Tag: OXFORDUNIVERSITY

One thing this writer was never particularly good at was math, which is why he turned to blogging and away from a career as an electrical engineer. But researchers at the University of Oxford believe that mild electrical stimulation of the brain can actually improve math skills, for up to six months at time, without any negative side effects. Roi Cohen Kadosh, a researcher on the project, told ...

It's not quite as good as walking on it, but amateur space enthusiasts can now help scientists learn more about the moon by studying detailed, super high-resolution photographs. In fact, the pictures transmitted by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) are so fine and multitudinous that there is simply too much information for scientists to handle. According to NPR, Oxford University ...

If ever you needed another reminder that Big Brother is watching, check out this story from England. It seems one of the most venerable British institutions, Oxford University, has been using social-networking site Facebook to spy on its student body. Apparently there's a tradition at the school called "trashings," whereby students go on a messy orgy of eggings and flourings, dousing their fellow ...