But it has already been shown that some smaller animals, such as frogs and crickets, pick up information from the seismic part of what everybody had assumed to be simple acoustic (ie, airborne) signals.

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The technology is still under development, says Givon, who believes it will be strong enough to pick up biometric information from a footstep.

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"It was pretty exciting to watch these normal, healthy individuals pick up on the suggestions in our interviews, and pick up the false information that we fed them, " Loftus says.

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We couldn't settle down to anything, but prowled round the camp trying to pick up any scraps of information and hotly arguing and debating every point.

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First off, you'll pick up all sorts of subtle information.

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Make your life easier by having all of the right information before you pick up the phone.

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My father would pick up the slips and relay the information to somebody who was trading on the floor.

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Others are meant to pick up on merit by searching for typos or gauging the density of information in an article.

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Pick up a booklet for 2, 500 South Korean won from the information counter at the entrance for profiles of all the sights, as well as a map.

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This is all the information you need to be able to correctly identify your handset and sell it so you can pick up a newer model.

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