Attitudes toward African-Americans have worsened since 2008, research finds
(Phys.org)—This might not be a "post-racial" era after all.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2012
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Prominent academics call for more science in forensic science
With forensic science facing mounting scrutiny as it plays an increasingly prominent role in the administration of justice, six scientists who recently served on the National Commission on Forensic Science are calling on ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 9, 2018
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Bubbles are the new lenses for nanoscale light beams
Bending light beams to your whim sounds like a job for a wizard or an a complex array of bulky mirrors, lenses and prisms, but a few tiny liquid bubbles may be all that is necessary to open the doors for next-generation, ...
Nanophysics
Aug 9, 2013
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Why some people don't trust science—and how to change their minds
During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, we recently discovered. But 7% said that it had decreased. Why is there such variety of responses?
Social Sciences
Dec 31, 2023
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New algorithm for message dissemination in decentralized networks faster than its predecessors and guarantees delivery
Ad hoc networks—communication networks set up on the fly by mobile sensors—pose problems that ordinary office networks don't. Ad hoc networks are usually decentralized, meaning that no one node knows what the network ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 9, 2013
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New research demonstrates more effective method for measuring impact of scientific publications
Newly published research reexamines the evaluation of scientific findings, proposing a network-based methodology for contextualizing a publication's impact.
Mathematics
Nov 20, 2023
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How social media helps scientists get the message across
Analyzing the famous academic aphorism "publish or perish" through a modern digital lens, a group of emerging ecologists and conservation scientists wanted to see whether communicating their new research discoveries through ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2018
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Exploring complex graphs using three-dimensional quantum walks of correlated photons
Graph representations can solve complex problems in natural science, as patterns of connectivity can give rise to a magnitude of emergent phenomena. Graph-based approaches are specifically important during quantum communication, ...
Satellite tag tracks activity levels of highly migratory species across the vast ocean
Scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and Wildlife Computers, Inc. today announced the release of a new activity data product application for marine animal tracking. ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2020
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Northern lights' social networking reveals true scale of magnetic storms
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a 'social network' of ground-based instruments, according to a new study from the University of Warwick.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2019
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