News tagged with scientist
Where are the female scientists in research articles?
Dec 04, 2009 |
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A recent research article published in the journal Scientometrics by a team from the University of Extremadura (UEX) has proved something that was already obvious to its scientific community - the extreme imbala ...
Probing Question: Is forensic science on TV accurate?
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Turn on the television any evening and you're apt to see a scene such as this: Five crime scene investigators, or CSIs, return to the crime scene at night to follow up on some leads. CSI Kathryn Willows looks ...
NASA Researchers Explore Lightning's NOx-ious Impact on Pollution, Climate
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Every year, scientists learn something new about the inner workings of lightning. With satellites, they have discovered that more than 1.2 billion lightning flashes occur around the world ...
What makes a successful society? Social scientists find health care only one piece of the puzzle
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research argues that the health of the population and the success or failure of many public health initiatives hinge as much on cultural and social factors as they do on doctors, facilities, ...
Ill. scientist dies, possible plague bacteria link
Sep 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The University of Chicago Medical Center says the infection that killed a scientist may be connected to bacteria he researched that causes the plague.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug dies at 95
Sep 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the father of the "green revolution" who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger and saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday ...
Study: Torture reports rose despite UN convention
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Newly published research suggests that government use of torture has increased worldwide despite international norms discouraging it.
Special interest groups bipartisan in Congress, scholar finds
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Contrary to common perception, special interest groups are not responsible for the partisan division in Congress - and often join bipartisan coalitions to support legislation, according to a Michigan State ...
If you're happy, then we know it: Scientists build 'hedonometer'
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 24, 2009 |
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In 1881, the optimistic Irish economist Francis Edgeworth imagined a strange device called a "hedonimeter" that would be capable of "continually registering the height of pleasure experienced by an individual." ...
Social scientist suggests new research framework to study complex systems
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2009 |
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The often-used one-size-fits-all approach to policies aimed at achieving sustainable social-ecological systems needs to be updated with a diagnostic tool to help scholars from multiple disciplines better frame the question ...
How many scientists fabricate and falsify research?
May 29, 2009 |
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It's a long-standing and crucial question that, as yet, remains unanswered: just how common is scientific misconduct? In the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE, Daniele Fanelli of the University of Edinbu ...
Why policy changes during Obama presidency will be more significant than during Clinton, Reagan eras
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 06, 2009 |
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Unlike the post-election disappointment that has followed many election outcomes, the Obama presidency will likely break through a structural bias in American politics favoring the status quo and bring about significant changes ...
Uncovering secrets from beyond the grave
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 05, 2009 |
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The tools of his trade range from earthmovers and shovels to the finest brushes, surgical tweezers and dentists' mirrors -- and his job is to uncover secrets from beyond the grave.
Cambridge: Stephen Hawking on 'road to recovery'
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cambridge University says physicist Stephen Hawking is still hospitalized but recovering from a chest infection.
Professor tracks Columbine media discourse from 'school shooting' to 'terrorism'
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Decades spent studying mass media messages of fear led noted Arizona State University scholar David Altheide to examine how the Columbine High School shootings on April 20, 1999, were originally portrayed ...
