Science Current Events | Science News | Brightsurf.com
 

Television Current Events | Television News | 2
Page 2 of 8 | 177 Results
Previous0102030405060708   Next   
Sort By: Page Views | Date
Turn off the TV - excessive television viewing in childhood and adolescence linked to poor adult health (pp 226, 257)
Children and adolescents who consistently watch television for 2 hours or more a day are at an increased risk of being overweight, to smoke, and to have high cholesterol concentrations in early adulthood-substantial risk factors for long-term health problems in later life-conclude authors of a... view more (2004-07-14)

Mayo Clinic shows adding activity to video games fights obesity
If playing video games makes kids less active - and contributes to obesity - why not create more video games that require activity? That's the question prompted by a Mayo Clinic research study published in the current issue of the medical journal Pediatrics.   view more (2007-01-05)

Researchers: Ban on fast food TV advertising would reverse childhood obesity trends
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics.    view more (2008-11-20)

Large-screen projection in 3D
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology FIRST in Berlin are voyaging into another dimension when it comes to projection systems. In the living room of the future, a multifunctional, large-format projection screen (1.5 x 2.5 meters) will open up a... view more (2003-09-18)

EMBO Award for Communication in the Life Sciences
This year for the first time EMBO will award Euro 5 000 and a silver medal for outstanding works of public communication in the life sciences. Eligible are practising scientists working in research in Europe or Israel. "EMBO recognises the huge efforts that some scientists make to communicate... view more (2002-05-02)

Violent TV, games pack a powerful public health threat
Watching media violence significantly increases the risk that a viewer or video game player will behave aggressively in both the short and long term, according to a University of Michigan study published today in a special issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.   view more (2007-11-28)

Does Television News Turn People Off Politics?
Television news programmes may be contributing to current political apathy, according to a new report funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. An in-depth study of more than 5600 TV news reports in both Britain and the US between September 2001 and February 2002 reveals that the news... view more (2003-05-09)

Video wasted on toddlers, unless it's interactive
Your toddler can sing along with The Wiggles and knows Big Bird's face as well as she knows her own, but are those hours spent watching children's videos really helping her learn?   view more (2006-05-19)

Press invatiotion: The First Science and TV Drama Festival, Paris, September 29/30
The Eiffel Tower is to be the venue for the first Science and TV Drama Festival on September 29th and 30th. Members of the press are invited to preview the entered programmes and to here discussion of some of the issues arising. The nine short-listed finalists for the two MIDAS awards, the... view more (2001-09-18)

Toddlers learn better through interactive video
Given that infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in the United States watch an average of one to three hours of television and videotapes a day means the entertainment market for these young viewers (and their parents) has exploded in recent years.   view more (2006-05-17)

Quality, quantity lacking in children's educational TV, study says
Commercial broadcasters are doing the "bare minimum and not much more" for children's educational programming.   view more (2008-11-13)

Robotiker Journalism Awards
The TV programme "Teknopolis" received the honourable mention in the Robotiker Journalism Awards. Pedro Guillén received the first prize for the work "Irlanda; el tigre celta" (Ireland; the celtic tiger). "Teknopolis", the TV programme of Elhuyar broadcast in... view more (2002-05-31)

Your personal news show
The modern-day capabilities of the Internet and those of the familiar household TV are beginning to merge. It is possible to receive TV programs over the Internet using streaming technologies. On the other hand, TV displays Internet-based computer applications through the increasingly common... view more (2003-03-10)

An end to interactive television production? Just the opposite
All stories have one beginning, one middle and one end. But with MECiTV's interactive television (iTV) authoring platform, producers can easily create programmes in which viewers choose how the story unravels and ends.   view more (2004-12-17)

Restricting Kids' Video Time Reduces Obesity, Randomized Trial Shows
Entrenched sedentary behavior such as watching television and playing computer video games has been the bane for years of parents of overweight children and physicians trying to help those children lose pounds.   view more (2008-03-04)

U of M study identifies factors associated with successful weight loss in teens
Participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity and limiting time in front of the television are some of the keys to successful weight loss in teens, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School.   view more (2007-03-28)

USC: gamers play against type
Participants in the role-playing game EverQuest II defy the stereotype of the overweight male teenager, researchers reported this month in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.   view more (2008-09-25)

Rough scientist wins top physics award
A Sussex scientist has landed a top award from the Institute of Physics for his efforts in promoting physics. The Public Awareness of Physics Award recognises the work of Dr Jonathan Hare from the University of Sussex, who spends much of his time promoting science to the public and schools through... view more (2002-09-10)

A Question of Trust
With archives awareness month now underway, research funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) has revealed that many of us think archives are more trustworthy than more familiar sources of information, such as tabloids, the television and the internet, even though just eleven per... view more (2004-09-06)

Kids at risk: Assessing diet and exercise behaviors in adolescents
Do adolescents get enough exercise and eat the right foods? Is there too much fat in their diets? In a study published in the February 2007 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers analyzed the behavior of almost 900 11-to-15 year-olds and found that nearly 80% had multiple... view more (2007-01-29)

New transistor makes brighter future for display screens
Researchers from Myongji University, Korea, have developed a way to improve liquid crystal displays (LCD), which could revolutionise display technology. Published today in the Institute of Physics journal Semiconductor Science and Technology, Professor Yong-Sang Kim and his team propose a new... view more (2003-07-03)

Television phones to become a reality
Talking to your family and friends through your television could soon become a reality, if the set-top-box technology developed by Red Embedded Design Co Ltd receives the investment it is looking for at the Connect Yorkshire Springboard Investment Conference today.   view more (2004-11-30)

Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowires
Engineers have created the first "active matrix" display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and "heads-up" displays in car windshields.   view more (2008-04-01)

Baby DVDs, videos may hinder, not help, infants' language development
Despite marketing claims, parents who want to give their infants a boost in learning language probably should limit the amount of time they expose their children to DVDs and videos such as "Baby Einstein" and "Brainy Baby."   view more (2007-08-08)

University of Kent contributes to new European media analysis website
Professor David Welch, Director of the Centre for the Study of Propaganda at the University of Kent, and research assistant Jack Zeniewski, are contributors to a new European media research and education website called Imageduc.net. Funded by Department of Education and Culture in the European... view more (2003-10-24)
Page 2 of 8 | 177 Results
Previous0102030405060708   Next   
Sort By: Page Views | Date
© 2009 BrightSurf.com