Babies against bullies.
Researchers are using a new weapon against school bullying, New York Times reveals. They’re putting babies in classrooms to make schoolkids more empathetic:
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Month: November 2010
Physics from the Bronx.
PhysicsWorld tries to get to the bottom of a curious question: Why did this inner-city high school produce seven Nobel laureates?
… Read the rest “Physics from the Bronx.”The school, which opened in 1938, was founded by the educator
Prehistoric dolphin had a big head.
Really. Check out what the BBC says about our one-time balloon-headed neighbor to the seas:
… Read the rest “Prehistoric dolphin had a big head.”A new type of dolphin with a short, spoon-shaped nose and high, bulbous forehead has been identified
Science Art: Hydrogen Density Plots, by PoorLeno
The way we grew up thinking about atoms – like teeny tiny solar systems with electrons orbiting a nucleus like planets around a sun – is wrong. They move in clouds… Read the rest “Science Art: Hydrogen Density Plots, by PoorLeno”
Look into my eyes. Deeply. Now, vote. Vote! VOTE!
Cue menacing laughter. But as FastCompany.com reveals, there’s really nothing funny about the extensive neurological research that goes into today’s political campaigns… Read the rest “Look into my eyes. Deeply. Now, vote. Vote! VOTE!”
Anti-climate-change-denier bots.
I suppose it’d be shorter to call ’em debate-bots, but Popular Science has the skinny on a new breed of online entity programmed to tirelessly refute the same tired claims: … Read the rest “Anti-climate-change-denier bots.”
Science-opolis
Nature has an interactive map of the research capitals of tomorrow.
It’s part of their “Science and the City” special.
That is all. Go and see if your hometown will be … Read the rest “Science-opolis”
One-way ticket out
Feeling tied down? Need a permanent change of scenery? The First Post recommends you sign up with NASA and the Pentagon and start over on a new planet:
… Read the rest “One-way ticket out”“The human space programme is
New light on dark matter.
Thanks to two researchers at the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, Space.com reports, we might soon be able to finally take a closer look at dark matter:
… Read the rest “New light on dark matter.”Now, after sifting through observations