The pay gap between male and female economists at UK universities has not fallen for 20 years, a new study has revealed.
Economics & Business
Apr 30, 2019
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Across six decades, scientists and engineers have transformed the briefest flash of laser light into ultrafast pulses that pack a powerful punch. Rebecca Pool from ESCI talks to Nobel Laureate, Professor Gerard Mourou, to ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 5, 2019
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When it comes to watering walnuts, most California growers believe you need to start early to keep trees healthy and productive throughout the long, hot summer. But according to striking results from a long-term experiment ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2018
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For the first time in 55 years, a woman has won the Nobel Prize in physics —Prof. Donna Strickland. This win has publicly highlighted that women are still under-represented in science, particularly in physics.
Social Sciences
Oct 10, 2018
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This has been a terrible year for science and evidence-based decision making, which are the newest casualties of the growing wave of populism in North America where "postmodern thought … is being used to undermine scientific ...
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2018
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Companies should avoid scheduling important work tasks immediately following an election, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2018
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Moses and Aaron, the Old Testament tells us, had to make bricks without straw before their people could leave Egypt and begin the journey to the Promised Land.
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2016
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Children are more likely to learn from educational television programming if two things occur: (1) If the children believe the character on the program is knowledgeable, and (2) they are reminded to think about what they ...
Social Sciences
May 3, 2016
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Natural resource agencies have embraced an approach known as adaptive management to adjust and refine their management plans in the face of uncertainties caused by climate change and the functioning of complex ecosystems.
Environment
Nov 11, 2015
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The scientific community is constantly working to improve the robustness and reliability of published research. Brain Nosek, president and director of the Center for Open Science, has dedicated his career to asking—and ...
Other
Sep 2, 2015
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