John Maynard Keynes struggled as a foreign-exchange trader, finds the first detailed study of the famous economist as currency speculator. A detailed new study of the chequered currency-trading record of John Maynard […]
John Maynard Keynes: ‘Great Economist, Poor Currency Trader’ Study Finds
Brain Wars Or Star Wars: Fact Or Fiction?
“Science fiction is often the driver of science fact.” So says Georgetown neuroethicist James Giordano, PhD, MPhil, when asked about one of the most popular science fiction movies, “Star Wars” and the […]
Nutrition Professor: New Dietary Guidelines Are A Political, Corporate Spin On Evidence-Based Nutrition
Thomas Sherman, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, offers this commentary originally posted on the “Georgetown Food Studies” blog about the recently released Dietary Guidelines. Sherman teaches metabolism, […]
Looking For Motivation? Enjoying The Task At Hand Will Matter Once You Start.
From the gym to the office, sticking to your plan may require thinking about the experience when planning. Plenty of well-intentioned exercisers select programs designed to whip themselves into shape, only to […]
Top-5 Achievements At The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory In 2015
From launching the most powerful spherical tokamak on Earth to discovering a mechanism that halts solar eruptions, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory advanced the boundaries of […]
Restaurant Industry Unharmed By Modest Minimum Wage Hikes
In the past 20 years, whenever federal, state or local laws have modestly raised minimum wages, the U.S. restaurant industry has opposed them. Restaurateurs say higher wages force them to cut staff […]
Will Computers Ever Truly Understand What We’re Saying?
From Apple’s Siri to Honda’s robot Asimo, machines seem to be getting better and better at communicating with humans. But some neuroscientists caution that today’s computers will never truly understand what we’re saying […]
Greenland Ice Sheet Melts More When It’s Cloudy
Clouds play a bigger role in the melting of the Greenland ice sheet than was previously assumed. Compared to clear skies, clouds enhance the meltwater runoff by a third. Those are the […]
Real-Time Tracking Shows How Batteries Degrade
How disposable Lithium batteries degrade during normal use has been tracked in real-time by a UCL-led team using sophisticated 3D imaging, giving a new way to non-invasively monitor performance loss and guide […]
Tackling World’s Problems With Human-Computer Intelligence
How do you solve large-scale global issues like climate change and geopolitical conflict? The combination of human and computer intelligence might be just what’s needed to find solutions to the “wicked” problems […]
New CEOs Who ‘Talk The Talk’ Drive Up Stock Prices
New chief executives, especially those appointed from outside an organisation, can see the company’s stock price soar if they present their strategy to investors in their first 100 days, new research from […]
Banning Trophy Hunting Could Do More Harm Than Good
Trophy hunting shouldn’t be banned, but instead it should be better regulated to ensure funds generated from permits are invested back into local conservation efforts, according to new research. Banning trophy hunting […]
Turning Electric Vehicles Into Profitable Virtual Power Plants
During the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, it was agreed that global warming must stay under 2 degrees Celsius. To achieve this, countries will have to speed up the transition […]
New Device Measures Nitrogen Dioxides In Exhaust From Preceding Vehicle
Depending on its age, condition and even engine, how much does an individual vehicle pollute the urban air? Researchers from Heidelberg University are looking into the matter. The team led by environmental […]
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