The Conversation is an independent, not-for-profit, news and information service sourced from the university and research sector, delivered straight to the public. Professionally edited by journalists, The Conversation offers news, views and analysis on current or relevant issues, as well as the latest research and breakthroughs.
Tornadoes are a part of life for people living in the Great Plains of the United States. In Oklahoma, a state that averages 62 tornadoes a year, people are prepared as best as they can be and are well warned.
May 22, 2013
3 / 5 (1)
0
Social media has definitely changed the game for job-seekers and recruiters. Traditionally, HR recruiters placed an advertisement, sifted through the responses, and interviewed the shortlisted candidates ...
May 22, 2013
not rated yet
0
A new study published yesterday suggests that the short-term warming due to increasing greenhouse gases may be less than previously feared. However, when we look at the bigger picture, we still find that cli ...
May 21, 2013
5 / 5 (7)
1
In a paper published in Cell yesterday, scientists from the US and Thailand have, for the first time, successfully produced embryonic stem cells from human skin cells. ...
May 20, 2013
5 / 5 (1)
0
(Phys.org) —Ultimately, our ability to convincingly lie to each other may have evolved as a direct result of our cooperative nature.
May 16, 2013
4.9 / 5 (7)
7
|
Imagine having a wafer-thin touchscreen on your sleeve which, like a scene out of a Philip K. Dick novel, gives you all the functionality of a smartphone without the awkwardness of a cumbersome battery.
May 15, 2013
not rated yet
0
We lead busy, complex lives. But how many different places will you visit today? And how many different ways could you organise your travel between those places?
May 09, 2013
5 / 5 (1)
0
Property pundits are hoping the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest cut to interest rates will help stoke the country's flat property sector into life.
May 09, 2013
not rated yet
0
The latest Star Trek movie, opening tomorrow, raises an eternal question: why are the Klingons (or Cylons or Daleks) always at roughly our technological level?
May 08, 2013
4.5 / 5 (71)
76
I just did a count of the systems I use that require a password and gave up at 40. I know I'm not alone; for many of us, it often seems we have too many passwords to manage.
May 07, 2013
4 / 5 (4)
8
When most people think of colour change, they think of octopuses or chameleons – but the ability to rapidly change colour is surprisingly widespread.
May 03, 2013
5 / 5 (6)
0
You may have read about Sony's plan to install a fibre-based internet service in Japan which could reach download speeds of 2 gigabits a second (Gbps). That's 20 times faster than speeds offered by Labor's Nat ...
Apr 24, 2013
4 / 5 (7)
0
Investors are contining to pour money into fossil fuel reserves that could end up being worthless due to efforts to combat climate change, a new report has found.
Apr 19, 2013
3.7 / 5 (22)
26
