News tagged with meaningful life
Social scientists build case for 'survival of the kindest'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing ...
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Dec 08, 2009 |
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UCLA life scientists view biodiversity through a whole new dimension
(Phys.org) -- How can blue whales, the largest animals on the planet, survive by feeding on krill, shrimp-like creatures that are the size of a penny? According to UCLA life scientists, it's all a matter of ...
May 31, 2012 |
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Is a new form of life really so alien?
The idea of discovering a new form of life has not only excited astronomers and astrobiologists for decades, but also the wider public. The notion that we are the only example of a successful life form in the galaxy has, ...
May 08, 2012 |
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Researchers develop new muscular dystrophy treatment approach using human stem cells
Researchers from the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells derived from a new process that – for the first time – makes the ...
May 04, 2012 |
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Light touch keeps a grip on delicate nanoparticles
(Phys.org) -- Using a refined technique for trapping and manipulating nanoparticles, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have extended the trapped particles' useful life ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 03, 2012 |
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Getting to the root of genetics
For Manolis Kellis, a deep interest in biology arose partly from an immersion in multiple languages.
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Lifebrowser: Data mining gets (really) personal at Microsoft
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft Research is doing research on software that could bring you your own personal data mining center with a touch of Proust for returns. In a recent video, Microsoft scientist Eric Horvitz ...
Mar 17, 2012 |
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SDSC's 'Gordon' supercomputer: Ready for researchers
Accurately predicting severe storms, or what Wall Street’s markets will do next, may become just a bit easier in coming months as Gordon, a unique supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Does your mother know?
Do your parents know where you are at night? According to 36 per cent of 15 year old boys and nearly a quarter of 15 year old girls the answer to that question, at least once a month, is no.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 04, 2012 |
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SETI launches SETILive.org to empower citizen scientists
As part of the TED Prize Wish made by renowned astronomer Jill Tarter, the TED Prize today launches SETI Live (setilive.org): a site where – for the first time – the public can view data being collected ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Technology and creativity go "full spectrum" at TED
Technology, art and magic will mix in perspective-bending ways this week as the prestigious TED conference continues transforming from an elite retreat to a global movement for a better world.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 26, 2012 |
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