Can playing Dots on your iPhone make you smarter?
Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills
Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTCPacific Standard, games
Pacific Standard, games
Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills
Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTCSeven must-have farm and garden devices you can build with your own 3D printer
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTCFrom the House Judiciary Committee hearings to #umbrellagate, a look at the week's most enduring images SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCWhen it comes to autism, Grandin argues we're paying too much attention to labels -- and not enough to individuals
Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:30 PM UTCVampire Weekend, "30 Rock," Sheryl Sandberg, "Spring Breakers" -- everything is just like "Girls." Except it isn't
Friday, May 17, 2013 10:45 PM UTC 25A man is charged with murder for giving his pregnant girlfriend an abortion pill and telling her it's an antibiotic
Friday, May 17, 2013 8:11 PM UTC 121The ever-controversial manual now is broadening the definition of ADHD, narrowing that of autism
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:29 PM UTC 20New testimony in the trial of the former Italian leader details his bizarre sexual predilections
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:10 PM UTCStudent bodies are increasingly diverse, and yet many universities refuse to abandon their religious traditions
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:46 PM UTC 11Industry "self-regulation" means our foods are increasingly doused in bacteria-killing chemicals
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:45 PM UTC 20A gallery show features pictures of residents shot through their windows. The subjects are understandably annoyed
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:41 PM UTC 50Senior military officers are speaking about the problem with increasing bluntness and expressions of regret
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:03 PM UTCThat groundbreaking clinical trial in the New York Times? It's my study -- and I'm 15 months clean
Friday, May 17, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 27On Internet dating sites he keeps showing up in different guises; it's getting creepy and scary
Friday, May 17, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 32A look at the science behind marketing tricks
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:35 PM UTCRep. Kevin Cramer cited "abortion on demand" as the reason "our culture sees school shootings so often"
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:28 PM UTC 27A guided tour of biblical proportions
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:17 PM UTCFrench officials are considering a new levy on internet-connected devices to help fund cultural initiatives
Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:00 PM UTCElizabeth Smart's ordeal reminds us that church members' self-worth is perilously predicated on sexual purity
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:31 PM UTC 80Cities across the country are relying on the retro transit line to breathe new life into their moribund downtowns
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:18 PM UTC 21CEO Marillyn Hewson frets about the fate of her billion-dollar defense company
Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:25 PM UTCA New York demonstration against Mexican businessman Carlos Slim is the latest in a series of global laugh-ins VIDEO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:37 PM UTCThe preppy brand is tanking with consumers after its CEO's recent remarks about "larger people" made everyone angry
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:36 PM UTC 45Not usually a target of anti-LGBT ire, the AARP has been accused of being a fringe organization
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:16 PM UTC 27Researchers in Denmark report a relationship between bicep size and support for progressive economic policies VIDEO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:32 PM UTC 13Amy's Baking Company and a school that teaches creationism go viral and thrive -- thanks to us mocking them online
Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:51 PM UTC 80But, in a rare turn from a fractured Congress, lawmakers have expressed optimism that an agreement will be reached
Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:09 PM UTCScientists consider the development a medical breakthrough, but religious groups are considerably less enthusiastic
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:36 PM UTCAccording to officials, 19-year-old Akein Scott had a police record involving drug and weapon charges
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:27 PM UTCThe twister devastated the city of Granbury, damaging homes and injuring dozens
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:01 PM UTCI may never know why Kevin killed his ex, but his story has taught me difficult truths about violent criminals
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 66I made up an elaborate family that I don't really have!
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 20A roundup of protests that show how, sometimes, a little razzle dazzle can deliver a big message VIDEO
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:48 PM UTCMale film critics will have less to ogle, but perhaps now audiences will equate her physicality with strength
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:10 PM UTC 32Facing a spike in the number of reported sexual assaults in Hong Kong, Lai Tung-kwok advised women to drink less
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:36 PM UTC 13A critically ill woman testified before the Supreme Court Wednesday, asking the justices for an urgent abortion
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:17 PM UTC 12She may have made the right call for herself. But when weighing risks and benefits, channel your inner geek
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:59 PM UTC 43Advocates have filed the first of several lawsuits expected against North Dakota's restrictive abortion laws
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:55 PM UTC 21New research reveals that the symbolic acts we perform aren't as irrational as they appear
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:37 PM UTCThe university has petitioned to remove the condition that the recipient must be "a person of the Caucasian race"
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