| Apr 24, 2012 10:40AM From the New York Times Science sections comes, "While baboons can't read, they can tell the difference between real English words and nonsensical ones, a new study reports. Baboons can master a basic element of reading, says a French team. "They are using information about letters and the relation between letters to perform the task without any kind of linguistic training," said one psychologist. He and his colleagues worked with six baboons that were given free access to touch-screen computers... Apr 24, 2012 12:16PM Two major home price indices released this morning indicate that, while home prices are improving the changes are slow and relative . The Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) Home Price Index rose 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from January to February while S&P/Case Shiller 10-City and 20-City Composite indices showed annual losses of 3.6 percent and 3.5 percent respectively, an improvement over losses posted in January of 4.1 and 3.9 percent. The FHFA Index is calculated using...
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