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Lessig: Rewriting the Rules Some say Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford law professor, may help define the future of the Internet. Study shows frogs can play key role in stem cell research It sounds like one of those curiosities which pops up in wildlife documentaries, but the African clawed frog could prove a powerful ally for scientists working in the key area of stem cell research. Smell of fear helps in cognition The chemical warning signals produced by fear improve cognitive performance, a study at Rice University in Houston indicates. Tech huge factor in being 'cool' No longer are today's generation of cool kids defined by the brand names they wear -- now they're defined as being the "Creatives," according to a recent study. EU allowing for TV product placement From infomercials to product placements in soap operas, being pitched products while watching a television program is only to be expected among U.S. viewers. CCTV Launches High-Definition Digital Channel Hangzhou viewers can enjoy high-definition television (HDTV) programs via a new movie channel launched by China Central Television (CCTV) beginning Thursday. 'Drama of the American Working Family' Examined Armed with a $3.6 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and a wide range of anthropological, linguistic and psychological research methods, a team of UCLA faculty is gearing up for a landmark study of a species under considerable stress: the middle-class, dual-income family.The nine highly regarded UCLA researchers will devote the next three years to filming and documenting the everyday routines of 30 families residing in the greater Los Angeles area. The material then will be housed in the UCLA/Sloan Working Family Archive, where it can be studied in depth for years to come by researchers seeking to understand a sector of the American public that stands at a crossroads. On track with the latest iTV moves Demonstrating how truly interactive television can be, GMF4iTV`s system allows producers link rich media content to moving objects in normal TV programmes, changing telespectators from passive to active viewers."The [GMF4iTV] project is dealing with the complete broadcast chain, from the content side to the end-user side," explains the coordinator Gerhard Stoll of Germany`s Institut für Rundfunktechnik, a project partner. ... |