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Quantum strategy offers game-winning advantages, even without entanglement

(PhysOrg.com) -- Quantum correlations have well-known advantages in areas such as communication, computing, and cryptography, and recently physicists have discovered that they may help players competing in zero-sum games, as well. In a new study, researchers have found that a game player who uses an appropriate quantum strategy can greatly increase their chances of winning compared with using a classical strategy.

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Video: HealthPop: Indulging, diagnosing and dying

HealthPop: Over-eating doubles your chances of memory loss; Also, patients who are "satisfied" with their doctors are more likely to die; And, physicists in Germany develop the first "nano ear" that could make it possible to listen to bacteria, enzymes and cancer cells.

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3 Ways To Deal With A No-Win Situation

If you're a Star Trek aficionado, then not only have you heard of the " Kobayashi Maru Scenario " but you can recount it easily to others. For those of you who may not be familiar with it, the Kobayashi Maru Scenario is a no-win situation cadets encounter at the series' Starfleet Academy. In it, the cadet is in command of the Federation ship, responsible for rescuing another Federation vessel (the Kobayashi Maru) from attacking Klingon Warbirds

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Do Your Own PR: 7 Steps

Start-ups on a shoestring might not have the money for a public-relations agency or even a PR pro. Here are seven steps to do-it-yourself PR.

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City Living Can Heighten Social Stress

In spite of the mind-expanding perks of city life , urban living is known to increase the chances of developing mental disorders such as schizophrenia . [More]

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When You Try to Buy Status, It Can Backfire

The desire for social status is one of the most important factors driving human behavior. Our place on the social hierarchy can determine everything from who we marry to how long we live . However, recent research suggests that some of the things we do to boost our status can backfire: they may make us feel better temporarily but increase the chances we will be stuck with lower status.

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Video: HPV vaccine proven effective for teens

A recent medical study shows that teenagers who receive the HPV vaccine significantly reduce their chances of getting pre-cancerous cervical abnormalities despite previous concerns. Jeff Glor reports.

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Tiger wrong to take short-term view

PGT: If Tiger Woods makes his knee condition worse by competing in this U.S. Open, then he might not hurt his chances to catch Jack Nicklaus.

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Use It Better: The Best Customer-Review Sites

You can substantially improve your chances of spending your money wisely if you consult your fellow customers first--by checking into a crowdsourced review site like TripAdvisor (vacation spots and hotels), Yelp (restaurants), IMDB or RottenTomatoes (movies), Edmunds (cars), Angie's List (contractors), Amazon (books) and so on.

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U.S. on track to meet 1 million plug-in autos goal

DETROIT (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's goal of having 1 million plug-in vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015 is on its way to being met, a Department of Energy official said on Wednesday. "It's looking good," said Assistant Energy Secretary David Sandalow when asked by reporters on the chances of meeting the goal set by Obama.

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