Test anxiety relief found in 10 minute writing exercise
University of Chicago researchers report that 10 minutes of expressive writing before exams reduces test anxiety and improves scores from a B minus to a B plus. The study, published in Science, suggests worrying uses working memory, freeing cognitive resources for recall and performance.
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Seattle
Science
Sian L. Beilock
University of Chicago
Gerardo Ramirez
United States
Beilock
Brady
IBM Watson beats Jeopardy! champions in public test
IBM's Watson computer, built to answer in the form of a question, wins a practice Jeopardy round against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in Yorktown Heights New York. Watson processed vast knowledge and answered key clues while the humans struggled with language nuances.
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Ken Jennings
Brad Rutter
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Crete
Jennings
Dorothy Garrod
Israel
Rutter
M.C
Harold
Maurice Chevalier
Gigi
John Kelly II
Miles
Thomas J. Watson
Garry Kasparov
David Ferrucci
Court OKs forced meds for suspect in bank robbery
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling allowing prison doctors to forcibly medicate Michael Diaz to restore competence for trial on two armed bank robbery charges in Atlanta. Diaz claimed noncompliance and sought alternatives, but prosecutors argued he refused treatment and remained delusional. The court found ample evidence of refusal and ineffectiveness of other options. Diaz previously represented himself at trial, was convicted, and later deemed incompetent, leading to forced medication approval.
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Atlanta
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Michael Diaz
Tim Saviello
Diaz
U.S
Zahra Karinshak
Frank Hull
Former La. governor Edwards begins home detention in Baton Rouge area
Former Governor Edwin Edwards, 83, will finish his corruption sentence under home confinement in the Baton Rouge suburbs after eight years in federal prison. He must stay in contact with a halfway house, report thrice weekly, and is not yet eligible to run for office without a pardon or 15 years since sentence completion. His daughter Anna notes the time away changed both him and the world.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Louisiana
Anna Edwards
Chris Burke
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Halfway House
Darla O’connor
Fake cop in drag stops woman in Baltimore impersonator
A man dressed in a wig and costume posing as a police officer pulled over Erin Hartz in Baltimore on December 17. Hartz described the incident as theatrical and the impersonator later gave a false speed limit of 25 mph. Police say similar pranks have occurred in recent weeks.
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Erin Hartz
John Waters
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