1.18.2006
Quick Game--Go
Websites get a nanosecond trial before thumbs down
1/20th of a second - or 50 milliseconds, is the amount of time people decide if they like, or dislike, a website, and surf away,according to Canadian researchers, it was announced today in Reuters. That's even less time than it takes to blink (don't worry - no ad there. Don't you hate in-text contextual links? 1. they are annoying and 2. they are never relevant) even faster than the time it takes, if you follow Malcolm Gladwell's theory - to grok something new. 50 milliseconds is faster than almost anyone can submit an answer and get a response on a Cognitive Labs test.
That's why we let people 'vote' on whether they like the generic registration process on our site. The answer, on a scale of 1-5, is 4.4 - telling us that we are doing pretty well in that department, though of course we want to get to a five.
That's why we let people 'vote' on whether they like the generic registration process on our site. The answer, on a scale of 1-5, is 4.4 - telling us that we are doing pretty well in that department, though of course we want to get to a five.
Splinters of the Mind's Eye?
How does the brain convert images into coherent pictures? Sorting the input of our perceptory organs is a little like solving one of the Cognitive Labs picture puzzles using the swap and sort algorithm or maybe, Rubik's Cube.
How does the brain go about it?
Now researchers from John Hopkins have published some very interesting results.
How does the brain go about it?
Now researchers from John Hopkins have published some very interesting results.
Exercise and Alzheimer's?
More new evidence exercise can ward off Alzheimer's was announced this week, as a result of a study of more than 1,700 people that generated statistically significant results to what seems, on the face of it, to be common sense. So, now is the time to get moving. On our hikes and walks we often see people who are taking this to heart by enjoying 5-7 mile walks. Where are the hiking trails? many of our urban areas have relatively pristine experiences nearby: the Santa Cruz Mtns has numerous walking trails almost from the start of the hills to the Ocean; the Santa Monica Mtns have a number of excellent trails as well in a slightly more arid environment. What's your favorite?
