NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft returned its first new images of Pluto on Wednesday, as the probe closes in on the dwarf planet. Although still just a dot along with its largest moon, […]
NASA Spacecraft Returns New Images Of Pluto En Route To Historic Encounter
1961 Pulitzer Prize Winner Ready To Publish Sequel To ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced it has acquired North American rights to a newly discovered novel by Harper Lee, beloved author of To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel, which Lee […]
Naheed Nenshi, Mayor Of Calgary, Awarded 2014 World Mayor Prize
Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary, Canada awarded the 2014 World Mayor Prize By Tann vom Hove, Brian Baker and Jonas Schorr 3 February 2015: Naheed Nenshi, the Mayor of Calgary, Canada, has […]
American Library Association Announces 2015 Youth Media Award Winners
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards […]
World Record For Two Eagles Balloon Team
Albuquerque, NM, Thursday, 1/30/15 8:55 AM MST (1555 UTC)) At 7:29 this morning MST (1429 UTC), the Two Eagles balloon passed the absolute world record for time aloft (duration) for gas balloons […]
Harvard Beats Stanford, Raising Record $1.16 Billion In A Year
Harvard University raised a record $1.16 billion in donations in a single year, beating rival Stanford for the first time in a decade. Harvard’s haul, the largest ever in higher education, represents […]
Employees’ Use Of Social Media Technologies: A Methodological And Thematic Review
by Asma El Ouirdi, Mariam El Ouirdi, Jesse Segers & Erik Henderickx Abstract With the ubiquity of social media in all aspects of daily life, research interest in the topic has been […]
Sea Shepherd Receives 8.3 Million Euros From The Dutch Postcode Lottery
Sea Shepherd receives 8,3 million Euros from the Dutch Postcode Lottery for the Protection of the Southern Ocean At the annual Goed Geld Gala (Good Money Gala) in Amsterdam on January 26th, […]
Girls Lead Boys In Academic Achievement Globally
Considerable attention has been paid to how boys’ educational achievements in science and math compare to girls’ accomplishments in those areas, often leading to the assumption that boys outperform girls in these […]
NASA-Microsoft Collaboration Will Allow Scientists To ‘Work On Mars’
NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to develop software called OnSight, a new technology that will enable scientists to work virtually on Mars using wearable technology called Microsoft HoloLens. Developed by NASA’s […]
Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance
By Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis and Annie McKee When the theory of emotional intelligence at work began to receive widespread attention, we frequently heard executives say—in the same breath, mind you—“That’s […]
18 Feb 2015: Pretend City Symposium: The Psychology Needed to Feed Children Well
Topic: FLI ‘Books for Brains’ author Dr. Patricia Ronald Riba presents a workshop on basic nutritional concepts and meal planning. Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Time: 6:00 – 8:30 pm Venue: 29 Hubble, Irvine, CA […]
Scientists Observe Live ‘Fast Radio Burst’ For The First Time
Astronomers using CSIRO’s 64-m Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia have for the first time seen a ‘fast radio burst‘ – a short, sharp flash of radio waves from an unknown source […]
Predictive Analytics: The Impact Of Big Data On Security, Intelligence And Democratic Rights
Our growing ability to generate, store and analyse data will profoundly affect society and our interaction with institutions, governments and companies in the decades to come. Predictive analytics, the capacity to make […]
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