Chopped carrot pieces are among the most universally enjoyed foods and a snacking staple—a mainstay of school lunchboxes, picnics and party platters year-round.
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2024
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A novel theory of cross phenomena could be applied to predict whether a new material would be effective for use in various applications from improved medical ultrasounds to more efficient refrigerators, according to a Penn ...
Materials Science
May 9, 2022
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The increasing inequality in income and wealth in recent years, together with excessive pay packages of CEOs in the U.S. and abroad, is of growing concern, especially to policy makers. Income inequality was identified as ...
General Physics
May 27, 2015
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In an unexpected mashup of financial and mechanical engineering, researchers have discovered that the same modeling used to forecast fluctuations in the stock market can be used to predict aspects of animal behavior. Their ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2014
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A Purdue University researcher has used "econophysics" to show that under ideal circumstances free markets promote fair salaries for workers and do not support CEO compensation practices common today.
Mathematics
Jul 13, 2010
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A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report in a new policy brief that cap and trade climate policies alone will not be sufficient to put the nation on track to achieve a 50 to 80 percent reduction in greenhouse ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2009
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A new study published in Financial Innovation has developed a novel quantum model for stock market fluctuations that incorporates economic uncertainty and herding behavior. The study aims to provide a deeper understanding ...
Economics & Business
Jan 9, 2024
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Increasing women's representation in science, technology, engineering and math majors will reduce—but not nearly eliminate—gender disparities in STEM occupations, Cornell sociologists report in new research.
Social Sciences
May 2, 2023
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Almost 400 years ago, in "The Assayer," Galileo wrote: "Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe … [But the book] is written in the language of mathematics." He was much more than an astronomer, and this can ...
Mathematics
Apr 11, 2022
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Social media influencers are some of the most powerful celebrities of the internet era, and verification—the blue check mark that indicates the account has been vetted and the user's identity has been confirmed—is one ...
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2022
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