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- E(14 trillion eV )=m(?)c(close to the speed of light ) squared: This fall, the massive Large Hadron Collider beneath France and Switzerland will switch on
- Stranded: A whale of a mystery: Scientists generally agree that sonar can trigger strandings of certain whales, but no one really knows what leads these deep divers to the beach
- Sick and down: To fight off an infection or illness, the body shifts into a slow-down mode that mirrors some symptoms of depression. In fact, scientists now think the immune response itself may even cause the mood disorder.
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In the July 19 Comment, Dudley Herschbach, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in chemistry, discusses how to infuse scientific ideas into humanities education with an aim of increasing overall scientific literacy. Herschbach is Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University and is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Society for Science & the Public.Found in: Science & Society
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Two professional poker players will take on a computer, and this year the computer could win.
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Nobel laureate Thomas R. Cech discusses the conclusions of ARISE, a new report that emphasizes the need for grant support for early-career scientific researchers and basic science research that may have no immediate tangible benefit. Cech is chair of the ARISE report panel and president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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An Edgar Allan Poe story reveals a flaw in game theory.Found in: Mathematics
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MATH TREK: The mathematicians thought they'd just extended a fundamental result in algebra, but it turns out that they'd also proven a conjecture in astrophysics.Found in: Astronomy and Mathematics
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Comment from David Applegate, chair of the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction and senior science adviser for earthquake and geologic hazards at the U.S.Geological Survey.
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Research shows that the greater the gender equality in a country, the more equal the math scores between boys and girls.Found in: Mathematics and Science & Society
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A new approach to network theory focusing on the subcommunities within networks may shed light on everything from food webs to terrorist cells. It may even act as an oracle, helping scientists identify connections within a network they haven’t yet seen.Found in: Mathematics
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