a key brain hormone cures sleepiness in sleep-deprived monkeys. With no apparent side effects, the hormone might be a promising sleep-replacement drug.Flickr/Mayr In what sounds like a

    cloudgrabber
    cloudgrabber 2009/04/12
     "Orexin A is a promising candidate to become a "sleep replacement" drug. For decades, stimulants have been used to combat sleepiness, but they can be addictive and often have side effects, including raising blood pressure or causing mood swings."
  • Decisions, decisions

    cloudgrabber
    cloudgrabber 2009/03/01
     "The researchers concluded that the ability of bees to identify quickly the best site depends on the interplay of bees’ interdependence in communicating the whereabouts of the best site and their independence in confirming this information."
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