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TED talks seek to inject optimism into pandemic gloom
A TED conference under the theme "The Case for Optimism" on Monday threw down the gauntlet for a return to face-to-face gatherings, despite the daunting challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and deep political ...
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Aug 03, 2021
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First academic research paper co-published on Instagram shows legacy of one of Algeria's most influential modern artists
The first research to be simultaneously co-published in an academic journal and on Instagram shows the lasting legacy of one of Algeria's most influential modern artists.
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Jul 29, 2021
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Serbia fumes over Croatia's plan to put Tesla on euro coins
Croatia's plan to put famous inventor Nikola Tesla on its euro coins has sparked criticism in Serbia, whose central bank said Monday it would take the issue to the EU.
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Jul 26, 2021
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Surfing science: Dependent on weather, defined by the ocean
Olympic surfing's debut is making clear that these wave riders are unsung masters of science—in climatology, meteorology and oceanography to be exact.
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Jul 24, 2021
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Why do scientific discoveries take long to reach the general public?
The results of scientific research can often bring considerable societal and economic benefits. But the path from the lab bench to a real-world application can take years, even for projects that are designed from the outset ...
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Jul 16, 2021
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Science historian discusses U.S. government report on UFOs
Tucked in the $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief package that passed in December was a stipulation initially overlooked by many. As part of the Intelligence Authorization Act, the government was required to publicly release the ...
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Jul 14, 2021
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Peer reviews and bibliometric analysis should be viewed as complementary rather than determinate
New research from Queen Mary University of London suggests that when it comes to large-scale research evaluations such as the Research Excellence Framework (REF), peer reviews would be more cost-effective if targeted to publications ...
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Jul 13, 2021
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How a Soviet miner from the 1930s helped create today's intense corporate workplace culture
One summer night in August, 1935, a young Soviet miner named Alexei Stakhanov managed to extract 102 tonnes of coal in a single shift. This was nothing short of extraordinary (according to Soviet planning, the official average ...
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Jul 02, 2021
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Benjamin Franklin's fight against a deadly virus when colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation
Exactly 300 years ago, in 1721, Benjamin Franklin and his fellow American colonists faced a deadly smallpox outbreak. Their varying responses constitute an eerily prescient object lesson for today's world, similarly devastated ...
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Jul 02, 2021
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US intel report on UFOs: No aliens, but gov transparency, desire for better data might bring science to the UFO world
On June 25, 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a much-anticipated report on UFOs to Congress. The military has rebranded unidentified flying objects as unidentified aerial phenomena—UAPs—in ...
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Jun 30, 2021
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Research rebuttal paper uncovers misuse of Holocaust datasets
Aerospace engineering faculty member Melkior Ornik is also a mathematician, a history buff, and a strong believer in integrity when it comes to using hard science in public discussions. So, when a story popped up in his news ...
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Jun 29, 2021
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England players suffer from stereotype they can't win penalty shootouts, research suggests
It's one of the strongest stereotypes in world sport: England's national football team is bad at penalty shootouts. Trotted out whenever England find themselves in the knockout phases of an international tournament, this ...
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Jun 29, 2021
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Evidence on UFOs 'largely inconclusive': US intelligence report
A highly awaited US intelligence report on dozens of mysterious unidentified flying object sightings said most could not be explained, but did not rule out that some could be alien spacecraft.
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Jun 26, 2021
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Rembrandt's huge 'Night Watch' gets bigger thanks to AI
One of Rembrandt van Rijn's biggest paintings just got a bit bigger.
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Jun 23, 2021
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'Finding the truth': A biologist's quest for scientific integrity
Since she stumbled upon her own work published under someone else's name, Elisabeth Bik has scanned thousands of scientific papers for errors and fraud, publicly questioning what she considers red flags—and occasionally ...
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Jun 22, 2021
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Theory of Tradition: Why architect Seiichi Shirai practiced calligraphy
Seiichi Shirai (1905-1983) was an influential architect whose work has affected the designs of significant architects of the 20th century. Associate Professor Kosuke Hato of the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, ...
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Jun 17, 2021
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Language extinction triggers loss of unique medicinal knowledge
Language is one of our species' most important skills, as it has enabled us to occupy nearly every corner of the planet. Among other things, language allows indigenous societies to use the biodiversity that surrounds them ...
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Jun 09, 2021
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How studying UFOs could lead to new scientific breakthroughs
This month, a Pentagon task force will release a long-awaited report that dug into a topic typically relegated to science fiction movies and tabloid magazines: unidentified flying objects, or UFOs.
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Jun 09, 2021
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Pandemic shakes up rankings of world's most liveable cities
The pandemic has shaken up the rankings of the world's most liveable cities, a study released on Wednesday showed, with metropolises in Australia, Japan and New Zealand leaping ahead of those in Europe.
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Jun 09, 2021
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Library of Congress gets health workers' audio COVID diaries
The Library of Congress has acquired a digital archive of the real-time impressions of more than 200 frontline health care workers documenting the country's descent into the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 09, 2021
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