Model of Easter Island Collapse Might Reveal Message for Today
Feb 11, 2008 |
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When a thriving civilization suddenly collapses, it’s often a mystery – and an ominous one, at that. For Easter Island circa 1000-1400 AD, experts believe it was a case of humans overexploiting their natural ...
Some scientists cast doubt on Darwin
Feb 20, 2006 |
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More than 500 scientists have signed a statement publicly expressing skepticism about the theory of Darwinian evolution.
Mathematicians Solve the 'Cocktail Party Problem'
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Officials at the CIA and scientists around the world have pondered the "cocktail party problem" for decades. How could they separate one sound - perhaps a voice - from a group of other recorded sounds, perhaps a multitude ...
'Misdirected and unreasonable' acts of kindness can have significant consequences
Jan 31, 2007 |
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There is a story about a guy who makes a point to be kind to his taxi driver, giving him a sincere thanks and a generous tip. The guy reasons that, if the taxi driver is then inspired to be kind to each of ...
Pet-eating predator reappears in Mass.
Nov 10, 2005 |
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Weasel-like predators called fisher cats -- voracious housecat-eating cousins to the ill-tempered wolverine -- have reportedly returned to Massachusetts.
Hungary uncovers 8 million-year-old trees
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 03, 2007 |
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Hungary will spare no expense to preserve 16 cypress trees, estimated to be 8 million-years-old, recently uncovered in a northern lignite mine.
Logo Can Make You 'Think Different'
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Whether you are a Mac person or a PC person, even the briefest exposure to the Apple logo may make you behave more creatively, according to recent research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and ...
Composer reveals musical chords' hidden geometry
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Composers often speak of fitting chords and melodies together, as though sounds were physical objects with geometric shape -- and now a Princeton University musician has shown that advanced geometry actually does offer a ...
Making waves: Mathematicians crack quantum chaos conjecture
Oct 10, 2008 |
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The American Institute of Mathematics announces that Soundararajan and Roman Holowinsky have proven a significant version of the quantum unique ergodicity conjecture. Their work, based in the pure mathematics area of number ...
Glimpses of a new (mathematical) world
Mar 13, 2008 |
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A new mathematical object was revealed yesterday during a lecture at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a third degree transcendental ...
Producing ethanol and biodiesel from corn and other crops is not worth the energy
Jul 05, 2005 |
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Turning plants such as corn, soybeans and sunflowers into fuel uses much more energy than the resulting ethanol or biodiesel generates, according to a new Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley study.
Shoppers' Spending Habits Follow Well-Known Economic Law
Oct 26, 2007 |
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By analyzing 100 million receipts from 1,000 Japanese am/pm convenience stores, researchers have discovered a strong economic inequality among shoppers. Among their findings is that the top 25% and 2% of the ...
Controversial findings help explain evolution of life
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Chemists at Oregon State University have pioneered a controversial theory about how supposedly-stable DNA bases can be pushed into a "dark state" in which they are highly vulnerable to damage from ultraviolet radiation – ...
Northeastern University researchers solve Rubik's Cube in 26 moves
May 31, 2007 |
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It’s a toy that most kids have played with at one time or another, but the findings of Northeastern University Computer Science professor Gene Cooperman and graduate student Dan Kunkle are not child’s play. ...
Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda?
Apr 14, 2008 |
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It's been a long road from being engulfed in flames in an explosion in Israel to leaving dollar bills in dorm refrigerators at MIT. But in an odd way, it's all connected.
