Is Consciousness binary? Or is there a spectrum of consciousness rather than a binary approach? Do you have suggestions for good consciousness tests?

Dear Researchers, in the tests of consciousness of animals that I heard about, the result always was either "yes" or "no". I have been wondering if there is any scale-like measure of...

07 August 2019 9,145 2 View

Which tenses are used in online language? Did anybody use BigData in Social Science?

I was just wondering if anybody did some analysis of how times (tempo/linguistcs) are used in online documents, communications, etc. My interest ist to somehow get a comparison to work with. I am...

07 August 2015 9,473 4 View

Leisure, Time & Social Media?

For my current dissertation I am conducting an innovative study on Leisure Time & Social Media. I still need lots of participants (especially from Hannover, but also the rest of the world). I...

06 July 2015 9,407 2 View

What are the negative social impacts of ICT?

Health, Polatisation, Sociability, Manipulation, Addiction etc. Please include references and case studies where possible!

01 February 2015 7,862 2 View

Who wants to join our multi-disciplinary project analyzing the impact of technology? All backgrounds and experience levels welcome!

Neuroscience, Psychology, Computer Science and a lot of other disciplines should be included! The motive is to analyze where we are going in an optimistic way, without exaggerating pros or cons...

01 February 2014 5,510 21 View

Pros and Cons of ICT development. What are Social Bugs of Technology? What has changed or will change in individuals and society due to technology?

I am trying to get a big picture of where we as individuals and as a society are going. Coming from the technological side, I am not interested in condemning technology as a total, but rather...

31 December 2013 152 7 View

Why does reflection matter? What is happening in our brains when we let neurons fire without a trigger from the outside?

The big question I am trying to solve is what effects it will cause, if your society tends to use every free minute for work, entertainment or intensive workouts. I refer to seeing people...

31 December 2013 281 8 View

Why does Max Eyth say that all Knowledge Societies died after reaching their highest Knowledge status?

Eyth is decalring this in his work "Wort und Werkzeug" from around 1900 and I am actually studying how we can become an even better Knowledge Society.. Does any of you know something on this topic?

10 November 2012 6,162 2 View

Does the use of innovative Technologies lead to Burnout, etc.?

10 November 2012 923 5 View

How to improve Mental Condition through Environment at Work?

What is needed to guarantee healthy work conditions regarding mental aspects? What can actual Neuroscience tell us about ideal working conditions?

10 November 2012 7,282 6 View

What is your perception on using visual analysis or quantitative approaches to evaluate data from single-case research designs (n of 1 trials)?

Results of single-case research designs (i.e., n-of-1 trials) are often evaluated by visually inspecting the time-series graph and computing quantitative indices. A question our research team is...

03 March 2021 687 1 View

How can I make stacked bar graph with scatter plot?

I want to make a stacked bar graph with showing each data value as dots. I tried with graph pad prism, version 6, but could not succeed. Does anyone have tried before making such graphs?

01 March 2021 9,383 1 View

What could be reason for getting such type of graph for complex impedance in case of polymer blend films?

Its effect appears in real part of ac conductivity also. Can anyone suggest any reason behind it?

26 February 2021 3,487 3 View

Can I use a graph from a another source in a thesis?

I have a permission from X company to use their graph from a report, but they have a reference in the bottom left corner of the graph as follows: "Source: Database Y". Is it OK to use this graph...

24 February 2021 2,269 3 View

I have need of XRD graph analysis software for phase identification. Can you please provide links for software tools which can be downloaded?

i am trying to download x'pert high score software, but can't download it. please do suggest software for phase analysis

24 February 2021 5,687 4 View

How can Gamma Ray API units be converted to CPS (counts per second)?

Oil and gas companies run gamma ray tool and take readings in API units while Gamma ray is also noted in cps, so how these units can be converted into each other?

24 February 2021 7,545 2 View

Could you please suggest to me research in which a relation between the shear wave velocity and the degree of saturation for stone was discussed?

Hi all, I am looking for a graph or a relation that relates the degree of saturation and the shear wave velocity for the marlstone. Looking forward to your suggestions Best Regards

24 February 2021 9,690 1 View

Is it okay to mention you distributed your qualitrics study link through social media sites?

Just want to be clear and know it is okay to say I have distributed the qualitrics link through social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to ensure my target audience is reached in my...

21 February 2021 5,143 2 View

Algorithms to filter corrective max and min from a set of data?

I've got this 5 year Direct Normal Irradiance data I downloaded from https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/. I ordered this by year and by every 24 hours because I need the DNI curve by max in summer, min...

17 February 2021 2,777 5 View

There is any numerical criterion for identifying neighbours for Voronoi /Gabriel graphs?

If there is a set of n points in a plan (with known x, y coordinates), can I use a numerical criterion to establish if two points are neighbours, given the definition of a neighbour for Voronoi...

17 February 2021 6,914 4 View