Most research on competition in educational settings has shown that it
doesn't work very well, because the same students always win while others lose
confidence . However, PatternBEE represents a new kind of educational
technology based on scientific theory developed at Pollack's laboratory.

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Scholars and researchers from fields such as anthropology , economics,
history, political science, psychology, religious studies and sociology are
encouraged to apply.

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Deadline for Letters of Intent: April 15, 2005

PHILADELPHIA, A call for proposals for research
in the developing new interdisciplinary field of Spiritual Capital has been
issued by the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science.net/spiritual_capital
or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus.

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For further information on the Spiritual Capital Research Program,
including submission guidelines for the new granting opportunities , or to
request a program brochure, visit http://www.metanexus.net

The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to pursue new insights at
the boundary between theology and science through a rigorous, open-minded and
empirically focused methodology, drawing together talented representatives
from a wide spectrum of fields of expertise.

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In a
year since public release, SpellBEE has over 20,000 registered members from
all 50 states, with around 1,000 games being played every week.

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org ), a free educational Web site emphasizing geometric
math skills.

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"It is
no longer unusual to consider that trust, behavioral norms and religion
profoundly shape economic, political and social developments .

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Partially sponsored by NSF and the Hewlett foundation, PatternBEE was
developed mainly by Brandeis students Kristian Kime, Boris Kerzner, and Tien
Hoang.

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It works by rewarding agents both for meeting
their own challenges as well as for providing appropriate challenges to
others.

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The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion.

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patternbee.
In several rounds of game play, players gain points both from solving
puzzles correctly as well as from designing appropriate puzzles for their
partner. At the same time, they are developing skills in geometry,
creativity , problem-solving, pattern recognition, and spatial rotation.

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Metanexus is
a leader in a growing network of individuals and groups exploring the dynamic
interface between cosmos, nature, and culture in communities and on campuses
throughout the world.
PatternBEE is the first multi-player educational game that allows players
to create puzzles for each other, rather than being pre-sequenced by a
designer.
"A key insight from our research in co-evolution led us to an entirely new
equation describing the relationship between learners playing a game," said
Jordan Pollack, a professor of Computer Science at Brandeis.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050324/PHTH031LOGO)
Letters of Intent for projects in the Spiritual Capital Research Program
are due no later than April 15, 2005.,
Director for Research and Programs in the Human Sciences at Metanexus. Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures ,
workshops, research, courses, grants, and publications.

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net or 215-789-2200.metanexus.

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First Educational Site Where Players Create Puzzles for Each Other to Solve

WALTHAM, Mass.

, Following in the successful
footsteps of SpellBEE. In PatternBEE, players log in, choose a partner , and proceed to
create puzzles for each other by moving, rotating and flipping up to six
unique geometric pieces.
PatternBEE features no advertising, and any SpellBEE member can log in to
play . "This equation
describes how self-interested agents -- such as sellers in a market -- can be
motivated to keep innovating."
Security is an important aspect of any online environment that caters to
children.

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The Spiritual Capital Research Program seeks to integrate the concept of
spiritual capital into the social sciences, with particular attention to
building connections to economics , and to develop a network of scholars for a
new field of study.org, the first-ever online, multi -player Spelling Bee,
Brandeis University DEMO laboratory has released PatternBEE. Pollack expects PatternBEE to exceed the popularity of SpellBEE.

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D. Projects include the Local
Societies Initiative, the Templeton Research Lectures, and topical
interdisciplinary research projects such as the Spiritual Transformation
Scientific Research Program, Spiritual Capital Research Program, Foundational
Questions in Physics and Cosmology, as well as studies in religion and health,
religion and human flourishing, and other endeavors.

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Call for Proposals for $150 000 Research Projects on `Spiritual Capital' Issued by Metanexus Institute

Grants of $150,000
per project are made possible by generous funding from the John Templeton
Foundation.
Note: These $150 ,000 grants are in addition to the three founding grants
of $500,000 each that were recently awarded to initiate the Spiritual Capital
Research Program.
http://www. The final outline and pieces are then sent across
the Internet to each other to solve.

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"Now seems an ideal time to understand and assess the public effects of
spiritual and religious action because there seems to be a growing openness in
the social sciences towards non-material factors," says Kimon Sargeant, Ph. PatternBEE does not collect personal information and does not
enable contact between players except via moves in the game.

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5 million in research funds. Where possible, researchers are urged to collaborate
across disciplines.

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Full grant applications will then be
invited for a total of $1. Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries. A membership
organization, Metanexus hosts an online magazine and discussion forum with
over 140,000 monthly page views and 7000 regular subscribers in 57 different
countries.
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