University Science Writing Competition
Last week we revealed the Top 10 Schools for Science based on the results of a 3-year study performed by US News&World Report.
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How Computers Will Learn To Listen
Many people will have personal experience at how difficult it is for computers to deal with spoken language – people who “communicate” with automated telephone systems need a great deal of patience because if they speak just a little …
Education Helps Mitigate Alzheimer's, Even After Onset
Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, say they have shown that formal education diminishes the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on cognition even if a manifest brain volume …
Science For Criminals – 19th Century Knowledge Helped Change Death Row
When did executions go from being functional example-setting to being more humane in method? Annulla Linders, a University of Cincinnati sociologist, examined newspaper accounts of 19th and 20th century Ohio executions to put more …
Top 10 Schools for Science
If you’re serious about pursuing an extended education in science , you may want to set your sights on one of the US campuses that have been identified as having the best science graduate programs. In April, US News&World Report released …
Tangential Science: If You Think It's Tough To Get A Date Now …
Tangential Science : it’s not necessarily science , but it’s still funny. 1. In an overhyped analysis certain to make biologists want to reach for their pistols, it has been declared that women are evolving to be more beautiful: …
Nanosized Violin String Makes Sweet Physics Music
Researchers at TU Delft have succeeded in measuring the influence of a single electron on a vibrating carbon nanotube. That can be a real milestone on the road to ultra-small measuring instruments