America’s youngest scientists, increasingly losing research dollars, are leaving the academic biomedical workforce, a brain drain that poses grave risks for the future of science, according to an article published this week […]
Science At Risk As Young Researchers Increasingly Denied Research Grants
21/1/2015: Competing Scenarios for Slavery Remembrance in the Caribbean*
Topic: Reparations, Recognition, Reconciliation: Competing Scenarios for Slavery Remembrance in the Caribbean Start: Jan 21, 2015 05:30 PM End: Jan 21, 2015 07:30 PM Location: UCL-Institute of the Americas, 51 Gordon Square, […]
20/1/2015: The Future of Technology in Education*
OpenMinds: The Future of Technology in Education Date: January 20, 2015 Venue:Berrill Lecture Theatre, Open University, Walton Hall Campus in Milton Keynes, UK Speakers Professor Peter Scott, Director of The Open University’s […]
19/1/2015: History Of Art Slade Lecture Series: University of Cambridge*
History of art slade lecture series 2014-2015 – Prof Mary Miller – Cambridge University Mon 19 January 2015 – Mon 9 March 2015 Mill Lane Lecture Rooms From figurines to ceramic vessels […]
The Virus Detective Who Discovered Ebola
Nearly 40 years ago, a young Belgian scientist traveled to a remote part of the Congolese rainforest – his task was to help find out why so many people were dying from […]
7/1/2015: International Conference On The History Of Anatomy*
Conference: Bodies Beyond Borders. The Circulation of Anatomical Knowledge, 1750-1950 International conference on the history of anatomy, 7-9 January 2015 Dates: Jan 07, 2015 12:00 PM to Jan 09, 2015 02:00 PM […]
Hubble Goes High-Def To Revisit The Iconic “Pillars Of Creation”
The space telescope has captured a new visible-light portrait of the Eagle Nebula nearly 20 years later as well as a version in the near-infrared. Although NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken […]
Tomb Of Previously Unknown Pharaonic Queen Found
A Czech archeology team in Egypt has uncovered an intriguing find: the tomb of a previously unknown queen. The discovery was made in an Old Kingdom necropolis southwest of Cairo in Abusir*, […]
Too Many Chefs: Smaller Groups Exhibit More Accurate Decision-Making
The trope that the likelihood of an accurate group decision increases with the abundance of brains involved might not hold up when a collective faces a variety of factors — as […]
Bad To Great: The Path To Scaling Up Excellence
Before senior executives try to spread best practices, they should use seven techniques to clear out the negative behavior that stands in the way. by Huggy Rao and Robert I. Sutton Leaders who […]
Belgian Researchers Identify New Strategy For Treating Inherited Form Of Dementia
Summary: A new strategy for treating an inherited form of dementia has been identified after researchers attempted to turn stem cells derived from patients into the neurons most affected by the disease. […]
The Will Of A Dutch Astronaut, Source For 2015 New Year’s Resolutions
A Dutch astronaut died a few months ago. On 18 May 2014. His name was Wubo Ockels. Before he died he testified all people should be astronauts just to be able to […]
Study Finds Tribe Members Who Take Part In Violent Conflict Have More Wives And Children
Violent conflict may, under certain conditions, offer a biological benefit to those who take part in it, a Harvard study has found. The study, authored by Luke Glowacki, a doctoral student working […]
How Julius Caesar Created The Longest Year In History, Defining January 1
1. What was the longest year in history ? It sounds like a silly question, but it’s not. There is a correct answer: It was 46 BC. Julius Caesar stretched that year […]
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