Political science
Aug 15, 2023
New book examines the political misinformation that threatens the US system of government
Misinformation pervades U.S. politics.
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Social Sciences
May 12, 2023
What's a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains
The term "Luddite" emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there was a thriving textile industry that depended on manual knitting frames and a skilled workforce to create cloth and garments out of cotton and wool. But ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2023
Young start-up companies survive longer if they have a high proportion of women, says economist
Matthias Sutter has been Director at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn since mid-2017. He is one of the most prominent research-focused behavioral economists in the German-speaking world. He ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
Political scientist examines a quarter-century of post-Apartheid government
Back in April 1994, the world watched a remarkable event: South Africa's first democratic election with universal suffrage. The country whose Apartheid system had legalized racial segregation since the late 1940s went to ...
Materials Science
Jun 1, 2021
Magnetic materials analysis has never been so comprehensible
Professor Andreas Michels, physicist at the University of Luxembourg, explores the complex world of magnetic materials by shooting neutrons on them. He has now published his insights in a 380-page monograph titled "Magnetic ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 16, 2019
Limitation exposed in promising quantum computing material
Quantum computers promise to perform operations of great importance believed to be impossible for our technology today. Current computers process information via transistors carrying one of two units of information, either ...
Education
Dec 6, 2018
A parent's holiday shopping list to INSPIRE your wannabe astronaut or aerospace engineer
Are you shopping for a child who dreams of being an astronaut or visiting outer space?
General Physics
Apr 5, 2018
What makes a bestseller: Fiction, thriller and a Christmas release
Books that are fiction, thrillers or mysteries, have high initial sales numbers and are released around Christmas are more likely to be bestsellers, according to a study published in the open access journal EPJ Data Science.
Business
May 25, 2017
While Barnes & Nobles close, Amazon is opening real live bookstores
A luxury shopping complex on New York's Columbus Circle opens to a new tenant Thursday: Amazon.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 20, 2014
Review: Warming up to tablets with keyboard covers
It took some travels across the country for me to appreciate a tablet with a keyboard cover.
