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Better sleep is associated with improved academic success

Getting more high-quality sleep is associated with better academic performance. according to new research. The positive relationship is especially relevant to performance in math.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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New math model can help computers avoid communication breakdowns

Language is so much more than a string of words. To understand what someone means, you need context.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Yale study concludes public apathy over climate change unrelated to science literacy

Are members of the public divided about climate change because they don't understand the science behind it? If Americans knew more basic science and were more proficient in technical reasoning, would public consensus match ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 97 | with audio podcast

Talking works: UB professor develops method to analyze creative problem solving

(Phys.org) -- Talk -- if it's the right kind -- can increase creativity, leading students to create useful, new ideas that solve problems, a University at Buffalo professor has found by using a statistical tool that he invented.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

CWRU class earns Science magazine prize for innovation

Science magazine has awarded a prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction to a Case Western Reserve University class that melds biology, computer modeling, mathematical analysis and writing.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dark matter makes a comeback

Recent reports of dark matter’s demise may be greatly exaggerated, according to a new paper from researchers at the Institute for Advanced Study. ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (13) | comments 19

LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science

Eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than they were two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not considered proficient, the federal government said Thursday.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 22

Inside a mathematical proof lies literature, says Stanford's Reviel Netz

Like novelists, mathematicians are creative authors. With diagrams, symbolism, metaphor, double entendre and elements of surprise, a good proof reads like a good story.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Old maps and dead clams help solve coastal boulder mystery

Perched atop the sheer coastal cliffs of Ireland's Aran Islands, ridges of giant boulders have puzzled geologists for years. What forces could have torn these rocks from the cliff edges high above sea level ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Folding light: Wrinkles and twists boost power from solar panels

Taking their cue from the humble leaf, researchers have used microscopic folds on the surface of photovoltaic material to significantly increase the power output of flexible, low-cost solar cells.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 8 | with audio podcast


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