Tech
NYC School Computers Are MIA
New York City public schools are missing hundreds and possibly thousands of computers, due to poor record keeping, theft, corruption or some combo. Larry Greenemeier reports
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High School Robotics Team Demonstrates Tough Road for Undocumented Immigrants
A new book and film highlight the story of four brilliant teenagers who try to chase the American dream
The Sciences
25 Years After Montreal Massacre, Women in Science Still Face Threats
Twenty-five years ago today, on December 6, 1989, in Montreal, fourteen women were murdered for being women in what their murderer perceived to be a space that rightly belonged to men: Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968), civil engineering student Hélène Colgan (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Nathalie Croteau (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Barbara Daigneault (born [...]..
Health
How House Calls Slash Health Care Costs
A MacArthur “genius” grant winner is now formally studying how hot-spotting method cuts expensive emergency room visits and delivers better care
The Sciences
Singing Science: How High and Low Can You Go?
A musical exploration from Science Buddies
The Sciences
Poorer Kids May Be Too Respectful at School
Working-class kids ask for help from teachers less often and less aggressively than do their middle-class counterparts
The Sciences
Explore Magical Dimensions and More with Matt Parker
Should you happen to live in the United Kingdom, Matt Parker — a.k.a. @StandUpMaths on Twitter — probably needs no introduction.
Tech
A New Way to Share Articles—and Help Advance Science
Paging through some old Scientific American scrapbooks recently, I found this gem from Gerard Piel, a past publisher, in a 1958 article: "Science moves forward in little jumps with small accretions to the total body of knowledge...
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Scrumptious Science: Great Globs of Gluten!
A tasty Thanksgiving test from Science Buddies
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The Math Geek Holiday Gift Guide
Looking for a gift that says, "Hey, I know you like math"? Look no further. There is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to wonderful mathematical things to give to people, but here are some of the coolest items I've seen this year...
Artist Ellen Levy Steals Your Attention
Artist Ellen Levy teamed up with neuroscientist Michael E. Goldberg, Director of the Mahoney Center for Brain and Behavior at Columbia University in New York, to apply the concept of change blindness to an interactive art installation...
The Sciences
Marine Metre Squared
New Zealand citizen scientists monitor the diversity living things found on beaches...
The Sciences
Congress’s “Rocket Scientist” to Take Helm of World’s Largest Science Organization
Rep. Rush Holt on science in Congress: “There are some real frustrations. I’ll leave it at that”
How Scientific Are Your Instruments?
What do coins, a Wii remote, or card games have to do with science? More than you might think. Scientific instruments are devices specifically designed to measure the subject of your research reliably and accurately...
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A Proof of the Math Fact of Rolle in Short Words
This proof of the math fact of Rolle, I wrote it down; here was my goal: Use just words with one part. (So it won’t sound too smart.) Please tell me if you find a hole.
Sustainability
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle is a Glamour Woman of the Year
Her Deepness. The Sturgeon General. And now: Glamour Girl. On Monday night, renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle earned a new moniker when she joined eight others in receiving a 2014 Glamour Woman of the Year Award at a celebrity-packed Carnegie Hall...
It is Never too Early to Think—and Communicate—Like a Scientist
When you think about the job of a scientist, what images come into your mind? A chemist wearing a lab coat surrounded by beakers? A geologist out studying rocks in the desert?
The Sciences
Sonorous Science: Making Music with Bottles
A musical physics project from Science Buddies
Tech
5 Hard Questions about Emerging Technologies We Can’t Afford Not to Ask
In the near future access to information and new technology may make profits and privacy obsolete, and force us to redefine the boundaries between humanity and machines
U.S. Falling Behind on Competitiveness and Innovation
I’ve been mentioning R&D in talks and articles a lot lately. Most audiences outside the beltway don’t immediately know I mean Research and Development – until I explain it’s the part of our federal budget accounting for a good deal of “science stuff.” R&D supports basic research and leads to new innovation while helping boost [...]..
