A new measure of segregation
Segregation, as history and modern times have shown, plays a profound role in social and economic outcomes.
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2020
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How dashcams help and hinder forensics
Dashcams are vital for helping police investigate car incidents, however the way the footage is submitted to police, managed and processed can cause problems. A researcher at WMG, University of Warwick has assessed seven ...
Other
Jun 11, 2020
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Why the Victoria Plate in Africa rotates
The East African Rift System (EARS) is a newly forming plate tectonic boundary at which the African continent is being separated into several plates. This is not a clean break. The system includes several rift arms and one ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2020
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Climate change at Mount Rainier to increase 'mismatch' between visitors, wildflowers
Spring is coming, and with it comes the promise of warmer weather, longer days and renewed life.
Ecology
Mar 9, 2020
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Rare 'itinerant breeding' behavior revealed in California bird
Reproduction and migration are the two most demanding tasks in a bird's life, and the vast majority of species separate them into different times of the year. Only two bird species have been shown to undertake what scientists ...
Ecology
Oct 15, 2019
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Scientists find telling early moment that indicates a coming megaquake
Scientists combing through databases of earthquakes since the early 1990s have discovered a possible defining moment 10-15 seconds into an event that could signal a magnitude 7 or larger megaquake.
Earth Sciences
May 29, 2019
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Geographers use big data to predict how slope affects human travel rates
Have you ever been running on a sidewalk making pretty good time, then hit a hill and slowed way down? If so, you've experienced how slope affects travel rates. For most of us, understanding how slope steepness impacts our ...
Environment
Apr 3, 2019
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Deere puts spotlight on high-tech farming
It has GPS, lasers, computer vision, and uses machine learning and sensors to be more efficient. This is the new high-tech farm equipment from John Deere, which made its first Consumer Electronics Show appearance this week ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 10, 2019
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New approach to study of bird navigation leads to development of animal decision-making model
(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with the University of Tokyo and Nagoya University, both in Japan, has developed what they describe as a new model for use in the study of animal decision making. In their paper uploaded ...
Using a method from Wall Street to track slow slipping of Earth's crust
Stock traders have long used specialized trackers to decide when to buy or sell a stock, or when the market is beginning to make a sudden swing. A new University of Washington study finds that the same technique can be used ...
Earth Sciences
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