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Hi everyone I'm a student and fellow gamer doing my MA in Research Psychology at the University of Pretoria. I'm busy doing research into video gaming and visual selective attention. I'm looking for gamers in the Pretoria region between the ages of 18 and 26 who would be willing to take part...

Hi I am doing a science expo project for school on whether gaming improves reaction time and visual memory. I really need more people to complete the survey, especially gamers. Please help me - it will only take 5 minutes of your time. You will also be able to compare your reaction time...

Hi all, I am helping out a mate of mine, he would have posted this himself but he thinks the post will be more legitimate if a regular post it. Please help him out if you have 5 min to spare, see below for a summary of his research. Thanks!

Privacy Metaphors We are living through a privacy tipping point. Technology is dramatically changing what is possible in terms of surveillance, monitoring, persistence, analysis

Hi I am currently enrolled in a part-time Master’s programme in Information Systems at the University of Cape Town and am in the process of gathering research data. My research seeks to investigate the attitude towards, and adoption of, some of the digital music services available to South...

Scientists are describing a plant compound called Salvestrols as one of the most significant breakthroughs in nutritional science since the discovery of vitamins. Salvestrols are naturally occurring compounds (phytonutrients) which fight fungi in fruit and vegetables, are essential for human...

Your tweets can reveal you’re a psychopath A recent study tracked twitter habits to determine psychological tendencies

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/20/alcohol_doubles_lifespan/

Hands-free phones just as risky while driving Research has shown that using hands-free phones while driving still distracts drivers

http://theweek.com/article/index/221308/the-tantalizing-plan-to-regrow-soldiers-flesh-with-pig-cellsnbsp Imagine your whole body being haram [unclean]? :D

Scientists cure cancer, but no one takes notice

South Africa's research and development spending not on target South Africa's spending on research and development (R&D) has dropped slightly in terms of GDP for the second year running.

Googlish research The Electronic Media Laboratory at Stellenbosch University takes a different approach to postgraduate research, by fostering an environment where web and mobile innovation can flourish.

Shaming South African spammers: Results The South African spammers that come and go and the spammers that just keep on spammin'

Firefox powers research Firefox is more than just a browser, it's also a research tool on steroids.

Came across this earlier... http://www.dailytech.com/Dropping+Water+Vapor+Levels+are+Naturally+Negating+Carbons+Warming+Effects+/article17553.htm And something to feast on, apparently CO2 levels were at 3000 ppm during the age of the dinosaurs, yet these days its languishing in the...

The Environmental Working Group has considered and analysed the radiation emissions from 1,268 cellphones. They also looked at research studies and supporting documentation from handset makers in the study. Using all this information, they've created a database of the phones tested, listing the...

http://www.news24.com/Content/SciTech/News/1132/112804799f784a438eb8323711ea50ad/28-06-2009%2010-06/Trojan_horse_cells_kill_cancer It's a complicated process, involving a cell that can basically disarm cancer cells but leave all healthy cells intact. (Chemo-therapy alone destroys both cancer...

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Hi Guys, (+Girls :)) While doing a bit of research, I came across this interesting paper regarding the influence of South Africa's media on Namibia's media. Can you believe it? :eek: It's coz they have competition... Google "view in HTML" here