Is It Possible To Teach Experience? European researchers say you can

Software that helps players acquire real-life skills and realistic experiences through game playing
The interactive software has caught the imagination of world-class business colleges in the USA and elsewhere and it has prompted enormous interest in Europe’s leading corporations. ChangeMasters represents an emerging shift in business education, based on realistic computer games. The game does not look like many modern games. “We initially produced an interface like the online game, Second Life. It had a 3D, richly visual environment. But executives spent too much time exploring the environment rather than playing through the games... [more]
Source : ICT Results

Mexicans plant chips under skin to prevent kidnappings

Mexicans turn to radio implants as kidnaps soar
Rich Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are having tiny radio transmitters planted under their skin so they can be quickly tracked and rescued. Hundreds of people, including a growing number of middle-class Mexicans, are buying the tiny chip designed by Xega, a Mexican security firm... [more] & [more]


Source : Timesonline & Sky News

Anxiety is in the genes

The genetic basis of anxiety
Some people are more prone to extreme anxiety because of a genetic mutation that they have inherited, according to one of the first studies to investigate the genetic basis of personality differences that can lead to stress disorders. The mutation is found in about half the population but it exerts its effect on the one in four people who have inherited both copies of it from their parents, the study has found. Such people are at significantly higher risk of being more anxious than the general population... [more]

Source : Independent

Studying Animals To Catch Human Criminals

Bees, Fish Analyzed to Understand Serial Killers
Studying species in the animal world helps police catch human criminals -- and vice versa. Originally developed to catch serial killers, a method called geographic profiling is now being used to study great white sharks, bats and bees. In turn, criminologists expect that these biological studies will help refine their criminal studies, making it easier for them to catch criminals more quickly. Eventually they want to apply it to other fields, such as epidemiology... [more]
Source : Discovery Channel