BIG Questions – Page 128

Out of Africa (and Elsewhere): More Fossil Fuels
By the Editor on April 11, 2012
Until recently, the East African country of Mozambique was better known for its long civil war, and had few...
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Cooperating Mini-Brains Show How Intelligence Evolved
By the Editor on April 11, 2012
Working together can hasten brain evolution, according to a new computer simulation. When programmed to navigate challenging cooperative tasks,...
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Is Being Nice in Our Genes?
By the Editor on April 11, 2012
Oxytocin and vasopressin, two hormones that inspire feelings of love and generosity when they flood our brains, bind to...
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Opening the Gate to Robust Quantum Computing
By the Editor on April 10, 2012
Scientists have overcome a major hurdle facing quantum computing: how to protect quantum information from degradation by the environment...
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Misguided Science Policy
By the Editor on April 10, 2012
Designed to give the public a voice in policy decisions, public meetings and consensus conferences can, in some cases,...
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Facebook: Big Friend or Big Brother?
By the Editor on April 10, 2012
Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon are the masters of this new universe. Each dominates an overlapping realm of...
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Girls Do Have a Math Problem: Teacher Bias
By the Editor on April 10, 2012
Bias on the part of high school math teachers is hampering girls who want to study mathematics, an analysis...
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Social Rank Linked to Immunity
By the Editor on April 10, 2012
A study of rhesus macaque monkeys may have solved a long-standing puzzle on a link between social rank and...
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Is Corn Syrup Killing the Honeybees?
By the Editor on April 10, 2012
A trio of recent studies faults a common family of corn pesticides for disorienting honeybees, potentially leading to colony...
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Energy Solutions From the Perspective of Big History
By William Grassie on April 10, 2012
Humans now consume some 18 trillion watts of energy in a variety of forms. Every aspect of our contemporary...
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