BIG Problems – Page 48

Singing Mice Show Signs of Learning
By the Editor on October 11, 2012
Like songbirds and humans, male mice have brain circuits and behaviors they may use to learn some of their...
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Climate-Proofing the Insurance Industry
By the Editor on October 11, 2012
The world’s largest reinsurer has examined the recent rise in the number and severity of natural disasters worldwide, and...
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Space Travel: Pioneer Anomaly Solved?
By the Editor on October 10, 2012
The 100 Year Spaceship Symposium, an international event advocating human expansion into other star systems, has some crucial hurdles...
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Why Climate Change Is a Winning Political Strategy
By the Editor on October 10, 2012
He’s been called “America’s fiercest climate blogger.” And as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a...
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Extending Einstein’s Theory Beyond Light Speed
By the Editor on October 10, 2012
University of Adelaide applied mathematicians have extended Einstein’s theory of special relativity to work beyond the speed of light....
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U.S. Scientists Win Chemistry Nobel
By the Editor on October 10, 2012
Two U.S. scientists shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for learning how cells respond to the world around them,...
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Researchers Map Carbon Emissions at Street Level
By the Editor on October 10, 2012
Typically, when we talk about pollution, including carbon emissions, the numbers are talking about entire areas rather than specific...
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Education Reform Is Impossible Without Addressing Racism
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
From Michaela Pommells at Huffington Post: Let’s face it, race inequity may not be a deliberate goal of education...
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Curiosity Rover Finds Mysterious Shiny Object on Mars
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
Much like a toddler in a sandbox, the Curiosity rover has been busy scooping up the Martian soil lately....
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The Clothesline Paradox: A Conversation With Tim O’Reilly
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
If we’re going to get science policy right, it’s really important for us to study the economic benefit of...
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