Why I teach math through knitting
In this professor's class, there are no calculators. Instead, students learn advanced math by talking, drawing pictures,…
July 16, 2018
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Technology
(July 2018)
Scientist at work: Identifying individual gray wolves by their howls
Tracking wild animals can provide lots of valuable data. New research suggests audio recordings of wild wolves can replace…
July 13, 2018
447
What is Novichok? A neurotoxicologist explains
Novichok are a set of molecules that are some of the most deadly nerve agents ever developed. They are almost impossible…
July 13, 2018
425
Trade wars will boost digital manufacturing – at consumers' own homes with personal 3D printers
President Trump's global trade wars may indeed drive manufacturing back to the U.S. – just not in the way he predicted.
July 13, 2018
465
The IceCube observatory detects neutrino and discovers a blazar as its source
A detector buried under more than a mile of ice in Antarctica has detected a high-energy subatomic neutrino and traced it…
July 12, 2018
435
Even self-driving cars need driver education
Autonomous cars need to learn how to drive just like people do: with real-world practice on public roads. It's key to…
July 12, 2018
432
Could human cancer treatments be the key to saving sea turtles from a disfiguring tumor disease?
Sea turtles contend with a contagious disease that causes debilitating tumors. Genetic analysis is helping researchers figure…
July 11, 2018
464
Silicon Valley, from 'heart’s delight' to toxic wasteland
Big technology firms are becoming known for mistreating workers, customers and society as a whole. Is an economic powerhouse…
July 11, 2018
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To improve digital well-being, put your phone down and talk to people
New tools to help people use their smartphones in less detrimental ways are a good start, but could be even better at protecting…
July 10, 2018
461
Rock 'n' roll is noise pollution – with ecological implications that can spread through a food web
An AC/DC-loving biologist tests the band's 1980 assertion that "rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution."…
July 10, 2018
528
A novel 'smart' antibiotic may target most common bacterial infection contracted in US hospitals
A new type of antibiotic uses DNA to fight a common deadly microbe, _Clostridium difficile_. These new drugs are inexpensive…
July 6, 2018
730
Milking cows for data – not just dairy products
Robotic milkers, video cameras and even sensors hidden inside the body will help this dairy farm figure out how to get the…
July 6, 2018
447
What is it about yawning?
Everybody does it, but why? Scientists aren't really sure if exhaustion, stress or some other social factor is at the…
July 5, 2018
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Feasting rituals – and the cooperation they require – are a crucial step toward human civilization
How did civilization emerge from small groups of hunter-gatherers? Some archaeologists focus on cooperation as the vital…
July 3, 2018
442
Observing the universe with a camera traveling near the speed of light
An astronomer suggests an idea to piggyback on the ambitious Breakthrough Starshot project that aims to send nano spacecraft…
July 2, 2018
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